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<p>Hi Anne, <br>
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<p>Per the discussion in the WG and on the chat, I don't agree that
this is the right assessment at all. The Board adopted policy in
2012, and ICANN Org, Board and Community did followed it and
dozens of closed applications became open in Round 1. Far more
important than the order of processing of applications (an
implementation issue), this is a fundamental policy issue. The
Board acted, with enormous public input during a formal comment
period, and then created the bar. The default by the Newman rule
and everything else we follow is to keep this policy, and practice
of 2012, absent some overwhelming reason to change it. In all
these months, no overwhelming need or agreement has materialized.
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<p>Best, Kathy<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2/18/2020 12:16 PM, Aikman-Scalese,
Anne wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">HI Kathy,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I do think it’s
important for the WG to understand what Jeff’s position is
procedurally on this topic. It appears to me that Paul is
correct that there was no policy against Closed Generics in
2012 and that the Board resolution is limited to the 2012
round. So if we stick with the “ground rules” of the PDP,
it appears that the next round will be “open season” for
Closed Generic applications. This is especially important
to consider now that the Working Group has taken a “rough
consensus” position (with some of us dissenting) that going
forward, if a string is applied for in the next round, that
application will act as a complete bar to applications for
the same string in any subsequent round.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I would
strongly advocate for skipping this topic in the next call
and scheduling it for the F2F meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Anne<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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Gnso-newgtld-wg
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Kathy Kleiman<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 18, 2020 8:36 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org">gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Gnso-newgtld-wg] Generic words belong
to everyone in a business or industry<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p>As we revisit the topic of Closed Generics, I would like to
share a few thoughts as a reminder on how this issue (of
"generic words") has been dealt with in other forums. This is
a long-established issue...
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>1) Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure, US Trademark
Office: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>"Generic terms are incapable of functioning as marks denoting
source, and are not registrable on the Principal Register
under §2(f) or on the Supplemental Register." 807.14(e)(ii)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>2) Our own Community Objection process reviewed and raised
the same deep concerns for gTLDs in which the applicant (a
competitor in a field)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>ICC New gTLD Community Objections determination: "The
establishment of unrestricted, exclusive rights to a gTLD that
is strongly associated with a certain community or
communities, particularly where those communities are, or are
likely to be, active in the Internet sphere <b>seems to me
inherently detrimental to those communities' interests."
[Note: the "communities" being referred to here are
commercial communities. The issue of a closed .MOBILE was
raised by the CTIA which represents the US mobile wireless
industry. </b>1-1316-6133<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Best, Kathy<o:p></o:p></p>
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