Domain Names
Legal Basis
– Instructions on Registration of Domain Names in the National Domain Zone, as of June 18, 2010, with amendments of August 25, 2021.
Filing
Country code top-level domain name: .by (also available in Cyrillic).
Sub-domains: available.
Applicant: national and foreign individuals and legal entities.
Restriction as to nationality: none.
Local presence: not required.
Domestic trademark right: required for obtaining domain name registration, if it differs from the firm or individual name.
Domain name can be registered as a trademark: not as a word designation, only if it is a combined mark.
Registration, Protection
Duration: one to two years.
Renewal/maintenance: one to two years, renewable.
Dispute about ownership: to be brought before the court.
Uniform dispute resolution procedure: none.
Authority name: Belarusian Cloud Technologies LLC.
Internet address: https://cctld.by / https://domain.by