Protecting a name without registering it everywhere
Registering your brand in every extension is neither possible nor useful: there are hundreds of them, and most of the names would never be used. Blocking services offer another route. A block reserves your trademark across a set of extensions so that third parties cannot register it, and it is renewed as one item rather than as hundreds of domains.
The three blocks
- DPML blocks your trademark across the extensions operated by the registry group that offers it.
- GlobalBlock blocks your brand across a wide range of generic, country code and newer extensions in a single order. Through Domgate, corporate clients can activate it, and its coverage grows as new extensions join.
- AdultBlock blocks your brand in the adult-themed extensions, where an unwanted registration would harm your reputation most.
Why it matters
A block replaces many defensive registrations and leaves no portfolio of unused domains to renew. It also closes the extensions where infringements are likely before they happen, which reduces the cases you would otherwise have to fight one by one.
How Domgate handles it
We compare the extensions each block covers with your markets and with the domains you already hold, and recommend the combination that fits. Corporate clients order and activate their blocks through Domgate. A block sits alongside the domains you do register, such as the country code domains of the markets where you sell.
What you provide
- Your trademark registrations. Most blocking services require a mark recorded in the Trademark Clearinghouse or verified by the provider.
- The names you want to block, and the markets that matter most to you.
Who it is for
Brands with a large exposure online, companies that hold many defensive registrations and want fewer of them, and any trademark holder concerned about its name in adult-themed extensions.
Defensive blocking: frequent questions
Does a block mean I own the domains?
No. A blocked name is not registered to you and does not lead to a website. It cannot be registered by third parties while the block lasts, under the rules of each service. To use a name, you register it as a domain.
Which block should I choose?
It depends on the extensions that matter to you. We compare what each service covers with your markets and your current domains, and recommend one block or a combination.
Do I need a trademark?
Yes. Blocking services protect trademarks, and most of them require a mark recorded in the Trademark Clearinghouse or verified by the provider. Our Trademark Clearinghouse service can record it for you.
