[Gnso-rpm-trademark] Five Individual Proposals Submitted - Trademark Claims

Thu Mar 28 16:59:55 UTC 2019

Please confirm that the Proposals previously submitted in regard to Claims Service are included in the consideration of the working team.

In particular, I want to ensure that the “Exact Match Plus” expansion of TM Claims Notice issuance that I previously submitted (A copy of the original submission follows) will be considered.

Michael R.

Proposed Rationale Statement:

We (the RPM Working Group) have identified a minor change in current TMCH Trademark Claims Service practices that could benefit both Domain Name Applicants and Trademark Owners:

1.      We have become aware that Domain Name Applicants (Applicants) and Trademark Owners who have registered their trademarks in the TMCH (TMCH Trademarks) have both sustained unnecessary expense in time, effort, and planning when Domain Names that have proceeded to registration contain strings that are confusingly similar to TMCH Trademarks are challenged after their registration.

2.      Current Trademark Claims Notice rules limit the issuance of Notifications to applications that consist solely of the exact TMCH Trademark.

3.      As a result, Applicants are unaware of potential conflicts and may proceed with expending time, money and planning on the use of Domain Names that may be challenged.

4.      Applicants should have the ability to consider whether to proceed with their planning and use of Domain Names in light of TMCH Trademarks at the earliest opportunity in order to conserve fees and planning efforts.

5.      Trademark Owners should have the ability to identify both Domain Names that could create confusion and those that will not at the earliest opportunity.

Proposal (1):

The TMCH Rules should be revised to require Trademark Claims Notices be issued not only for Domain Names that consist of the Exact string of TMCH Trademarks, but also of any Domain Name that includes anywhere in the string the Exact string of TMCH Trademarks.
In addition, we believe the success of the Trademark Claims Service in enabling both trademark owners and domain name applicants to learn of potential conflicts from an early stage in the application process -- when changes can be made or applications either abandoned or continued with the least expense of time, effort, or disruption – would support expansion of the service beyond the new gTLDs.

For the same reasons, we propose the following:

Proposal (2):  The Trademark Claims Service and TMCH registration program should be expanded to apply to all Legacy TLDs as well as New gTLDs.

From: Gnso-rpm-trademark [mailto:gnso-rpm-trademark-bounces at icann.org] On Behalf Of Ariel Liang
Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2019 9:35 AM
To: gnso-rpm-trademark at icann.org
Subject: [Gnso-rpm-trademark] Five Individual Proposals Submitted - Trademark Claims

Dear Trademark Claims Sub Team members,

This is to let you know that by the deadline of COB Wednesday, 27 March, a total of five (5) individual proposals pertaining to Trademark Claims were submitted. Please note that two out of these five individual proposals (#1, #11) are also concerned with Sunrise. You may download all individual proposals here https://community.icann.org/x/R6EWBg (bottom half of the table on the wiki page includes the Trademark Claims related individual proposals)

Per Section 7 of the Co-Chairs’ Proposed Process, the next steps for the Trademark Claims Sub Team are:

  *   Sub Team conducts the initial vetting of individual proposals, determines the level of support within the Sub Team (e.g., based on data collected), and recommends to the full WG whether to include each of the individual proposals in the Initial Report for the solicitation of public comment, along with an accompanying rationale;
  *   The Sub Team’s Summary Tables and reports to the WG should note which individual proposals constitute Sub Team recommendations for inclusion in the Initial Report (using the same standard of wide support as for Sub Team proposals, above) and which do not.

Best Regards,
Mary, Julie, Berry, Ariel

From: Ariel Liang <ariel.liang at icann.org<mailto:ariel.liang at icann.org>>
Date: Friday, March 29, 2019 at 12:23 AM
To: "gnso-rpm-wg at icann.org<mailto:gnso-rpm-wg at icann.org>" <gnso-rpm-wg at icann.org<mailto:gnso-rpm-wg at icann.org>>
Subject: Re: Closing Tomorrow: Individual Proposal for Sunrise & Trademark Claims

Dear RPM Working Group members,

This is to let you know that by the deadline of COB Wednesday, 27 March, a total of 13 individual proposals pertaining to Sunrise and Trademark Claims have been submitted via the SurveyMonkey form. The form is now closed.

You can download all individual proposals (including a consolidated document) from the wiki page here: https://community.icann.org/x/R6EWBg

Staff will forward the individual proposals to the Sunrise and Trademark Claims sub teams, who are tasked to conduct the initial vetting of the individual proposals.

Thank you to the Working Group members who made contributions/input via the proposal submission.

Best Regards,
Mary, Julie, Berry, Ariel

From: Ariel Liang <ariel.liang at icann.org<mailto:ariel.liang at icann.org>>
Date: Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at 11:49 PM
To: "gnso-rpm-wg at icann.org<mailto:gnso-rpm-wg at icann.org>" <gnso-rpm-wg at icann.org<mailto:gnso-rpm-wg at icann.org>>
Subject: Closing Tomorrow: Individual Proposal for Sunrise & Trademark Claims

Dear RPM Working Group members,

Please be so kind to note that George Kirikos submitted six (6) individual proposals pertaining to Sunrise and Trademark Claims. You may access the proposals here: https://community.icann.org/x/R6EWBg

Furthermore, staff would like to take the opportunity and remind you of the individual proposal submission deadline, which is EOB tomorrow (Wednesday, 27 March 2019).

Please submit your proposal via the online form here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SunriseClaims. If you have technical difficulty accessing the online form, please contact ariel.liang at icann.org<mailto:ariel.liang at icann.org> for assistance.

Detailed requirements for individual proposals are included below.

Best Regards,
Mary, Julie, Berry, Ariel

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As noted in Section 7 of the Co-Chairs’ Proposed Process for Sunrise and Trademark Claims Sub Teams:

  *   Individual WG members may submit their additional proposals, on behalf of one or more members, (including any specific proposals that were raised during earlier discussions, e.g., during the WG’s previous (January to July 2017) discussions of the TMCH when proposals relating to its structure and operations were solicited) to the relevant Sub Teams:
     *   The submission period will open on 31 January 2019 and remain open till 27 March 2019;
     *   WG members do not necessarily need to rely on Sub Team proposals to develop individual proposals (this is why the submission period for individual proposals opens before the Sub Teams complete their discussion of and make decisions on Sub Team proposals);
  *   Each individual proposal shall be succinct and specific, and may be accompanied by a justification statement of no more than 500 words. It should state the operational or policy rationale for the proposal, and should also cite any evidence in support of it. Such evidence may be information developed by the relevant Sub Team, or documented in other sources;
  *   Sub Teams conduct the initial vetting of individual proposals, determine the level of support within the Sub Teams (e.g., based on data collected), and recommend to the full 3 WG whether to include each of the individual proposals in the Initial Report for the solicitation of public comment, along with an accompanying rationale;
  *   The Sub Teams’ Summary Tables and reports to the WG should note which individual proposals constitute Sub Team recommendations for inclusion in the Initial Report (using the same standard of wide support as for Sub Team proposals, above) and which do not.

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