Monthly Archive for November, 2008

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New .BR Extensions Available

November 27, 2008

The Brazilian Domain Authority has recently lowered the requirements for the registration of AM.br, FM.br and TV.br domain names; these extensions, which were previously reserved only for companies in the areas of radio and television, but are now available for open registration to all established companies and organizations in Brazil.

Marcaria.com can provide the local presence requirement in Brazil, allowing for the registration of AM.br, FM.br and TV.br domain names, just like for COM.br domains, at no extra cost.

This is an opportunity to expand domain and trademark protection in Brazil. Moreover, these extensions can be used for marketing purposes, by combining different domain names with the AM.br, FM.br and TV.br extensions.

More Than 100,000 .BR Domains Have Became Available

November 27, 2008

The Brazilian Domain Authority has made available more than 100,000 popular domain names for registration by any eligible registrants. You may find a complete list of these domains here.

According to the rules of the Domain Authority, if the same domain is requested by two companies, preference will be given to the company that has identification and a trademark registered in Brazil.

Marcaria.com can provide the local presence requirement in Brazil, allowing for the registration of .br domain names, at no extra cost.

.AR Introduces Local Characters

November 27, 2008

The Argentinean Domain Authority has started the priority period for the registration of com.ar domain names with local (Spanish and Portuguese) characters. It is now possible to reserve your equivalent com.ar domains with these characters at Marcaria.com.

From now, until December 16 2008, all persons or entities that have registered a com.ar domain before July 31 2008 will have the opportunity to reserve their equivalent domain containing Spanish and Portuguese characters:

“á” “â” “ã” “à ”

“é” “ê” “è”

“í” “ì”

“ó” “ô” “õ” “ò”

“u” “ü”

“ñ”

“ç”

will be convertible from the letters:

“a”

“e”

“i”

“o”

“u”

“n” “nh” “ni” “nn” “ny” “gn”

“c” “s”

For example, if you registered the domain papa.com.ar prior to July 31 2008, you may now apply for the domain pap¡.com.ar.

After priority period, which will last from December 17 2008 until March 16 2009, the Authority will process and approve the applications. After that, domains with local characters will be available for registration to the general public.

If more than one application for the same domain is received, the registrant of the oldest equivalent domain will be granted the domain.

By applying for domains with local characters domain protection is expanded. Also, it is possible to transmit the real meaning of the domain name and is a better way to reach Spanish and Portuguese speaking users.