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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Dear All,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='color:black'>Please see below the action items and notes captured by staff from the<span class=apple-converted-space> </span>RPM Trademark Claims Sub Team meeting held on<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span>23 January 2019<span class=apple-converted-space><span style='color:black'> </span></span><span style='color:black'>(17:00-18:00 UTC). Staff have posted to the wiki space the action items and notes. <b><i>Please note that these<span class=apple-converted-space> </span>are<span class=apple-converted-space> </span>high-level notes and are not meant as a substitute for the recording, chat room, or transcript</i></b><i>.</i> The recording, AC chat,<span class=apple-converted-space> </span>transcript<span class=apple-converted-space> </span>and attendance records are posted on the wiki<span class=apple-converted-space> </span>at: </span><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/RARPMRIAGPWG/2019-01-23+Sub+team+for+Trademark+Claims+Data+Review">https://community.icann.org/display/RARPMRIAGPWG/2019-01-23+Sub+team+for+Trademark+Claims+Data+Review</a>. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='color:black'>Best Regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='color:black'>Julie</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='color:black'>Julie Hedlund, Policy Director</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='color:black'>==</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><b><span style='color:black'>NOTES & ACTION ITEMS</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Actions:</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='color:black'>Sub Team Homework (see separate message for instructions)</span></u></b><span style='color:black'>:</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='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'>By Tuesday, 29 January 2019 at 17:00 UTC, the Trademark Claims Sub Team is tasked to provide input in the Google Docs set up for:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in;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' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><b><u>Claims Charter Question 1:</u><span class=apple-converted-space> </span></b><span class=apple-converted-space> <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__docs.google.com_document_d_1xIdqJc89FkVStHuceMBeShWVWD0JRD185FY5ZUjySLo_edit-3Fusp-3Dsharing&d=DwMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=adDIs0WEx_lLwFfrsdovxTYY8GkRHo5ibc8SR3Npdh8&m=IanCIl90cpTBjCUNllGX8eUPfZOM1fHvsJ4Qt1ap_jU&s=8tJVGcVrk_TAlqOQAW9xlquIGheOwdq75v-Zej06fso&e=">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xIdqJc89FkVStHuceMBeShWVWD0JRD185FY5ZUjySLo/edit?usp=sharing [docs.google.com]</a></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><b><u>Claims Charter Question 2</u></b>:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__docs.google.com_document_d_1P2mckW-5FnLHiyffxLhT6h2NCWfpjwAcXQ4zjG1-2Dc2sac_edit-3Fusp-3Dsharing&d=DwMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=adDIs0WEx_lLwFfrsdovxTYY8GkRHo5ibc8SR3Npdh8&m=IanCIl90cpTBjCUNllGX8eUPfZOM1fHvsJ4Qt1ap_jU&s=UQ_f4E0U_lSJLAZcBLmcFdX9YmwzFISnCdvrvc2ICUc&e=">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P2mckW_nLHiyffxLhT6h2NCWfpjwAcXQ4zjG1-c2sac/edit?usp=sharing [docs.google.com]</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><b><u>See also the analysis tool at</u></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#172B4D'>:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__docs.google.com_spreadsheets_d_1SzvdmVhY8dZ4I-5FZGVoN5lOSueHNzbm1jQErssAJI8QQ_edit-3Fusp-3Dsharing&d=DwMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=adDIs0WEx_lLwFfrsdovxTYY8GkRHo5ibc8SR3Npdh8&m=IanCIl90cpTBjCUNllGX8eUPfZOM1fHvsJ4Qt1ap_jU&s=nUflLAyFS1TcRbW5J2ZA46tXqWQmmyXPKvMz2V3z9Gs&e=">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SzvdmVhY8dZ4I_ZGVoN5lOSueHNzbm1jQErssAJI8QQ/edit?usp=sharing [docs.google.com]</a></span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Notes:</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>1. Updates to Statements of Interest: No updates provided.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>2. Continue survey analysis:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>2.1 Claims Charter Question 5<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>-- On Kristine's comments on sunk costs -- we are looking both backwards and forwards. There are sunk costs, but we have to look to the future and new entrants to the registry market wouldn't have those sunk costs. Future registry operators wouldn't be the same as current registry operators. Perhaps ICANN could offer open source software so there is no advantage to existing registry operators.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>-- Noting that the survey was of current participants/registry operators.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>-- Seems that respondents want to choose (registry survey).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>-- From a registrar perspective the registries might want to be different, but it's difficult for registrars to explain those differences to registrants.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>2. 2 Claims Charter Question 2<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>-- From the registry and registrar tabs, whether the period should be extended. Data seems to suggest eliminated or shortened. For (d) didn't find anything in the survey. For (e) hinted that it would be desirable. Registries expressed concerns.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>2.3 Additional Comments on Claims Charter Question 1<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>-- Tend to agree that there seems to be a bifurcation in the survey between the ICANN-promoted sample and the panel.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>2.4 Additional Comments on Claims Charter Question 3<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>-- Generally agreed that the claims notice could be improved. Kristine's point is that the claims notice is meeting its intended purpose in deterring, and it may be discouraging other people who would have a right to register. It has possibly reduced cybersquatting. You could answer "yes" to 3(a) and still say it could be improved.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>-- Agreement in the Sub Team that current language of the notice can be improved. If the WG makes a recommendation we don't have to agree on the language of the notice, but guidance on how it could be improved. How it could be improved could depend on how we deal with other questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>-- Can be improved, but answers of some respondents indicates that the notice is confusing or unclear.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>-- Re: 3(b) -- Seems the question has an inherent bias as worded/confusing. Need to figure out the intent. The question here is if we are obligated or want to address the problem that registrars discovered -- practicalities of a claims notice and timing out -- consider whether to address or not. Is this a problem we want to address.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>-- Re 3(b) -- Question 12 -- 15 of 17 respondents (registrars) offer pre-order systems for new gTLD domain names and are affected by the issue of timing out. Points to this being a problem to solve. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>-- G75 of Registry & Registrar tab talked about it from the order flow (answers from Registrars). How the current state of the order flow in terms of the Registrars implementing the notice, but not how they would like it in future.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>2.5 Additional Comments on Claims Charter Question 4<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>-- Kristine's comments: It's about balance -- some matches are deemed worthy of preventative tools, like the claims notices, some are relegated to curative. The STI and IRT was a balance of what you got versus what you gave. Be careful not to tip the balance.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>-- Little if any data for 4(b), (c), (d) from the survey.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>-- Re: (b)-(d) we have a proposal from Shatan/Winterfeldt/Graham re expanded matches. Not sure if the proposal is technically feasible. TM owner survey asked about issues with exact and non-exact matches. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>3. AOB:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>3.1 Next meeting 30 January - Homework assignment will be to begin the review of the previously collected data.</span> <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>