PT domain zone / Portugal

Overview
PT domain is the official domain of Portugal (Europe).

Portugal is situated to the west of Spain and is located on the southern coast of the Atlantic Ocean.

Recommendations
PT domain is recommended for websites related to Portugal or containing relevant information, for companies and individuals located in Portugal or emerging to local market and for everyone interested in this domain zone.

Limitations
Third-level domain names in PT domain zone may be registered and used without any limitations.

Second-level domains in PT domain zone may be registered by:
  • Trademark owners registered in Portugal (INPI), the European Union (OHIM) or in the world (WIPO). Local trademarks registered in any country of the world except Portugal may not be used as reasons for obtaining second-level domains in PT domain zone.
    In order to register a domain, a confirmation of trademark registration should be provided.
    A name of registered domain must correspond to such trademark name.
  • Companies incorporated in any country of the world.
    In such case, you are required to provide a company registration certificate.
    A name of registered domain should correspond to relevant company name. For example, if a company's name is ABCDE Inc., you may register a domain called abcde.pt.

If any provided documents are not in English or Portuguese, a notarized official translation or translation sealed by a translation agency should be provided.

If any second-level domain corresponds to relevant company name, we recommend you to verify a name of domain to be registered and to check its compliance with existing trademark names on the next page http://onlineservices.dns.pt/pesquisas/main/marcasdominiospt.jsp prior to your order.
If any name of domain to be registered conflicts with any trademark name, such domain is very unlikely to be registered

Domain names corresponding to the names of regions, cities, rivers etc. of Portugal may not be registered in PT and COM.PT domain zones.

Registration term
Usually, a domain becomes available for use in 3-5 days upon payment and all necessary documents.
Maximal registration term for this domain zone is 14 days.

Transfer
Currently, only new domains may be registered in this domain zone. You may not transfer your domain to our service from another registrar.

Information in WHOIS
Full information of domain owners (name, full address, fax, e-mail) is displayed in WHOIS.
Currently, PT domain zone administration does not render official services to hide information on domain owners.