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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Chuck,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>I second this motion.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>Debra Y. Hughes</span></font></b><b><font
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bold'> l</span></font></b><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'> Senior
Counsel</span></font></b><font color=blue><span style='color:blue'> <br>
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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
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Stéphane Van Gelder<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, December 17, 2009
4:34 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Gomes, Chuck<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> GNSO Council<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [council] Amended
Motion to Approve the Alternative Proposal recommended by the Special Trademark
Issues Review Team<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Importance:</span></b> High</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Chuck,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>I will make this motion and request Council exception so that it can be
considered in today's meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Stéphane<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Le 16 déc. 2009 à 23:11, Gomes, Chuck a écrit :<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>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.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>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.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Glen - please post the amended motion in front of the
original motion.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Chuck</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<h1><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'>Motion
to Approve the Alternative Proposal recommended by the Special Trademark Issues
Review Team</span></font></b><font size=3><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:normal'> (Amended 16 Dec 09)<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></h1>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'>Whereas,
on 12 October 2009, the ICANN Board sent a letter<br>
(<a
href="http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/beckstrom-to-gnso-council-12oct09-en.pdf"
target="_blank" title="(external link)">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;<u1:p></u1:p></span><o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'>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;<u1:p></u1:p></span><o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'>Whereas,
on 11 December 2009, the STI Review Team delivered its Report (link: <a
href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/" target="_blank" title="(external link)">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;<u1:p></u1:p></span><o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'>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;<u1:p></u1:p></span><o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'>NOW
THEREFORE, BE IT:<u1:p></u1:p></span><o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'>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;<u1:p></u1:p></span><o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'>RESOLVED,
that the GNSO hereby approves the overall package of 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;<u1:p></u1:p></span><o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'>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
href="http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/beckstrom-to-gnso-council-12oct09-en.pdf"
target="_blank" title="(external link)">http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/beckstrom-to-gnso-council-12oct09-en.pdf</a>)
and acknowledges that the STI report will be posted as soon as possible
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.<u1:p></u1:p></span><o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
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09.doc><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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