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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Milton,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I didn’t understand the memo as an attempt to influence any option over any other options but simply a preliminary assessment of what Sidley saw as the pros and cons of all three. It seems to me that we now
should be able to have discussions with all the impacted parties to try to find consensus.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Chuck<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><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 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> cwg-stewardship-bounces@icann.org [mailto:cwg-stewardship-bounces@icann.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Mueller, Milton L<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 05, 2015 3:11 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> cwg-Stewardship@icann.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [CWG-Stewardship] [client com] IPR Memo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">This memo shows a lack of understanding of the policy issues involved in determining the status of the IANA trademarks. For example, under disadvantages of ICANN continuing to hold the trademark, it fails to
note that ICANN is the owner of the PTI subsidiary and thus would be in a position to interfere with any attempt to transfer the IFO away from ICANN’s controlled subsidiary to another IFO. The memo seems to be laboring under the risible assumption that ICANN
is a neutral party with respect to administration of the IFO. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">The memo also fails to note that the numbers community objects just as strongly to ICANN retaining the trademarks as to PTI retaining them. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">The assessments of the alleged difficulties involved in IETF Trust holding the trademarks seem inflated to me. Basically the opinion erects a strawman (what if you have to create a new trust) and spends most
of its time dealing with that rather than the actual proposal. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">As I noted before this memo was commissioned, legal opinions can clarify what the options are, but they are not a substitute for real engagement with, debate on, and achievement of consensus around the merits
of the different options. We have yet to achieve consensus on the status of the IANA trademarks and frankly we will not achieve one based on this memo.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">--MM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:cwg-stewardship-bounces@icann.org">
cwg-stewardship-bounces@icann.org</a> [<a href="mailto:cwg-stewardship-bounces@icann.org">mailto:cwg-stewardship-bounces@icann.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Grace Abuhamad<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 5, 2015 11:37 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:cwg-Stewardship@icann.org">cwg-Stewardship@icann.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [CWG-Stewardship] FW: [client com] IPR Memo<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Dear all, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">This legal input was sent to the Client Committee earlier today. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Best, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Grace<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From: </span></b><span style="color:black"><<a href="mailto:cwg-client-bounces@icann.org">cwg-client-bounces@icann.org</a>> on behalf of Sharon Flanagan <<a href="mailto:sflanagan@sidley.com">sflanagan@sidley.com</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Wednesday, August 5, 2015 at 12:05 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>Client Committee <<a href="mailto:cwg-client@icann.org">cwg-client@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[client com] IPR Memo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Dear All,</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Attached is a memo on the IPR issue under the three ownership structures. Please let us know if you have any questions or would like to discuss.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Best regards,</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Holly, Josh and Sharon</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Partner<br>
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</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Sidley Austin LLP</span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">+1.415.772.1271<br>
<a href="mailto:sflanagan@sidley.com" title="Click to send email to Flanagan, Sharon">sflanagan@sidley.com</a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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