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<DIV><SPAN class=392273621-16122009><FONT face=Arial size=2>After discussion
with several people, in anticipation of possible action in our Council meeting
tomorrow, I made some changes to the previously distributed and posted draft
motion regarding the Alternative Proposal recommended by the Special Trademark
Issues Review Team. To make it easy to see the changes I made, I attached
a redline version. I also copied the amended motion
below.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=392273621-16122009><FONT face=Arial size=2>Note that we still
need someone to make this motion or another one and then someone to second
it. Because the motion has not been formally made, there does not appear
to be a need to ask whether my proposed amendments are friendly. Clearly,
anyone who makes a motion may rewrite it however they like. The purpose of
providing a draft motion was to facilitate the process.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=392273621-16122009><FONT face=Arial size=2>Glen - please post
the amended motion in front of the original motion.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=392273621-16122009><FONT face=Arial
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<H1 style="MARGIN: auto 0in"><SPAN lang=EN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN">Motion to Approve the Alternative
Proposal recommended by the Special Trademark Issues Review Team</SPAN><SPAN
lang=EN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">
(Amended 16 Dec 09)<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></H1>
<P><SPAN lang=EN style="mso-ansi-language: EN">Whereas, on 12 October 2009, the
ICANN Board sent a letter<BR>(<A title="(external link)"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/beckstrom-to-gnso-council-12oct09-en.pdf"
target=_blank>http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/beckstrom-to-gnso-council-12oct09-en.pdf</A>
) to the GNSO requesting its review of the policy implications of certain
trademark protection mechanisms proposed for the New gTLD
Program;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN lang=EN style="mso-ansi-language: EN">Whereas, in response to the
Board’s letter, on 28 October 2009 the GNSO created the Special Trademarks
Issues (STI) review team to analyze the specific rights protection mechanisms
that have been proposed for inclusion into the Draft Applicant
Guidebook;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN lang=EN style="mso-ansi-language: EN">Whereas, on 11 December 2009, the
STI Review Team delivered its Report (link: <A title="(external link)"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/"
target=_blank>http://gnso.icann.org/issues/</A>) to the GNSO Council describing
an alternative proposal to address trademark concerns in the New gTLD Program
that was supported by a consensus of its members;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN lang=EN style="mso-ansi-language: EN">Whereas, the GNSO has reviewed
the STI Report, and the minority reports included therein, and desires to
approve the alternative proposal recommended by the STI review
team;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN lang=EN style="mso-ansi-language: EN">NOW THEREFORE, BE
IT:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN lang=EN style="mso-ansi-language: EN">RESOLVED, that the GNSO
appreciates the hard work and tremendous effort shown by each member of the STI
review team in developing the STI alternative proposal on an expedited
basis;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN lang=EN style="mso-ansi-language: EN">RESOLVED, that the GNSO hereby
approves the overall package of <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>recommendations contained in the STI
Report, and resolves that the STI proposal to create a Trademark Clearinghouse
and a Uniform Rapid Suspension procedure as described in the STI Report is a
more effective and implementable solution than the Staff proposal described in
the Draft Applicant Guidebook Version 3 and its accompanying
memoranda;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN lang=EN style="mso-ansi-language: EN">RESOLVED FURTHER, that the GNSO
Council directs Staff to forward the recommendations to the Board in response to
its 12 October 2009 letter <BR>(<A title="(external link)"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/beckstrom-to-gnso-council-12oct09-en.pdf"
target=_blank>http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/beckstrom-to-gnso-council-12oct09-en.pdf</A>)
<SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">and acknowledges that the STI report
will be posted <SPAN class=392273621-16122009>as soon as possible
</SPAN>for a forty-five (45) day public comment period to allow the ICANN
community to comment on the STI recommendations prior to finalization of the
model to be included in the Draft Applicant
Guidebook.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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