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Internet domain 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.http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2014/06/17/restaurants-and-bars-now-have-their-own-domain-names/ Restaurants and bars now have their own domain names Fox News 2014-06-17 2016-03-13 It is a gTLD owned by Mexico City–based company Punto 2012. The domain .bar was released on June 11, 2014. Original purpose of .bar domain According to ICANN, the intended use was as a geographical name for the city of Bar, Montenegro. In order to receive rights, Punto 2012 had to reach an agreement with the Municipality of Bar for the rights to exclusively exploit domain rights.http://www.vijesti.me/vijesti/bar-ce-sa-meksickom-kompanijom-zaradjivati-od-domena-bar-168216 Bar će sa meksičkom kompanijom zarađivati od domena .bar 2017-09-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20170908153844/http://www.vijesti.me/vijesti/bar-ce-sa-meksickom-kompanijom-zaradjivati-od-domena-bar-168216 2017-09-08 dead Some organizations and companies from Bar, Montenegro use the .bar domain instead of Montenegro's national .me. History The .bar launch was divided into three phases: Trademark Holder (Sunrise), Priority Pre-Registration (Landrush) and General Availability. Each phase has specific application requirements.http://help.eurodns.com/customer/portal/articles/1423084-what-are-the-launch-phases- EuroDNS - What are the launch phases? eurodns.com 16 March 2015 29 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141229162240/http://help.eurodns.com/customer/portal/articles/1423084-what-are-the-launch-phases- dead Trademark Holders Registration (Sunrise) From April 9, 2014, at 18:00 UTC to June 8, 2014, at 18:00 UTC, trademark holders could submit an application to register a .bar domain containing their owned mark, before it was available to the public. Priority Pre-Registration (Landrush) From June 11, 2014, at 18:00 UTC to July 10, 2014, at 18:00 UTC, customers could purchase .bar domain names at a premium price. General Availability Beginning July 14, 2014, at 18:00 UTC, customers could register .bar domain names on a first-come, first-served basis. Bulk .bar registration is supported during General Availability. Multiple applications with different registrars are resolved on a first-come, first-served basis during this period. Other information .bar domain names can have up to 63 characters. .bar domains cannot be registered with special characters such as & and # in them. The .bar extension supports Latin IDN (Internationalized Domain Name) characters.https://support.godaddy.com/help/article/9229/about-bar-domain-names About .BAR Domain Names godaddy.com 16 March 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150122172212/https://support.godaddy.com/help/article/9229/about-bar-domain-names 2015-01-22 live References Further reading Restaurants and bars now have their own domain names Fox News June 17, 2014 http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2014/06/17/restaurants-and-bars-now-have-their-own-domain-names/ May 5, 2015 http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/eats/joel-robuchon-rick-bayless-snatch-rest-bar-domain-names-article-1.1863666 Joel Robuchon and Rick Bayless snatch up .rest and .bar domain names NY Daily News July 11, 2014 7 May 2015 http://www.hospitalitymagazine.com.au/food/news/applications-for-domain-endings-rest-and-bar-open Applications for domain endings .rest and .bar open Hospitality 7 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150726160541/http://www.hospitalitymagazine.com.au/food/news/applications-for-domain-endings-rest-and-bar-open/ 2015-07-26 dead External links Official website bar Category:Bars (establishments)