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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello fellow Sunrise sub team members and staff,<span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I am submitting this entry to the thread on <b>Sunrise Agreed Charter Question 6</b> in my
<b>personal capacity</b>, not in my sub-team co-chair capacity. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Here are the Charter Question 6 questions, as per Ariel’s thread email below:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="color:black">Q</span>6(a) What are Sunrise Dispute Resolution Policies (SDRPs), and are any changes needed?<o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Q6(b) <span style="color:black">Are SDRPs serving the purpose(s) for which they were created?
</span></i><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Q6(c) If not, should they be better publicized, better used or changed?
<o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">My <u>suggested answers</u>: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I suggest we answer the questions in this manner, and invite comment here on the thread:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Suggested answer to Q6(a): <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">As to the ‘<u>what are SDRPs</u>’ part of the question, I don’t see any usefulness in us trying to answer other than by referring to existing documents – e.g. to the Applicant Guidebook, Module 5,
<a href="https://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/agb/trademark-clearinghouse-04jun12-en.pdf">
Trademark Clearinghouse</a>, Section 6 (Mandatory Rights Protections Mechanisms), with SDRP as part of the Sunrise registration process (at 6.2.2 and at 6.2.4).
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">As to the ‘<u>are any changes needed</u>’ part of the question, it depends on how we wrap this issue up after
</span>our<span style="color:black"> discussions. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We have several proposals:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:black">First, we have
</span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/102146375/Proposal%232.pdf?api=v2">proposal #2</a></span><span style="color:black"> from George Kirikos which says, in part:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><i>If the sunrise procedures are retained (a separate proposal calls for its elimination), then all details of any trademark relied upon to secure a sunrise registration shall be made public, in order to permit
utilization of the SDRP. Details should include all information provided to the TMCH (e.g. country, registration number, TM registration date, TM owner, goods and services, etc.). Without limiting an implementation review team, such publication might be implemented
by making it public at the source (the TMCH) or via the WHOIS (which had been done in the past).<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:black">Second, we have a related ‘operational fix’ proposal related to George’s from Kathy Kleiman in her
</span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/gnso-rpm-sunrise/2019-May/000288.html">email</a></span><span style="color:black"> of May 8<sup>th</sup>. It says, in part:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><i><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><i><span style="color:black">Accordingly, a surgical change seems warranted. Allow a party associated with a business, organization or individual having the same or similar name to the domain name registered during
the Sunrise Period [or an association or organization representing its members or affiliates which include that business, organization or individual with the same or similar name], or someone with strong proof of inaccuracy during Sunrise registrations, to
bring to the Trademark Clearinghouse a request for data of a single, specific mark.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><i><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:black">Third, we have
</span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/102146375/Proposal%234.pdf?api=v2">proposal #4</a></span><span style="color:black"> from George which says, in part:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><i>If the sunrise procedure is retained (a separate proposal calls for its elimination), then the Uniregistry "Substantive Ineligibility" clause be included as a minimum standard for SDRP disputes, as per clause
2.1.2. of: <span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="https://www.uniregistry.link/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/SEPRP.pdf">https://www.uniregistry.link/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/SEPRP.pdf</a></span><o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><i><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:black">And fourth, we have a proposal that Jeff Neuman forwarded to the RPM group in his role as a co-chair of the Subsequent Procedures for New gTLDs PDP. This proposal is an attachment to this
</span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/comments-gtld-subsequent-procedures-initial-03jul18/2018q3/000058.html">email</a></span><span style="color:black"> comment from Google Registry that the Sub-Pro leadership has turned
over to the RPM PDP. In part it says:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><b><i><span style="color:black">Suggestion to adjust the terms of the Sunrise Dispute Resolution Mechanism:
</span></i></b><i><span style="color:black">We believe that the rights protection mechanisms designed for the 2012 round have generally struck the right balance. However, we encountered minor issues related to the inability to consider “dot-span trademarks”
in applying the Sunrise Dispute Resolution Process (SDRP).<sup>3</sup> We would recommend that ICANN adjust the terms of the SDRP such that a registry could treat dot-span trademarks as exact-matches when making SDPR determinations. The Working Group could
also explore extending Sunrise and Claims services to domains that are exact matches of dot-span trademarks registered in the Trademark Clearinghouse.<sup>4</sup> This recommendation would not otherwise affect the requirement that Sunrise participants demonstrate
use of the underlying trademark in commerce, nor the ability of registries to reserve names or designate them as premium. </span><o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in"><i>3. We use the term dot-span trademarks to refer to instances where the entire domain name, including the TLD, is an exact match of a registered trademark.
<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in"><i>4. For instance, for a TMCH entry for WALMART the brand owner would be permitted to register both walm.art and walmart.art during the Sunrise period for .art, and would receive claims notifications for either
registration.<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">My opinion is that we have not heard the ‘wide support’ needed for sending these along as sub-team recommendations. Does anything think otherwise – or want to endeavor again on list to establish wide support? Is there promise for such support
in the ‘operational fix’? <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Is there a desire to revisit the ‘span the dot’ issue that Claudio raised in light of the Google Registry comment?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Suggested answer to Q6(b): <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Despite apparent low usage rates, it seems to me that our discussions have shown that SDRPs are generally serving the purpose(s) for which they were created.
<b><i><o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Suggested answer to Q6(c): <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">So far, in my opinion, an answer would not be required based on the suggestion about Q6(b).
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">For now, best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">David<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">David McAuley<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Sr International Policy & Business Development Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Verisign Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">703-948-4154<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Gnso-rpm-sunrise <gnso-rpm-sunrise-bounces@icann.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Ariel Liang<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 03, 2019 10:49 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> gnso-rpm-sunrise@icann.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] [Gnso-rpm-sunrise] [Discussion Thread] Sunrise Q6<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">Dear Sunrise Sub Team members,
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">As announced, this thread is being opened for final mailing list discussions related to
<b>Sunrise Agreed Charter Question</b></span><b> 6</b>, including <b>Proposals #2 and #4</b><span style="color:black">.
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">We ask that you review the <b>Summary Table</b> <b>(as of 16 April 2019) </b>and provide any additional input you may have to the “<b>tentative answers & preliminary recommendations</b>” in relation
to the Agreed Charter Question, and consider <b>draft answers </b>to the following questions regarding the individual proposal:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">a. Should the Sub Team recommend that the full WG consider including this Individual Proposal in the Initial Report for the solicitation of public comment?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">b. In light of the Individual Proposal, are any modifications to the current “tentative answers & preliminary recommendations” needed?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">c. Should any additional Sub Team recommendations be made in relation to the agreed Sunrise charter question?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">Unless the Sub Team Co-Chairs determine otherwise, this discussion thread will remain open until
<b>23:59 UTC on 15 May 2019</b>. Comments/input provided past the closing date or outside this discussion thread will not be taken into account when compiling the final Sub Team member input.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Summary Table</span> (Pages 29-32)</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">The draft answers, preliminary recommendations, and links to the relevant individual proposals are in the latest Summary Table (as of 16 April 2019):</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/102138618/%5BSunrise%20Summary%20Table%5D%20%2816%20April%202019%29.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1555515624235&api=v2"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/102138618/%5BSunrise%20Summary%20Table%5D%20%2816%20April%202019%29.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1555515624235&api=v2</span></a><span style="color:black">.
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Agreed Sunrise Charter Question
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">6</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> (Pages 2</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">9-30)</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">The Sub Team</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> just<span style="color:black"> discussed Agreed Charter Question
</span>6<span style="color:black"> on </span>02 May <span style="color:black">2019, hence the proposed answers are “TBD”. Based on the Sub Team’s discussions, the transcript and notes, staff will provide</span> update<span style="color:black">.
</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><br>
Q</span></i><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">6(a) What are Sunrise Dispute Resolution Policies (SDRPs), and are any changes needed?
<span style="color:black"> </span></span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Proposed Answer</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">:
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">TBD</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><br>
</span></i><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Q6(b) <span style="color:black">Are SDRPs serving the purpose(s) for which they were created?
</span></span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Proposed Answer</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">:
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">TBD</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Q6(c) If not, should they be better publicized, better used or changed?
</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><br>
<b><u>Proposed Answer</u>: </b>TBD</span><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="color:black;background:yellow">Individual Proposals</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="color:black">The Sub Team just discussed the Proposals #2 and #4 on 02 May 2019, hence there is no draft answer currently on the Summary Table (as of 16 April 2019). Based on the Sub Team’s<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>discussions,
the transcript and notes, staff will provide.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="color:black">Link to the individual proposal is included below.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Proposal #2</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">:
</span><a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/102146375/Proposal%232.pdf?api=v2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/102146375/Proposal%232.pdf?api=v2</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Proposal #4:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/102146375/Proposal%234.pdf?api=v2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/102146375/Proposal%234.pdf?api=v2</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">
</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Where to Find All Discussion Threads</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Access the Documents wiki page and find the opening messages of the all discussion threads in the table (highlighted in green):
</span><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/_oIWBg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">https://community.icann.org/x/_oIWBg</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt">
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Best Regards,</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Mary, Julie, Ariel</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> <o:p></o:p></p>
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