Registration Procedure
(General Information Form)

Business classification:

All applicants for registration must select a business classification. Please select the category that best describes your organization's primary line of business from the following list:
· Aerospace
· Agriculture
· Chemicals
· Communications
· Computers
· Construction
· Consulting
· Education
· Electronics, electrical
· Food
· Finance
· Forestry, paper
· Government
· Health
· Legal
· Manufacturing
· Military
· Mining, petroleum
· Non-profit
· Research and development
· Retail
· Transportation
· Utilities
· Wholesale

Comment:

This field allows an organization to include a comment with its OSI registry information. The comment can be used to communicate whatever information the applicant wishes (e.g. Business orientation, organization specialization, etc.). The comment must be acceptable to COSIRA/GORA. COSIRA/GORA will be the sole judge of what is acceptable and its decision will not be subject to review.

Request Forms:

Where a request form permits an applicant to specify an alphanumeric name, that name must be one which the applicant has the right to use. You may not, for example, use another organization's trademark as your alphanumeric name.

Registration Action - Record Change:

the OSI registry for information objects that it has registered. Registered numeric and alphanumeric name values and organization names may not be changed. Instead, the organization must apply to deactivate the existing entry (see Registration Action: Deactivation, below) and apply to register the changed name.

Registration Action - Deactivation:

An organization can apply to deactivate an entry in the OSI database. Deactivated entries remain visible in the Registration Database and may not be reused or reassigned.

Registration Action - Reactivation:

Deactivated entries may be reactivated at the request of the owner.

Challenge:

All applications for registrations are subject to a 90 day open public review period, during which time the assigned alphanumeric names can be challenged. Following the end of the 90 day review period or the resolution of all challenges, the assigned value will be promoted to the status of a permanent registered value.

The applicant must have the right to use the alphanumeric name. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ascertain that it has the right to the alphanumeric name and to demonstrate this in writing to COSIRA. COSIRA shall not be held liable if an applicant submits an alphanumeric name to which it does not the a right. COSIRA reserves the right to refuse registration of an OSI information object when there exists direct evidence that the applicant holds no right to use the requested names or addresses or where the applicant does not demonstrate the right to the satisfaction of COSIRA.