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Current ICANN dates: .PAY Sunrise is April 13–July 20, 2026; LRP1 is July 20, 2026–February 1, 2027; Trademark Claims is February 1–May 2, 2027. For registration or pre-order action, use domain.pay: https://domain.pay/register.
You record your mechnikov trademark in the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH), which verifies your rights and issues an SMD file used to claim mechnikov.pay during priority phases and to receive registration notices. This is the standard route for protecting brand names. https://domain.pay/pricing
The .PAY registry may reserve, block, withhold or later release certain names under its policies. Check your exact label at domain.pay: https://domain.pay/domains. If the name is unavailable, choose an alternative from the catalog or search another label.
The SMD you use for mechnikov.pay encodes your validated mark text matching the mechnikov string, associated dates, and a cryptographic signature from the TMCH. NicNames reads this to confirm your priority eligibility for mechnikov.pay. You never edit the file; you simply submit it. Upload it at https://domain.pay/register.
merchant.pay may be a useful .PAY direction if it matches your brand and payment journey, but availability is not guaranteed. Check and pre-order through domain.pay: https://domain.pay/domains. Prefer simple labels that customers can remember and trust.
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.