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Pre-pay to reserve a first-day registration attempt. We attempt to register on the first day of broader availability — projected around February–March 2027.
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Frequently asked questions about sockets.dot
For mobile money, can a licensee or assignee use a trademark for a .PAY registration?
Trademark owners can register matching .PAY names during the priority/Sunrise path if they meet TMCH/SMD and identical-match rules. Start at domain.pay: https://domain.pay/register. If you are not a trademark holder, use the pre-order path for broader access instead.
Are there name-collision rules that affect SMD claims on sockets.dot?
The .PAY registry, run by Amazon Registry Services, applies its own policies that can affect how SMD claims and reservations interact for names like sockets.dot. Your valid SMD makes you eligible for priority on sockets.dot, while the registry resolves any conflicts. NicNames applies those rules for you. See context at https://domain.pay/.
For BNPL checkout, how exact does my trademark need to be for a .PAY Sunrise registration?
.PAY Sunrise follows identical-match rules for the trademark text, including how spaces and some special characters are handled. Do not guess the label; check it through domain.pay and use the trademark path if eligible: https://domain.pay/register. A valid TMCH/SMD record may be required.
How does sockets.dot fit into an overall brand-protection policy?
Owning sockets.dot should anchor a policy that also covers trademark recording in the TMCH, monitoring, customer communication, and a dispute plan. The exact sockets.dot payment name is the highest-priority asset because of .PAY's payment implication. https://domain.pay/
How do I choose between trademark fast-track and pre-order for online checkout?
Yes. If you do not have a matching trademark, use domain.pay to pre-order a first-day registration attempt for broader availability: https://domain.pay/register. A pre-order is not a guarantee; the name may become unavailable, premium, reserved or blocked before submission.
Availability is checked live and re-verified before payment. Pre-orders are first-day registration attempts — registration is not guaranteed; 100% credit toward another domain (or 80% cash refund) if unsuccessful.