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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">I believe The GAC’s comments on standing are
easily refuted.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">There is nowhere in the UDRP policy that
requires the registration of a trademark or service mark. <br>
<br>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">6ter simply evidences Governmental &
IGO marks in the same way the registration of trademarks simply evidences the existence
of marks of the underlying goods and services.<br>
<br>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">In order to have their mark infringed an
IGO has to offer a service i.e. be known by that mark, this is sufficient
under UDRP.<br>
<br>
The WIPO comments are far more troubling and in light of the seriousness of
the matter I intend to make a filing to the public comment proceeding.<br><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Best regards,<br><br><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Paul.<br></span></p>
</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Mar 13, 2017 at 5:36 PM, Paul Keating <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Paul@law.es" target="_blank">Paul@law.es</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div style="word-wrap:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><div>
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri">Phil,</span></div><div><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri">The following was in the GAC comments:</span></div><div><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri">"Working Group Recommendation #4 (jurisdictional immunity), which
suggests a form of workaround, is incompatible with the position conveyed by
the Legal Counsels of IGOs which was provided to the Working Group at its
request</span> “</div><div><br></div><div>I do not recall ever seeing such a position in writing and do not recall one being given orally. Do you? If so can you please share it with me?</div><div><br></div><div>Also, I find it odd that the author states that the GAC cannot form a consensus as to whether 6Ter satisfies the standing requirement of the UDRP (1st Element). I was unaware of this previously. Nevertheless their failure to reach consensus does not move me to alter our position.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Thank you.</div><div><br></div><div> </div><span id="m_-9177497022606010920OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;text-align:left;color:black;BORDER-BOTTOM:medium none;BORDER-LEFT:medium none;PADDING-BOTTOM:0in;PADDING-LEFT:0in;PADDING-RIGHT:0in;BORDER-TOP:#b5c4df 1pt solid;BORDER-RIGHT:medium none;PADDING-TOP:3pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span> <<a href="mailto:gnso-igo-ingo-crp-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank">gnso-igo-ingo-crp-bounces@<wbr>icann.org</a>> on behalf of Phil Corwin <<a href="mailto:psc@vlaw-dc.com" target="_blank">psc@vlaw-dc.com</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span> Monday, March 13, 2017 at 6:08 PM<br><span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span> "<a href="mailto:gnso-igo-ingo-crp@icann.org" target="_blank">gnso-igo-ingo-crp@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:gnso-igo-ingo-crp@icann.org" target="_blank">gnso-igo-ingo-crp@icann.org</a>>, Mary Wong <<a href="mailto:mary.wong@icann.org" target="_blank">mary.wong@icann.org</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span> Re: [Gnso-igo-ingo-crp] Public comment status for our Initial Report<br></div><div><br></div><blockquote id="m_-9177497022606010920MAC_OUTLOOK_ATTRIBUTION_BLOCKQUOTE" style="BORDER-LEFT:#b5c4df 5 solid;PADDING:0 0 0 5;MARGIN:0 0 0 5"><div><div class="h5"><div><div bgcolor="white" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" lang="EN-US"><div id="m_-9177497022606010920response_container_BBPPID" dir="auto" style="outline:none;font-size:initial;font-family:"Calibri","Slate Pro",sans-serif,"sans-serif""><div name="BB10" dir="auto" style="width:100%;padding:initial;font-size:initial;text-align:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
FYI, while the co-chairs have not made a final decision we may well hold a WG meeting the last week of March to start detailed review and discussion of the comments already filed by then. </div><div name="BB10" dir="auto" style="width:100%;padding:initial;font-size:initial;text-align:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br style="display:initial"></div><div id="m_-9177497022606010920blackberry_signature_BBPPID" name="BB10" dir="auto"><div name="BB10" dir="auto" style="padding:initial;font-size:initial;text-align:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
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number of comments have already come in. The most recent filing was from the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC), which was posted yesterday:
<a href="https://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-igo-ingo-crp-access-initial-20jan17/docxQl32KXGyH1.docx" target="_blank">
https://forum.icann.org/lists/<wbr>comments-igo-ingo-crp-access-<wbr>initial-20jan17/<wbr>docxQl32KXGyH1.docx</a>. The full list of comments and commenters so far can be viewed here:
<a href="https://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-igo-ingo-crp-access-initial-20jan17/" target="_blank">
https://forum.icann.org/lists/<wbr>comments-igo-ingo-crp-access-<wbr>initial-20jan17/</a>. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">Staff are compiling the comments as they come in into a tabular format, for easier review by the group. We will try to circulate an initial version of this tool as soon as we can.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">Thanks and cheers</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">Mary and Steve
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