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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> gnso-igo-ingo-crp-bounces@icann.org [mailto:gnso-igo-ingo-crp-bounces@icann.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Mary Wong<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 2016-08-22 9:31 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> gnso-igo-ingo-crp@icann.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Gnso-igo-ingo-crp] FW: FOR YOUR INFORMATION: Update from Chris Disspain on the IGO protections issue<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear Working Group members,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">At our co-chairs’ suggestion, I’m forwarding a note that ICANN Board member Chris Disspain just sent to the GNSO Council concerning work on IGO acronyms protection. You may be interested in particular in those
parts of his message that reference the work of our group, as well as the fact that the Board does not plan to act on GAC advice relating to curative rights before the completion of our PDP.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thanks and cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Mary<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">Mary Wong <<a href="mailto:mary.wong@icann.org">mary.wong@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Monday, August 22, 2016 at 15:02<br>
<b>To: </b>"<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>FOR YOUR INFORMATION: Update from Chris Disspain on the IGO protections issue<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear Councilors,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please find attached a note from ICANN Board member Chris Disspain that he has asked be forwarded to the Council, as a follow up to the discussions that took place in Helsinki on the issue of IGO acronym protections.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thanks and cheers</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Mary</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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