Category: TLDs/New gTLDs

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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[New gTLD] Launch of .KIDS

[New gTLD] Launch of .KIDS

Managed by DotKids Foundation, a non-profit organization, the new extension .KIDS will be launched on August, the 11th in Sunrise period.

Dedicated to children, parents, educators, communities and groups related to child protection, .KIDS is an extension dedicated to all subjects related to children.

The mission of DotKids is:

• to create a dedicated Internet space for kids, supporting and advocating for a better cyberspace favorable to the positive development of kids;

• to serve as a source of support to children’s rights and welfare initiatives, especially related to the Internet.

.KIDS Launch Schedule

The launch of .KIDS will proceed according to the following schedule:

  • TMCH Sunrise period: from 11/08/2022 to 14/09/2022

Reserved for holders of trademarks registered in the TMCH.

  • Community Sunrise period: from 20/09/2022 to 19/10/2022

Reserved for non-profit organizations, institutions or charities whose main mission is to advocate for children’s rights, children’s well-being, education or child-welfare.

  • Pioneer Domains period: from 19/10/2022 to 29/11/2022

Reserved for the participants of the .KIDS Pioneer Program, which aims to encourage active and positive use and the development of relevant content for .KIDS domain names. The program is designed to identify qualified applicants with the best potential and capabilities to maximize the development of a domain name in children’s best interest.

  • General availability: from 29/11/2022

Protection Policy

The registry has implemented protective Guiding Principles that require .KIDS domain name holders to not post any illegal or inappropriate content, to protect the privacy and confidentiality of the personal data of children who visit their website.

For more information on the conditions for registration of your .KIDS, please contact your Nameshield consultant.

Image source: https://www.nic.kids/

The .SEXY registry increases drastically its prices

The .SEXY registry increases drastically its prices

The registry that owns .SEXY will drastically increase the price of new registrations under this extension from April, the 30th 2022, 18:00 (Europe/Paris).

All registrations, transfers and renewals of a .SEXY domain name registered after April 30th 2022 will be charged 3850 € HT per year.

This very important price increase, which has not been explained by the registry, will only apply to domain names registered after this deadline.

Domain names registered before April, the 30th can still be renewed at the current price (70 times lower).

To protect your brands without suffering this increase, we invite you to register your .SEXY domain names now.

The Nameshield team is at your disposal for any questions.

Image source :Uni Naming & Registry (UNR) website

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.