Domain Names
Legal Basis
– Regulation 1997.
Filing
Country top-level domain name: .ao
Sub-domains: .co.ao; .it.ao
Applicant: individuals, companies and organizations.
Restriction as to nationality: none.
Local presence: not required.
Domestic trademark right: not required for obtaining domain name registration.
Domain name can be registered as a trademark: yes.
Registration, Protection
Duration: one to ten years.
Renewal/maintenance: one to ten years, renewable.
Dispute about ownership: to be brought before the court or settled by arbitration if established in an Arbitrage agreement.
Uniform dispute resolution procedure: available (variation of UDRP) before WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center.
Authority name: DNS Angola.
Internet address: www.reg.it.ao