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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Brian there are many holes in this call for automation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">The most obvious being that the presence of an exact string match of a trademark is not by itself an infringement of a trademark.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">There are many cases of free expression use of a string, such as “don’t-buy-nike.TLD”
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">There are accidental string matches or generic uses. There are uses in different industries that are not confusingly similar.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Your mention of the so-called “noteworthy safeguards” is laughably irrelevant, as it basically presumes that the requestor’s interest in disclosure is proof of infringement. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">While MarkMonitor’s business interest in automatic searching, requesting and intimidation of domain name registrants via demand letters is clear, I do not think that our policies need to be built around those
business interests. If you believe a domain is infringing, file a UDRP. <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">Dr. Milton L Mueller<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">School of Public Policy <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Georgia Institute of Technology<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"><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> Gnso-epdp-team <<a href="mailto:gnso-epdp-team-bounces@icann.org">gnso-epdp-team-bounces@icann.org</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>King, Brian via Gnso-epdp-team<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 27, 2020 3:52 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:gnso-epdp-team@icann.org">gnso-epdp-team@icann.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Gnso-epdp-team] IPC Proposal for Day 1 Automation<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Hello EPDP Team,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please find below our first proposal for automated disclosure.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Trademark Infringement in Domain Name</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Requestor Safeguards</i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Accreditation Authority determines that the trademark is valid.
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Accreditation Authority determines that Requestor is the legal owner, agent, or service provider of the trademark.
<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Request Safeguards</i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l5 level1 lfo6">Requestor alleges that the domain name infringes Requestor’s trademark.
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l5 level1 lfo6">Requestor states its own legal basis and purpose for processing the data. Requestor makes a syntactically correct and complete request, including any/all required Authorization Assertions. Requestor makes
all representations required by policy: use will be limited to stated purpose, data retention, etc.
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l5 level1 lfo6">Domain string contains exact match of trademark string<span style="color:black"> (potentially including prefix or suffix, e.g. “nike-shoes.TLD” or “cheap-nike.TLD”)</span>.
<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Additional Noteworthy Safeguards</i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l4 level1 lfo9">Registrant committed not to infringe the rights of third parties in its registration agreement, as required by the RA and RAA.
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l4 level1 lfo9">Registrant was informed at the time that its data was collected that it could be processed for third-party purposes, including intellectual property protection.
<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In these cases, disclosure can be automated. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Brian J. King
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> <br>
Director of Internet Policy and Industry Affairs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">T +1 443 761 3726</span><a href="http://www.markmonitor.com"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">markmonitor.com</span></a><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">MarkMonitor<br>
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Protecting companies and consumers in a digital world<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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