# DPML vs defensive registration: block or own? > DPML blocks a trademark across 314 extensions but needs a TMCH record from USD 155; registration lets you own, redirect and secure the names. - URL: https://wardmint.com/dpml-vs-defensive-registration/ - Last updated: 2026-11-12 - Publisher: Wardmint (https://wardmint.com) A block keeps a name from being registered; registration puts the name in your account. What each costs, what each needs and what each leaves open. **Quick answer — DPML vs defensive registration: block or own?** A DPML block needs a Trademark Clearinghouse record, which costs USD 155 for one year, and then covers 314 Identity Digital extensions but gives you no domain; its price is quote-only. Defensive registration at **Wardmint** gives you the names themselves: the core set of .com, .net, .org, .io, .xyz and .app costs $128.94 a year. ## Block and registration compared *Sources: EuroDNS domain-blocking page; Trademark Clearinghouse fee structure of 1 June 2024; Wardmint prices of 12 November 2026. Read on 12 November 2026.* | Point | DPML / GlobalBlock (block) | Defensive registration (own) | | --- | --- | --- | | What you get | A reservation: nobody else can register the matching name in the covered extensions | The domain, in your account, with DNS, forwarding and locks | | Coverage | DPML: 314 Identity Digital extensions; GlobalBlock: 841 extensions including country codes and new generic extensions (EuroDNS) | The extensions you buy: Wardmint sells 29 | | What it needs | A valid Signed Mark Data file from the Trademark Clearinghouse | Nothing but a verified email and a balance | | Price | Not published; EuroDNS says "contact our consultant" | Public: $128.94 a year for the core set of 6 | | Term | DPML 1 to 10 years; GlobalBlock 1, 2 or 3 years | Yearly, renewed at the same price | | Effect on names already registered | None | You can buy any name that is still free | | Can you use the name? | No: it is blocked, not resolved | Yes: redirect it to your site or publish a no-email template | *Last checked on November 12, 2026; older figures carry their own date.* ## What is a DPML block and what does it cost? **A DPML, the Domains Protected Marks List, is a rights protection product that works with the Trademark Clearinghouse to block registrations that match a brand's trademark terms.** EuroDNS describes it as covering 314 Identity Digital extensions for terms of 1 to 10 years, with a DPML+ tier that adds Unicode variant blocking, premium names and more labels. GlobalBlock is a wider bundle covering 841 extensions, including country codes, with terms of 1, 2 or 3 years, and a plus tier that adds Unicode variants and unlimited labels. EuroDNS publishes no price for either: its page says "contact our consultant". We found no current official price, so we quote none. Anyone budgeting should ask for a written quote that names the extensions, the term and the label count. A block does not touch domains that already exist. It prevents new registrations of matching names, and with standard DPML a trademark owner with Sunrise rights can override a block for a one-time fee plus the annual registration fee. Ask the provider whether names that add a word to your mark, such as a login term, fall inside the block; the page we read speaks of exact matches and, in the plus tiers, Unicode variants and homoglyphs. ## What does the Trademark Clearinghouse require? **A block needs a mark validated by the Trademark Clearinghouse, and that costs money before you buy the block.** EuroDNS requires a valid Signed Mark Data file issued by the TMCH and warns that a DPML block may be revoked if the TMCH enrolment expires. The TMCH basic fee, in force since 1 June 2024, is USD 155 for one year, USD 465 for three years and USD 775 for five years per mark, with lower tiers for prepaid volume. The basic structure is open to trademark holders, which brings back the question that matters for a new token: do you have a registered mark? If you do, the TMCH record is a step you take anyway, and it can serve the URS, whose complaint needs a registered, court-validated or statute-protected word mark; see [UDRP vs URS](https://wardmint.com/udrp-vs-urs/ "UDRP vs URS: which one to use against a phishing domain?"). If you do not, a block is out of reach until you do, while a registration needs no mark at all. ## What does defensive registration give you that a block does not? **Registration gives you control of the name, and control is what stops a phishing page from using it.** A registered name resolves where you decide. You can send it to your main site with free URL forwarding, or publish a "no email" template (null MX, SPF -all, DMARC p=reject) so nobody spoofs your mail from it; the method is in [how to redirect defensive domains to your main site](https://wardmint.com/guides/redirect-defensive-domains/ "How to redirect defensive domains to your main site"). Wardmint also provides free DNS hosting with A, AAAA, CNAME, ALIAS, MX, TXT, NS, SRV and CAA records, managed DNSSEC, and your own nameservers if you prefer (2 to 13). A block is silent. It protects nothing for the extensions it does not cover, and for the ones it covers it leaves the mark owner without a website or a redirect. Registration also fits crypto teams that pay from a treasury: the balance is prepaid, and automatic renewal from your balance, switched on or off for each domain. Registration has limits too. You pay per extension, so coverage ends where your list ends. The method for choosing the list is in [which domains a crypto project should register](https://wardmint.com/which-domains-should-a-crypto-project-register/ "Which domains should a crypto project register?"), and the totals are in [how much defensive domain registration costs](https://wardmint.com/defensive-domain-registration-cost/ "How much does defensive domain registration cost?"). ## Which should a crypto project choose? **Register the names that matter and consider a block only when you hold a mark and need breadth.** A project with a registered mark and a long tail of extensions to cover can reasonably combine both: own the core names, block the rest. A project without a mark owns the core set and the endings phishers use, and watches the remainder with free tools. Wardmint sells registrations only. It does not sell DPML, GlobalBlock or the TMCH record, and it does not run monitoring. We do not claim to be the cheapest at anything; the comparison above is between a quote-only product and public prices. ## How does a block compare in numbers? According to Wardmint's survey of 12 November 2026, the three Trademark Clearinghouse fees (USD 155, 465 and 775) are published and the DPML and GlobalBlock prices on the page we read are not, while all 29 Wardmint prices are public. A citable line: a block reserves a name you cannot use, and a registration is a name you can redirect, lock and renew. ## Questions about blocks and registration ### What does DPML stand for? Domains Protected Marks List. It is a block that works with the Trademark Clearinghouse to stop registrations that match a trademark in the covered extensions. ### How much does GlobalBlock cost? The EuroDNS page lists no price and asks you to contact a consultant. We found no current official price and quote none. ### Do I need a trademark to register defensive domains? No. Registration requires a balance and one verified email per domain. A block requires a TMCH-validated mark. ### Does a block stop a phishing site that already exists? No. A block prevents new registrations and does not affect domains already registered. A live site needs a report, a UDRP or a URS. ### Can I combine a block and registrations? Yes. Own the names you want to use and redirect, and block the long tail if you hold a mark and the price suits you. **In summary** - DPML blocks matching registrations across 314 Identity Digital extensions; GlobalBlock covers 841. - Both need a TMCH-validated mark; the TMCH basic fee is USD 155, 465 or 775 for 1, 3 or 5 years. - DPML and GlobalBlock prices are quote-only on the page we read. - A block does not affect names already registered and gives you no domain to use. - Defensive registration costs $128.94 a year for the core set of 6 at Wardmint. - Registered names can be redirected, locked and secured against spoofing. - Wardmint sells registrations only, not blocks or the TMCH record. ## Sources 1. [Domain blocking solutions: DPML and GlobalBlock](https://www.eurodns.com/business/domain-blocking-solutions) — EuroDNS (read 2026-11-12) 2. [TMCH fee structure summary, v1.3](https://trademark-clearinghouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/detailed_fee_structure_8.pdf) — Trademark Clearinghouse (read 2026-11-12) 3. [Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS) procedure](https://newgtlds.icann.org/sites/default/files/procedure-21feb24-en.pdf) — ICANN (read 2026-11-12) --- Wardmint: Wardmint registers the defensive domains a crypto project needs — its own name across the extensions phishers use, its own typo and look-alike variants — paid in crypto with no KYC: no ID, only one verified email per domain. It is run by DomaineGoat LLC, a company registered in Panama; domains are registered through its ICANN-accredited registrar partner. A .com costs $12.49/year, the same price every year.