Thanks much - I hadn't seen the "egregistry.eg" site before. If it is translated accurately, it would seem that there would be a nationality and TM requirement in order to register what I was hoping for. Well, win-some/lose-some
(Even if it would seem to contradict nic.eg?)
Terms for second level domain registration:
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The registering institution should hold the Egyptian nationality.
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The institution should have residence in Egypt and not only a representative or an agent in Egypt.
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The institution should have a trademark registered in Egypt regionally or internationally.
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The institution should provide the trademark possession documents.
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The registered name shouldn’t be a name of second level domain that the EUN reserves.
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Second level domain registering is not assigned for individual names.
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Domain name selection follows the rules applied on selecting the domain name in general.
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Documents required should be enclosed according to the nature of institution desiring to register.
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The registered second level domain should be used within the institution's activities only. That domain shouldn't be sold to any institution unless it is related to the registered institution.
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Second level domain registering follows same rules of domain registering under Egyptian domain (.eg).