Editing DPML (section)

==Overview==
DPML Applications can be submitted directly through HEXONET.  Prior to submitting a DPML Application, the trademark holder must first register a mark with the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH), a service that HEXONET also provides. The mark must be registered according to the "use" standard, which is the same standard for registration during the Sunrise period. Once the TMCH has validated a mark, a SMD File (signed mark data file) will be issued, which can be used to submit a DPML Application.  Each DPML Application must (i) include one or more SMD files corresponding to the applied-for label(s) and (ii) meet the qualifications specified by ICANN and detailed in the TMCH Guidelines (may change from time to time).  Once the DPML subscription is complete, the trademark term is blocked from registration in all Donuts' TLDs for an initial period of five years. It is important to remember that a block is not a registered domain. Therefore, it cannot be used for a website or for email, and it does not resolve.

===HEXONET DPML SERVICE===

* Resellers can process DPML applications through HEXONET via API or Control Panel
* RegistrarOC clients can submit DPML applications through HEXONET API
* Individual clients can submit DPML applications through HEXONET