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--></style></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>All, </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Below are the action items and notes staff captured from the RPM Data Sub Team meeting today (19 January 2018). The notes from the call are posted to the Sub Team wiki space, together with the call recording, transcript and Adobe Connect chat and attendance records.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Note also that the next call will be on <b>Friday, 26 January at 1700 UTC.</b></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Best Regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Julie</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Julie Hedlund, Policy Director</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Action Items:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=1><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Section 2, Survey of Registrars: Staff will update the Google document based on the discussion on the call on 19 January.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Section 3, Survey of TM and Brand Owners: Sub Team members should review and comment on the list concerning the final anecdotal and data questions for the question “What is the evidence of harm under the existing [exact match] system?”, page 22-23 at <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EUXC03ccuYhRMa_X4hDCPrq88KkF6qBRkL6sCcNutoI/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EUXC03ccuYhRMa_X4hDCPrq88KkF6qBRkL6sCcNutoI/edit?usp=sharing</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Sections 4, 5, & 6: These sections have yet to be discussed, but Kurt will provide by <b>1800 UTC (1000 PST) Monday, 22 January</b>, suggested brief paragraphs for purposes of publication in the draft document to go out with the RFP.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Survey Question Table for RFP: Sub Team members will complete a review of the draft table by <b>1800 UTC (1000 PST) Tuesday, 23 January</b> and staff will compile as a clean PDF for the RFP.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Notes:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>1. Section 2, Registrars, Page 9, <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EUXC03ccuYhRMa_X4hDCPrq88KkF6qBRkL6sCcNutoI/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EUXC03ccuYhRMa_X4hDCPrq88KkF6qBRkL6sCcNutoI/edit?usp=sharing</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>In the relevant data question: Change to: "...should the Registry release it -- what Registry..." should be "Registrar".<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Question 4: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Column three, anecdotal questions:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>"Have you had feedback from your customers with registry reserved names -- positive or negative?</span></i><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>-- Addition: “Examples: Brand owners that couldn't get their brand due to reserved names list OR registrants that didn't get a name they wanted because the names was "protectively reserved" for a brand.” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>When name collision names were released from reservation, trademark owners with a mark in the TMCH were given a right of first refusal. What was your experience of this? <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>-- Change to "Do you have any experience of this, if so, what went well? Were there any technical or other issues?"<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>When name collision names were released from reservation, trademark owners with a mark in the TMCH were given a right of first refusal. What was your experience of this, what went well? Were there any technical or other issues?</span></i><span style='font-size:10.5pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>-- Combine with the following question and reduce to one question.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>If registry reserved names were to be offered first to trademark owners with a mark in the TMCH, what would be the best way to do this from your perspective as a registrar? A second Sunrise? A right of first refusal? What of any concerns would this raise for you as a registrar? <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>-- Addition: “What if any technical issues need to be taken into account?”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>-- Rewrite: "One of the questions we’ve been asked to address is should registry reserved names be offered first to trademark owners with a mark in the TMCH and what would be the best way to do this?"<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Discussion:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>-- Make sure that the focus is the impact on brands. How do we get to the reason that the name was a problem because it was someone's brand.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>-- Wondering if this is how data is kept? Is the domain provider going to know that this was a brand issue? Looking for situations where brand owner couldn't get their name since it was on the reserved list or registrants couldn't get it because it was a brand.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>-- Add: "What would be the consequences to you if the registry were to release the reserved name?" -- Disagree: want to collect data. Trying to find out what is the problem.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Question 5:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Column three, anecdotal questions, first question:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>-- Delete, "From your experience as a registrar..."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>-- Should probably be split into two questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>-- Add, “Does having two models make it difficult for you?” to try to get at the question of whether there is a third option.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>-- These questions should come before the questions about reserved names -- so Question 5 before Question 4? If they didn't do the Sunrise they wouldn't be answering these questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Column four, Data question: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>-- Add: “Did you encounter a Sunrise longer than 30 or 60 days?”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>2. RFP Status and Actions:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>-- Release early. Include the table in <i>draft form</i> and notice of such would be released to the full WG around January 22nd or so. Release the RFP a week early, the week starting 29 January.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>-- Document is a sample document that the survey providers can refer to. Doesn't have to be final.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>-- Inputs by 1800 UTC Tuesday, 23 January. A clean version will be included in the RFP. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>