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In which chronological order do the Sunrise and Trademark Claims period take place?

The Sunrise period occurs during the pre-launch phase whereas the Trademark Claims period occurs during the initial launch period of a new gTLD. Chronologically speaking, the Sunrise period occurs before the Trademark Claims period.

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If different Trademark Holders or Trademark Agents have two identical trademarks registered in the Clearinghouse, when will they be informed?

The Trademark Holders or Trademark Agents will only be notified when another party registers a domain name matching the name of their trademark during a sunrise period or a trademark claims period, provided that they opted for Sunrise Service or trademark Claims Service.