Reserved Names Policy

.PW Registry shall reserve and/or restrict certain domain names. This Reserved list of domain names shall generally consists of:

ICANN and IANA related names

List of existing TLDs (gTLDs and ccTLDs alike)

One and two character Domain Names, including all combinations of letters and digits

All labels with hyphens in the third and fourth character positions (e.g., “fz–1k5n4h4b” or       “lm–kapr62n”), except for IDNs

Geographical place names, references to any region and names of Chiefs of the Republic       of Palau

The short form (in English) of all country and territory names contained on the ISO 3166-1       list, as updated from time to time, including the European Union, which is exceptionally       reserved on the ISO 3166-1 list

The label “EXAMPLE” shall be reserved at the second level and at all other levels within the       TLD at which Registry Operator makes registrations

Domain Names used by the .PW Registry for the day-to-day operations, or for other       business or strategic purposes

Premium Domains which includes a set of names reserved by the Registry for allocation       through means other than the first-come, first-served registrations