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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR link=blue vlink=purple style='margin-left:3.0pt;margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:3.0pt;margin-bottom:.75pt'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The motion is posted on the Wiki :<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+12+April+2012<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Glen<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'>Glen de Saint Géry<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'>GNSO Secretariat<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org">http://gnso.icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>De :</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] <b>De la part de</b> Mary.Wong@law.unh.edu<br><b>Envoyé :</b> mercredi 4 avril 2012 22:04<br><b>À :</b> Thomas Rickert; <council@gnso.icann.org> GNSO<br><b>Objet :</b> Re: [council] Motion to Request an Issue Report on the protection of names and acronyms of IGOs<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Coincidentally, the NCSG was going to propose a motion very similar to the one Thomas has just proposed. Our proposed motion is the product of consensus between both constituencies of the NCSG (i.e. NCUC & NPOC). As I said, it is very similar to Thomas' and so it may well be more productive if Thomas and we discussed the issue with a view toward combining or amending his. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Due to the fact that all motions have to be in by today, however, and since it will be very difficult for the relevant office-holders from both NCUC and NPOC to convene to discuss this before COB today, I thought it best to submit the full text of NCSG's proposed motion for now (see below). <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Thomas, let's find a time to discuss if possible. Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>"Whereas the GNSO Council passed a resolution approving new protections for the first round of the new gTLD program as recommended by the GNSO's International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Red Cross/Red Crescent (RC) Drafting Team;<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Whereas this resolution indicated that further discussions were required on associated policies relating to protections for certain international organizations at the second level;<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Whereas comments have been received coincident with the motion that included requests from international governmental organizations requesting the same protective rights as those for the IOC/RCRC for the current and future rounds of the new gTLD program,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>And whereas the development of criteria for the grant of protective rights for such organizations based on standards such as "international legal Ppersonality" was proposed at the ICANN meeting in San José, Costa Rica,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Now therefore be it resolved,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>The GNSO Council requests an issue report to precede the possibility of a PDP that covers the following issues:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>- Definition of the type of organizations that should receive special protection at the top and second level, including under a "international legal personality" test;<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>- Policies required to protect such organizations at the top and second level; and<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>- Whether such policies are within the bylaws and the defined powers of the GNSO."<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><br>Thanks and cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Mary<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><br> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:purple'>Mary W S Wong</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Professor of Law</span></em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Chair, Graduate IP Programs</span></em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Director, Franklin Pierce Center for IP</span></em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><address><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE SCHOOL OF LAW<o:p></o:p></span></address><address><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Two White Street<o:p></o:p></span></address><address><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Concord, NH 03301<o:p></o:p></span></address><address><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>USA<o:p></o:p></span></address><address><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Email: <a href="mailto:mary.wong@law.unh.edu">mary.wong@law.unh.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></address><address><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Phone: 1-603-513-5143<o:p></o:p></span></address><address><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Webpage: <a href="http://www.law.unh.edu/marywong/index.php">http://www.law.unh.edu/marywong/index.php</a><o:p></o:p></span></address><address><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Selected writings available on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) at: <a href="http://ssrn.com/author=437584">http://ssrn.com/author=437584</a><o:p></o:p></span></address><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>>>> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 style='margin-left:11.25pt;background:#F3F3F3'><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><div style='border:none;border-left:solid #050505 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 5.0pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 style='background:#F3F3F3'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From: </span></strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Thomas Rickert <<a href="mailto:rickert@anwaelte.de">rickert@anwaelte.de</a>><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>To:</span></strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>"<<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a>> GNSO" <<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a>><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Date: </span></strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>4/4/2012 2:05 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Subject: </span></strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>[council] Motion to Request an Issue Report on the protection of names and acronyms of IGOs<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>Stéphane, all, <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>please find below a motion that I had already announced in Costa Rica.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>Thomas<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>Motion to Request an Issue Report on the protection of names and acronyms of IGOs<br><br>Whereas the ICANN Board has granted protection for the Red Cross and the IOC until the GNSO and GAC develop policy advice based on the global interest in its resolution of June 20, 2011 (2011.06.20.01);<br><br>Whereas a drafting team of the GNSO Council was established to look at additional top and second level protections for the IOC and the Red Cross/Red Crescent movement in the current round of new gTLDs in response to a GAC proposal based on the June 20, 2011 Board resolution;<br><br>Whereas the drafting team is limited to reviewing only top and second level protections for the IOC and Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement;<br><br>Whereas the GNSO Council and the GAC were asked in the letter dated March 11, 2012 by the ICANN Board to provide policy advice in response to a letter dated December 13, 2011 from intergovernmental Organizations on the protection of additional International Governmental Organization (IGO) names and acronyms both on the top and second level;<br><br>Whereas it is possible that more organizations might request special protection both at the top as well as at the second level for the first and subsequent rounds of applications for generic TLDs.<br><br>THEREFORE BE IT:<br><br><br>Resolved, the GNSO Council requests an Issue Report on protection of names and acronyms of IGOs at the top and second level for all new gTLDs.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>***<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande","serif";color:black'>Thomas Rickert, Attorney at Law</span></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande","serif";color:black'><br><br><span class=apple-style-span>Managing Partner, Schollmeyer & Rickert Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH</span><br><span class=apple-style-span><a href="http://www.anwaelte.de">www.anwaelte.de</a></span><br><br><span class=apple-style-span>Director Names & Numbers, eco Association of the German Internet Industry</span><br><span class=apple-style-span><a href="http://www.eco.de">www.eco.de</a></span><br><br><br><br><br></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>