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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
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owner-bc-gnso@icann.org [mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Steve DelBianco<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, March 20, 2013
4:57 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> bc - GNSO list<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [bc-gnso] ICANN will
implement 3 of 4 Strawman rights protection improvements</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>Good news. ICANN
just issued memorandum on Strawman solutions and will implement 3 of the 4
improvements we advocated (<a
href="%0d%0ahttp:/newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/trademark-clearinghouse/strawman-solution-memo-20mar13-en.pdf">link</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>1. 30-day advance
notice for <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sunrise</st1:place></st1:City>.
Yes<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>2. Extend TM Claim
Notices from 60 to 90 days. Yes<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>3. "Claims
2" extension of TM notices for 6-12 months. Not at
this time.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>4. Issue TM
Claim notices based on domains previously abused. Yes!
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>The Limited Preventive
Registration (LPR) was not part of Strawman, but ICANN said this would not be
part of implementation.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>Steve DelBianco<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>Executive Director<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>NetChoice<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>http://www.NetChoice.org
and http://blog.netchoice.org <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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