Applications Open April 2026 – Are You Ready?

Take Control of Your Digital Identity with a Brand TLD

ICANN's next application round opens in April 2026. For the first time in over a decade, trademark owners can apply for their own Brand Top-Level Domain, a secure, authentic digital space fully under your control. Stop confusing your audience. Give them a trusted destination that is your brand's authentic space.

Why Own Your Brand TLD

Traditional methods in brand digital identity practices that rely on registering 100s to 1000s of defensive domains, acquiring premium domains and other brand protection initiatives to safeguard their online presence are changing. This video breaks down how a Brand TLD is your brand authentic anchor of trust to inspire consumer, reduces medium to long term costs, gives you new capabilities for online engagement, network security and controls, all to increase top line and improve contribution margins.

Key Benefits

Why Own a Brand TLD?

A Brand TLD is your organization's proprietary namespace on the internet — trusted, secure, and unmistakably brand authentic.

Reduce phishing, spoofing, and DNS risks with registry-level control.

Security

Reduce phishing, spoofing, and DNS risks with registry-level control.

Customers and partners know they're engaging a trusted brand space.

Authenticity

Customers and partners know they're engaging a trusted brand space.

Launch clear, memorable campaigns like product.brand or city.brand

Marketing

Launch clear, memorable campaigns like product.brand or city.brand

Own your namespace. No more dependence on third parties.

Control

Own your namespace. No more dependence on third parties.

Reduce bloated portfolios, cut costs, and strengthen security automation.

ROI

Reduce bloated portfolios, cut costs, and strengthen security automation.

Why Authentic Web?

We don't just help you apply. We partner with you through the entire process building the business case, strategy, and ROI model that wins executive buy-in and delivers long-term value.

Advisory and execution to define and deliver ROI

Strategy

Advisory and execution to define and deliver ROI

The most advanced Brand Registry Asset Manager platform in the world

BRAM

The most advanced Brand Registry Asset Manager platform in the world

Domain Name Asset Manager for enterprise DNS control

DNAM

Domain Name Asset Manager for enterprise DNS control

Decades of experience from ideation through Go-to-Market

Expertise

Decades of experience from ideation through Go-to-Market

Unlike registrars that sell you more domains, we help you scale your own authentic space — at lower cost, with higher impact.

Your Brand TLD Partner

Authentic Web is here to guide your team from ideation through strategic planning to application submission and Go-to Market.

Define the gap and ideate on the best solution for your brand.

Gap & Ideation

Define the gap and ideate on the best solution for your brand.

Develop a strategic plan to achieve your ROI.

Strategic Plan

Develop a strategic plan to achieve your ROI.

Develop an execution plan to achieve your ROI.

Execution Plan

Develop an execution plan to achieve your ROI.

Develop a Go-to-Market plan to achieve your ROI.

Go-to-Market

Develop a Go-to-Market plan to achieve your ROI.

We are only accepting a limited number of enterprise clients in this round to ensure dedicated focus and measurable outcomes.
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Leadership & Partnerships

Authentic Web's team brings decades of expertise in domains, DNS, and registry operations, complemented by partnerships with CIRA and Pitch.law to deliver legal, technical, and operational excellence.

CIRA

CIRA

Trusted .CA registry operator and global registry services provider

Pitch.law

Pitch.law

Legal and policy experts for ICANN applications

Act Now

The ICANN application window opens in April 2026. Enterprises that start planning today will be ready to seize the opportunity. First you need a strategy, a business case and approval. Time is running short. We can help you get it done.

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Executive Approval

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