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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Dear All,</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Please see the agenda below and the attached summary table for the meeting on
<b><u>Wednesday, 27 March at 18:00 UTC</u></b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:red">Note for US participants – the time of 18:00 UTC is one hour later than previously in US time zones due to the change to Daylight Savings Time – so, 11:00 PDT and 14:00 EDT.</span></i></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Draft Agenda:</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l5 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Review agenda/updates to Statements of Interest (SOIs)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l5 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Development of Preliminary Recommendations – Questions 2 and 3.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l5 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">AOB<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">At the last Sunrise session at ICANN 64 the Sub Team discussed question 2 in an effort to see if any TMCH recommendations were to be made, but the Sub Team did not finish Q2. The
Sub Team may wish to continue this discussion tomorrow.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">QUESTION 2:<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other"><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">(Threshold question: Is Registry pricing within the scope of the RPM WG or ICANN's review?)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:18.9pt;text-indent:-14.45pt;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo10;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other">
<![if !supportLists]><i><span style="color:black;letter-spacing:-.05pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">(a)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></i><![endif]><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Does Registry Sunrise or Premium Name pricing practices unfairly limit the ability of trademark owners to participate during Sunrise?<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">If so, how extensive is this problem?<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The Sub Team may also proceed to consider question 3:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">QUESTION 3</span></i></b><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">:</span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">(a) Should Registry Operators be required to create a mechanism that allows trademark owners to challenge the determination that a second level name is a Premium Name or Reserved
Name? </span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">(b) Additionally, should Registry Operators be required to create a release mechanism in the event that a Premium Name or Reserved Name is challenged successfully, so that the
trademark owner can register that name during the Sunrise Period? </span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">(c) What concerns might be raised by either or both of these requirements?</span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">NOTE: If any Sub Team member knows they will miss tomorrow’s call could they please consider emailing any question 2 or question 3 recommendations (or even Q4 – see the attached
summary table) to the Sub Team list.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Thank you very much.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Julie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">From:
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Gnso-rpm-sunrise <gnso-rpm-sunrise-bounces@icann.org> on behalf of Julie Hedlund <julie.hedlund@icann.org><br>
<b>Date: </b>Friday, March 15, 2019 at 12:44 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>"gnso-rpm-sunrise@icann.org" <gnso-rpm-sunrise@icann.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[Gnso-rpm-sunrise] Proposed Agenda - RPM PDP WG Sunrise Sub Team - 27 March 2019</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Dear RPM PDP Sunrise Sub Team members,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">For the meeting on Wednesday, 27 March at 18:00 UTC the Sub Team will continue the development of preliminary recommendations. Here is a proposed Draft Agenda:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0in" start="4" type="1">
<li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l5 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Review agenda/updates to Statements of Interest (SOIs)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l5 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Development of Preliminary Recommendations<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-list:l5 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">AOB<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">For reference concerning the discussion and progress at ICANN64 in Kobe on 10-11 March, please see below the brief notes, but also the attached transcripts and the Sunrise Summary Table. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Julie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Julie Hedlund, Policy Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Notes and Action Items:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Session 2 – 10 March 2019</span></u></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1. Continued WG Discussion:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">-- Not allow additional comments in or additional proposals in after the sub teams because points could be reopened and re-litigated by these new proposals.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">-- For the individual proposals the actual deadline is March 27. And the sub teams aren't going to have the completed development of preliminary recommendations until April 3 and those
individual proposals aren't even going to be reviewed until April 10. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">-- That is the individual proposals, not the sub team proposals (preliminary recommendations).
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Not a subsequent bite at proposals. The timing problem was an interesting one because we did want the individual proposals to come through the sub teams before they disbanded. And they disband
upon delivery of their recommendations up to the sub team.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">-- Staff will resend the proposed process.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">2. Sunrise Sub Team Meeting:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Question 7</span></u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">(a)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Can SMD files be used for Sunrise Period registrations after they have been canceled or revoked?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">How prevalent is this as a problem?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Tentative Preliminary Recommendation:
<i>Suggestion is that the answer is “no”. The SMD file cannot be used for Sunrise Period registrations after being canceled or revoked and this problem is not prevalent.</i></span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Discussion:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">-- Start with Question 7.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">-- The first part of this question, Part A, is yes based on what we've seen because the onus is on the trademark holder to inform the Trademark Clearinghouse of the revocation or the cancellation
then we can reasonably conclude that SMD files can be used for Sunrise periods even though they shouldn't.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">-- How prevalent is this as a problem? Don’t have much data.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">-- Question is about what happens if a trademark is abandoned and how do we ensure that the brand owner (former brand owner) isn’t misusing the SMD file?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">-- Concern that SMD files could be canceled, revoked but trademark owners could try to use them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">-- Don’t think we can say that the problem is prevalent.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">-- Note that it’s bifurcated – both about the SMD file and the trademark.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">-- There’s already a solution to this problem.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">-- Is the country and trademark registration part of the SMD file? There’s an FAQ on the TMCH web page that the first five lines are human readable. Other than the mark the SMD file does
not contain human readable information about the file.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">-- So to question 7 it’s whether an SMD file can be used to register in Sunrise after the SMD file has been canceled or revoked.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">-- Second question is about the trademark – if the trademark underlying an SMD file is abandoned can the SMD file be used to do a Sunrise registration filing? We looked and when the trademark
dies the SMD file dies.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">-- The second part of the question is whether this is a prevalent problem and we’re hearing no. So, our answer to the question should be no.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Question 1:</span></u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Should the availability of Sunrise registrations only for identical matches be reviewed?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">(b)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">If the matching process is expanded, how can Registrant free expression and fair use rights be protected and balanced against trademark rights?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Tentative Preliminary Recommendation:
<i>Suggestion is that the answer is “no”. The availability of Sunrise registrations only for identify matches should not be reviewed and the matching process should not be expanded.</i></span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Discussion:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">-- Based on the data the answer to (a) would be no and thus (b) does not require an answer.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">-- We need to answer the charter question, which - and I think the answer to the question is no, we should not be reviewing the availability of Sunrise registrations only for identical matches,
which means there's no - we don't need to answer Question B and that there - and that there's no preliminary recommendation that comes out of this question. So I think that is the end result of this.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">-- But good to make a recommendation, even if it is not to change the status quo.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Session 3 – 11 March 2019</span></u></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Question 2</span></u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">(Threshold question: Is Registry pricing within the scope of the RPM WG or ICANN's review?)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Does Registry Sunrise or Premium Name pricing practices unfairly limit the ability of trademark owners to participate during Sunrise?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Tentative Preliminary Recommendation:
<i>Not at this time. Continue the discussion at the next meeting and also in relation to question 3.</i></span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Discussion:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">-- Data speaks to this.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">-- Possible answer: Registry pricing may not specifically be in the scope, but we could address it to put it before the SubPro WG. Based on the data there is evidence that pricing practice
do unfairly limit the ability of trademark owners to participate during Sunrise.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">-- Key part of sub question (a) is the word “unfairly” – is it a fair economic model. Need to distinguish between premium pricing that could be legitimate. There were limited responses so
not a representative sample. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">-- The key thing is whether the pricing is discriminatory against brand owners compared to other categories. Address abusive pricing models.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">-- Pricing is outside the scope of the RPM WG (per at least one Sub Team member).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">-- Not sure if the use of the term “discriminatory” is quite accurate. Challenging to define “unfairly” because that suggests that there is “fair” pricing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">-- Instances where high prices were put on well-known brands. Maybe discussing targeted pricing that is aimed not a high-value generics, but to those with brand value.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">-- Pricing per se is outside of scope, but it’s about where pricing was fixed in a way to circumvent the rights protection mechanism – such as adopting very high prices only during the Sunrise
period. There were some examples of that.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">-- There were examples of clients who were told that their name was a well-known brand so the price was higher as the name was on the premium list.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">-- On discrimination it is worth noting that is you have well-known brands they can afford to pay more. If you talk about unfairly limiting Sunrise, the question is does it preclude participation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">-- Pricing is always going to impact levels of participation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">-- From the registry operators’ point of view it is expected that people would try this – pricing almost becomes a negotiation.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">-- Economic decision to put it into Sunrise depending on the pricing. There are other RPMs to deal with abuses.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">-- Examples: 1) pricing at different levels depending on the brand, 2) all pricing is high in Sunrise, or 3) pricing drops for certain names outside of Sunrise.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">-- Suggesting that a brand can afford so why not charge it seems abusive. Does seem to interfere with Sunrise.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">-- To what extent does this happen? Is there really a problem? Not sure if the data backs this up.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">-- We can agree that registries should be able to use pricing to circumvent RPMs. There are contractual restrictions on abusive pricing – pricing uniformity. We could refer this to SubPro.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">-- What should we recommend? Pricing caps for different brands/value of words? How to determine the value? Could be very complex and impractical. Or could just suggest a more high-level
recommendation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">-- Re: Spec 11, Section 2.10(c) of the RA states “The parties acknowledge that the purpose of this Section 2.10(c) is to prohibit abusive and/or discriminatory Renewal Pricing practices imposed
by Registry Operator without the written consent of the applicable registrant at the time of the initial registration of the domain and this Section 2.10(c) will be interpreted broadly to prohibit such practices.” From the PIC: “Registry Operator will operate
the TLD in a transparent manner consistent with general principles of openness and non-discrimination by establishing, publishing and adhering to clear registration policies.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">-- Note that Questions 2 and 3 are related.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">-- Sunrise if for Trademarks – not competing with other identifiers in this period. So, we could be singling out certain marks, and the other is the pricing practices.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">-- Data in INTA and AG surveys – responses from TM and Brand owners indicated that they thought the problem was extensive.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">-- Not sure we are able to answer the question – not sure we have the data to answer “yes” in a helpful way except that it has the ability to limit TM owners from participating in Sunrise –
but is this “unfairly” limiting?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">-- If we look to the preamble question – whether Sunrise is achieving its purpose – and this question in that context.
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