Author: Carine VIGNERON

Account Manager - Registries Relations Specialist - Nameshield group

You still have until September, the 20th to register your .AU domain name identical to your .COM.AU!

.AU domain names

The priority allocation period for .AU direct closes on 20 September 2022. If you hold a domain name in any other .au namespace (eg. com.au, org.au, id.au etc.), created prior to 24 March 2022, you are able to apply for Priority Status to register its exact match in .au direct until this date.

Domains on priority hold will be released on Monday 3 October 2022.

To be eligible to register a domain name in .au direct (forexample.au), the registrant must have an Australian presence as defined in licensing rules of AUDA.

For foreign companies, this means they must have a trademark registered with IP Australia, and the domain name must be an exact match of the trademark.

If the launch of .AU direct represents an opportunity for companies wishing to gain visibility on the Australian Web, it also constitutes a risk for trademark holders in case of reservation of domain names identical to their trademarks from a third party (whether it is a cybersquatter with the opportunity to register with a connection to Australia or a homonymous rights holder).

For any information, don’t hesitate to contact your Nameshield’s expert.

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Upcoming liberalization of Turkish extensions

Upcoming liberalization of Turkish extensions

We announced recently that the administration of extensions in Turkey was changing and was entrusted to TRABIS and that the liberalization of .com.tr, .net.tr and .org.tr was imminent.

The starting date of the system called TRABIS (.tr Network Information System), which covers the management and operation of the system and database of domain names in Turkey, was announced at the meeting organized by BTK on 22/07/2022.

It is confirmed, TRABIS will be launched on September, the 29th 2022.

We can expect to see the date of liberalization of the Turkish extensions: .com.tr, .org.tr and .net.tr to be specified in the following days.

At the moment, it is still necessary to send documents to register your domain names in Turkey, and this until September, the 29th 2022.

In anticipation, do not hesitate to protect your domain names before this future opening by contacting your consultants and account managers.

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Opening of .TZ registrations

Opening of .TZ registrations

Since March 1st 2022, the Tanzanian registry allows the registration of .TZ.

A first phase of 3 months (until 31/05/2022) will allow the registration to the holders of .CO.TZ registered before 01/03/2022.

From 01/06/2022, it will be possible to register .TZ domain names equivalent to domain names recently registered in .CO.TZ (.co.tz registered after 01/03/2022).

A general opening is planned for July 1, 2022.

The Nameshield team is at your disposal for any questions.

Launch of .AU registrations on 24/03/2022 – Reminder

Launch of .AU registrations on 24/03/2022 – Reminder

The opening date for the registration of .AU domain names is announced on 24/03/2022.

As a reminder, during the first six months, the implemented priority allocation process will offer you the opportunity:

  • To request an exact match for your existing domain names (.com.au / .net.au / .org.au etc) in .AU ;
  • To register “new” domain names directly in .AU (domain names that would not exist in other extensions such as .com.au, .net.au, .org.au etc.).

Please note: your existing domain names will continue to operate normally and in accordance with the auDA registry policy, regardless of a .AU registration.

The Nameshield team is at your disposal for any questions.

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Changes in the administration of Turkish extensions

Changes in the administration of Turkish extensions

It is a new change that has been in preparation for a few years in the digital world of Turkey.

Indeed, the administration of extensions in Turkey (.com.tr, .net.tr and .org.tr…) has been entrusted to .TR Network Information Systems (“TRABİS”) which will be incorporated under the Information and Communication Technologies Authority (“BTK”).

With TRABIS, changes will therefore occur in the process of assigning domain names.

The allocation of domain names under the extensions com.tr, net.tr and org.tr, under this new system will be liberalized and will answer to the principle of “first come, first served” (without required supporting documents).

As a reminder, under the management of NIC.TR, it was necessary to justify a trademark or the name of the company with an official document to register a .com.tr (the most used extension).

It will be easier to register a domain name in Turkey in a few weeks.

This change of rules was initially planned for January 2022 but has not happened yet.

BTK will announce soon the official dates and we hope to be able to confirm this liberalization of .com.tr, .net.tr and .org.tr during February 2022.

Do not hesitate to prepare your orders and contact your consultants and account managers to check your .com.tr domain names portfolio.

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