DPML Defensive Block Additional Information

The article provides additional information regarding the Domains Protected Marks List (DPML) defensive domain blocking service.

What is a DPML Block?

The DPML domain blocking service allows trademark owners to block domain registrations matching their trademarks in over 300 Identity Digital domain extensions for a fraction of the cost of registering each domain individually.

More information on our website's DPML page.

Which domains are covered by the DPML service?

Popular	.io, .info, .pro, .global
Business	.archi, .llc, .associates, .business, .careers, .center, .charity, .company, .enterprises, .gmbh, .group, .industries, .international, .limited, .ltd, .management, .network, .partners, .sarl, .services, .solutions, .support, .ventures
Communications	.agency, .digital, .email, .marketing, .productions, .social
Education	.shiksha, .bio, .academy, .church, .degree, .education, .foundation, .institute, .mba, .school, .schule, .university
Entertainment	.lotto, .bet, .poker, .actor, .band, .bingo, .casino, .dating, .dog, .events, .games, .movie, .show, .singles, .theater
Fashion	.boutique, .clothing, .diamonds, .gold, .jewelry, .salon, .shoes, .style, .watch
Financial	.accountants, .capital, .cash, .claims, .credit, .creditcard, .consulting, .estate, .exchange, .finance, .financial, .fund, .gives, .holdings, .insure, .investments, .loans, .money, .report, .tax
Food & Drink	.organic, .cafe, .catering, .coffee, .kitchen, .pizza, .pub, .recipes, .restaurant, .vin, .wine
Fun	.pet, .expert, .guru, .jetzt, .life, .live, .ninja, .world
Healthcare	.care, .clinic, .dental, .dentist, .doctor, .family, .healthcare, .rehab, .surgery, .vision, .vet
Legal	.attorney, .lawyer, .legal
News & Info	.chat, .directory, .fyi, .media, .memorial, .news, .reviews, .rip, .zone, .tips, .today
Photography	.camera, .equipment, .gallery, .graphics, .photography, .photos, .pictures, .studio, .video
Political	.vote, .voto, .lgbt, .army, .airforce, .democrat, .navy, .republican
Real Estate	.apartments, .camp, .community, .condos, .farm, .forsale, .haus, .house, .immo, .immobilien, .land, .lease, .maison, .mortgage, .properties, .rentals, .villas
Retail	.promo, .auction, .bargains, .cards, .cheap, .coupons, .deals, .delivery, .direct, .discount, .express, .florist, .forsale, .furniture, .gifts, .gratis, .kaufen, .market, .moda, .plus, .sale, .shopping, .tienda, .tires, .toys
Sports	.ski, .bike, .coach, .dance, .fish, .football, .futbol, .golf, .hockey, .rocks, .run, .soccer, .team, .tennis, .training
Technology	.watches, .ac, .mobi, .?? (Mobile Phone), .?? (Web), .codes, .computer, .domains, .engineer, .software, .systems, .technology
Travel	.cab, .city, .cruises, .flights, .guide, .holiday, .irish, .limo, .place, .reise, .reisen, .taxi, .town, .travel, .vacations, .viajes, .voyage
Whimsical	.green, .red, .black, .pink, .blue, .sh, .kim, .cool, .exposed, .fail, .gripe, .wtf

Examples of DPML eligible terms

The basic DPML blocks the exact match second-level domains of your trademark term. DPML+ blocks the exact match of your trademark term plus 3 additional terms.

Trademark	Terms Selected for DPML	Is the Term Valid? (Basic/Plus)	Explanation
Yahoo	yahoo	Yes/Yes	DPML term is an exact match to the trademark.
Yahoo	yahoooo	No/Yes	DPML term is not an exact match to the trademark, but allowed as an additional string.
Apple	myapple	No/Yes	DPML term is not an exact match to the trademark, but allowed as an additional string.
IBM	ibmservices	No/Yes	Trademark is fewer than four characters in length and therefore cannot be used for a "contains" DPML.
Verizon	Ver1zon	No/Yes	DPML term is a misspelling that does not contain an exact match of the trademark. The term does not qualify.
AMEX	myamexcard	No/Yes	DPML term is not an exact match to the trademark, but allowed as an additional string.
UPS	unitedparcelsservice	No/No	The DPML term includes an additional "s" and therefore does not contain an exact match of the trademark.