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Sign in to savethumb|Logo of the .bar gTLD .bar is an Internet domain that is specifically geared for bars, pubs and nightclubs, including bar and restaurant guides, critics, delivery services, wine and liquor, and related industries. It is a new gTLD owned by Mexico City–based company Punto 2012. The domain .bar was released on June 11, 2014 and its launch was considered to be part of a new phase of the Internet, where domain endings are more defined and better categorised.
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- 2014-06-11
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- Original purpose of .bar domain
- History
- Trademark Holders Registration (Sunrise)
- Priority Pre-Registration (Landrush)
- General Availability
- Other information
- References
- Further reading
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thumb|Logo of the .bar gTLD .bar is an Internet domain that is specifically geared for bars, pubs and nightclubs, including bar and restaurant guides, critics, delivery services, wine and liquor, and related industries. It is a new gTLD owned by Mexico City–based company Punto 2012. The domain .bar was released on June 11, 2014 and its launch was considered to be part of a new phase of the Internet, where domain endings are more defined and better categorised.
== Original purpose of .bar domain== According to ICANN, intended use was geographical name for the city of Bar, Montenegro. In order to receive rights, Punto 2012 had to reach agreement with the Municipality of Bar for the rights to exclusively exploit domain rights. Still, some organizations and companies from Bar, Montenegro use the .bar domain instead of Montenegro's national .me.