PROTECT YOUR BRAND'S DIGITAL IDENTITY

A defensive domain is a special registration modality that allows you to block a domain name to prevent third parties from registering it. It is intended to protect commercial trademarks or intellectual property and is not meant to be actively used as a website or email.

Only registered trademarks can register them. If you have one and you want to protect the name in the .cat domain, you can check the conditions here. If you decide to start this process, contact us via the form provided and we will accompany you during the process.

Please note that defensive domains behave differently from conventional domains in case of non-renewal: they do not enter the recovery period and pass directly to being deleted and released.

Yes, any available .cat domain name can be registered. However, there are some exceptions:

Reserved names: ICANN reserves the names of states and certain territories. In addition, given the cultural nature of the .cat domain, we also have reserved the names of some writers and bodies linked to the Catalan language and culture.

Defensive domains: created to protect commercial trademarks or intellectual property. They are not intended for active use and can only be registered by trademark holders.

1 and 2-character domains: considered premium because they are limited edition, they have a higher sale and renewal price. To register one, you must submit an application with the project and intended use, which must be approved.

Yes, since its launch, the .cat domain accepts the eleven specific characters of the Catalan language (à, ç, è, é, í, ï, l·l, ò, ó, ú, ü). These types of domains are said to support IDN (Internationalized Domain Name or internationalised domain name), since they accept characters beyond the standard Latin alphabet, characters that are not ASCII.

In addition, if you register a domain with any of these characters, we automatically and free of charge provide you with the same domain without these characters. For example, if you register fundació.cat (with accent), you also get fundacio.cat automatically, so that anyone can visit your website even from keyboards without these characters.

If you do not know any registrar, we recommend that you first establish your needs and priorities. For example: do you want email or hosting included with the domain? Do you need 24x7 support? Do you prefer to be served in Catalan?

Once you are clear on this, use the comparison to filter and compare the registrars' offers according to your criteria. In addition, you can now select up to 3 registrars at once to compare them directly and choose the one that best suits your needs.