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<title>Re: Please confirm attendance at Seoul GNSO Council meeting 28 October
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Forwarded From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Taylor, David <br>
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</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Statements
of Interest:</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>-
Identify the participantıs current vocation, employer and position.<br>
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<strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green'>Partner in
Lovells LLP international law firm heading up the Lovells Domain Name Practice</span></strong></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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Characterise the type of work performed in the answer above.<br>
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<strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green'>Advising
clients in intellectual property and technology issues and in
particular the protection of brands online and in respect to domain
names; I assist clients with domain name strategy, domain name registrations
and domain name recovery on a global basis.</span></strong></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:green'>Also act as a domain name panelist with WIPO (for the UDRP) the
Czech Arbitration Court (for .EU and the UDRP) and Nominet (for .UK).</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>-
Identify any financial ownership or senior management/leadership interest in
registries, registrars or other firms that are interested parties in ICANN
policy or any entity with which ICANN has a transaction, contract, or other
arrangement. In particular, disclose if the participant or an affiliate or a
client intend or are considering applying for a new TLD.<br>
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<strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green'>None.
Lovells has made no decision regarding whether to pursue a TLD. I am
involved in advising clients on new gTLD progress and issues and certain of
these clients are considering applying for a new TLD. </span></strong></span><br>
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Identify any type of commercial interest in ICANN policy development or
implementation outcomes. Is the participant representing other parties with<br>
these interests?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:green'>No direct commercial interest in ICANN policy development.</span></strong><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>- Describe
any arrangements or agreements between the participant and any other group,
constituency or person(s) regarding the participantıs selection as a member.<br>
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<strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green'>I am an
individual member of the IPC and member of various other Intellectual Property
organisations; INTA, Marques, ECTA and the Society of Computers and Law.
No agreement or understanding with any of these groups as to participation or
views in connection with the GNSO.</span></strong></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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