---
id: "defensive-registration"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "defensive registration"
language: "en"
category: "Rights protection and disputes"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
canonical: "https://tldlog.com/glossary/defensive-registration/"
translations:
  es: "https://tldlog.com/es/glosario/registro-defensivo/"
  de: "https://tldlog.com/de/glossar/defensive-registrierung/"
  fr: "https://tldlog.com/fr/glossaire/enregistrement-defensif/"
  it: "https://tldlog.com/it/glossario/registrazione-difensiva/"
  pt-BR: "https://tldlog.com/pt/glossario/registro-defensivo/"
  ru: "https://tldlog.com/ru/glossariy/zashchitnaya-registratsiya/"
  zh-Hans: "https://tldlog.com/zh/cihui/fangyuxing-zhuce/"
---

# defensive registration

A domain name registered only so that nobody else can have it, not to use it. Brand owners register their name in extra TLDs and common misspellings this way. It costs a renewal fee every year for each name, which is why blocking services exist.

## related terms

- [brand protection](https://tldlog.com/glossary/brand-protection/)
- [blocking service](https://tldlog.com/glossary/blocking-service/)
- [typosquatting](https://tldlog.com/glossary/typosquatting/)
- [cybersquatting](https://tldlog.com/glossary/cybersquatting/)
- [sunrise](https://tldlog.com/glossary/sunrise/)