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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Thanks Glen.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Chuck<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
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owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] <b>On Behalf
Of </b>Glen de Saint Géry<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 22, 2010 10:45 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> council@gnso.icann.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [council] FW: Statement of interest David Taylor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Forwarded From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Taylor, David <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hi
Glen</span><span lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Pl</span><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>ease
see below my updated SOI</span><span lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Kind
regards</span><span lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>David</span><span
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<p><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Dr. David Taylor</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> <br>
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</span></b><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Statement
of Interes<span style='color:#1F497D'>t - </span>David Taylor</span></strong><b><span
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> - </span></b><strong><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>European representative,
Intellectual Property Constituency</span></strong><b><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
<strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Updated October 21
2010</span></strong></span></b><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I am
a Partner in Hogan Lovells International LLP ("Hogan
Lovells"), an international law firm with 2500 lawyers worldwide and
I head up the firms Domain Name Practice called </span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Anchovy®. I
work out of our Paris office and am a qualified lawyer in both England and France
with a background in engineering and a PhD in Physics. </span><span
lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I
specialize in advising clients in intellectual property and technology
issues because I find them interesting and in particular the protection of
brands online and domain names. I formed our specialised </span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>stand alone domain
name practice, called Anchovy®, over a decade ago, for brand owners worldwide
offering a one stop shop for all domain name related matters including
strategy, portfolio management and enforcement across the globe. The
Hogan Lovells domain name practice is an integral part of the firm's full brand
protection service. From time to time Hogan Lovells has represented
firm clients in intellectual property matters adverse to registrars and it is
likely to do so periodically in the future. We may also, from time to time,
represent registrars during the course of our business.</span><span lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I
have filed numerous UDRPs since its inception in 1999 and many other complaints
under specific ccTLD dispute resolution policies. I have also acted for
numerous respondents in such matters. I also act as an
independent domain name panelist with WIPO (for the UDRP) the Czech
Arbitration Court (for .EU and the UDRP), Nominet (for .UK) and Malaysia (.MY).</span><span
lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Our
firm is an accredited domain name registrar with ICANN as well as for a
number of ccTLDs.</span><span lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>With
regard to new gTLDs I am advising a number of our clients generally on
developments, risks and opportunities some of whom may apply for a new gTLD in
due course.</span><span lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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. I am currently a special advisor to the INTA Internet
Committee. I have no financial or any relevant interests in ICANN or the
GNSO.</span><span lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;
color:#1F497D'>Glen de Saint Géry<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;
color:#1F497D'>GNSO Secretariat<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org">http://gnso.icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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