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id: "specification-13"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "Specification 13"
language: "en"
category: "TLD types and programs"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
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# Specification 13

A part of the gTLD Registry Agreement that gives a brand TLD special terms. To qualify, the TLD must match a registered trademark and only the brand owner, its affiliates or its licensees may hold domains in it. It also frees the registry from some rules meant for open TLDs.

## related terms

- [.brand](https://tldlog.com/glossary/brand-tld/)
- [Registry Agreement](https://tldlog.com/glossary/registry-agreement/)
- [Code of Conduct exemption](https://tldlog.com/glossary/code-of-conduct-exemption/)
- [SMD file](https://tldlog.com/glossary/smd-file/)
- [closed generic](https://tldlog.com/glossary/closed-generic/)