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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Chris,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thanks for the update, I must inform the weatherman that Hell has officially frozen over, as I struggle to recall the last time Kurt Pritz or any ICANN senior staff have agreed with me:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Question 3: Will ICANN commit to create a block list of globally recognized trademarks?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Answer: As Michael Palage discussed at the hearing, more than a decade ago, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) investigated the development of a global "register" for well-‐known marks, but was unable to identify objective, globally acceptable criteria.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Look forward to seeing everyone in Singapore, and for the new gTLD party. Hopefully we can avoid the hangover that Steve DelBianco warned against.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Michael<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> owner-bc-gnso@icann.org [mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Chris Chaplow<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, June 08, 2011 3:39 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'bc - GNSO list'<br><b>Subject:</b> [bc-gnso] ICANN responds to Congress on gTLD<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Honorable Robert Goodlatte<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>U.S. House of Representatives<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Washington, DC 20515<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Chairman Goodlatte, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you for the opportunity to provide additional information after the May 4, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>2011 hearing regarding ICANN’s new gTLD program before the House <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition, and the Internet.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Below you will find ICANN’s responses to Representative Coble’s written question, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>as well as further information on questions raised during the hearing.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please let me know if you have any further questions.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kurt Pritz<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Senior Vice President, Stakeholder Relations<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/correspondence/pritz-to-goodlatte-07jun11-en.pdf">http://www.icann.org/en/correspondence/pritz-to-goodlatte-07jun11-en.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=ES style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#0B710A'>Chris Chaplow<br>Managing Director</span></b><span lang=ES style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#0B710A'><br><b>Andalucia.com S.L.</b></span><span lang=ES style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><br><span style='color:black'>Avenida del Carmen 9<br>Ed. Puertosol, Puerto Deportivo<br>1ª Planta, Oficina 30<br>Estepona, 29680<br>Malaga, Spain<br><b>Tel: + (34) 952 897 865<br>Fax: + (34) 952 897 874<br></b></span>E-mail: <a href="mailto:chris@andalucia.com"><b>chris@andalucia.com</b></a><b><br></b>Web: <a href="http://www.andalucia.com/"><b>www.andalucia.com</b></a><span style='color:black'><br></span><b><span style='color:#0B850A'>Information about Andalucia, Spain.</span></b></span><span lang=ES style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>