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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Trademark Claims Sub Team members, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Per Sub Team Co-Chairs’ determination, the<span style="color:black"> closing date of the Discussion Thread for the Trademark Claims Agreed Charter Question 2 has been extended. It will remain open until
<b>23:59 UTC on 29 May</b>. <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">The extension is granted due to its overlap with the Trademark Claims Agreed Charter Question 5. The Discussion Thread for TM Claims Q5 will also remain open until 23:59 UTC on 29 May 2019.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">You may wish to reference the latest version<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Summary Table (as of 17 May 2019), pages 8-13</b>, for your review/input:
<a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/102138613/%5BClaims%20Summary%20Table%5D%20%2817%20May%202019%29.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1558112544184&api=v2">
https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/102138613/%5BClaims%20Summary%20Table%5D%20%2817%20May%202019%29.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1558112544184&api=v2</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Mary, Julie, Ariel</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Ariel Liang <ariel.liang@icann.org><br>
<b>Date: </b>Thursday, April 18, 2019 at 11:48 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>"gnso-rpm-trademark@icann.org" <gnso-rpm-trademark@icann.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[Discussion Thread] TM Claims Q2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">Dear Trademark Claims Sub Team members,
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<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>Trademark Claims Agreed Charter Question 2</b>, including <b>Individual Proposals #1 and #12</b>.
</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="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
<b>draft answers </b>to the following questions regarding the individual proposals:
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="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?</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:black">b. In light of the Individual Proposal, are any modifications to the current “tentative answers & preliminary recommendations” needed?
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:black">c. Should any additional Sub Team recommendations be made in relation to the Agreed Charter Question?
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<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></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="color:black;background:yellow">Summary Table
</span><span style="color:black">(Pages 6-12)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<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 class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/102138613/%5BClaims%20Summary%20Table%5D%20%2816%20April%202019%29.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1555515784000&api=v2">https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/102138613/%5BClaims%20Summary%20Table%5D%20%2816%20April%202019%29.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1555515784000&api=v2</a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Agreed Trademark Claims Question 2</span><span style="color:black"> (Pages 6-7)</span></b><span style="color:black"><br>
If the answers to the agreed Claims question 1(a) is “no” or 1(b) is “yes”, or if it could be better: What about the Trademark Claims Notice and/or the Notice of Registered Name should be adjusted, added or eliminated in order for it to have its intended effect,
under each of the following questions?</span></p>
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(a) Should the Claims period be extended - if so, for how long (up to permanently)?</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="color:black">Proposed Answer: </span></u></b><span style="color:black">Registries should have the option to extend the Claims Period. The Sub Team noted, however, that there is data indicating an extension will not be
advisable as a matter of policy.</span></p>
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(b) Should the Claims period be shortened?</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="color:black">Proposed Answer: </span></u></b><span style="color:black">The Claims Period should not be shortened.</span></p>
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(c) Should the Claims period be mandatory?</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="color:black">Proposed Answer: </span></u></b><span style="color:black">The Claims Period should be mandatory and be consistently applied to all TLDs. However, registries should have certain degree of flexibility to create
a suitable business model in carrying out the Claims Period.</span></p>
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(d) Should any TLDs be exempt from the Claims RPM and if so, which ones and why?</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="color:black">Proposed Answer: </span></u></b><span style="color:black">Some TLDs should be exempt from the Claims RPM.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Potential Question for Public Comment</u></b>: Is there a use case for exempting a TLD from the requirement of a mandatory Claims Period due to the particular nature of the TLD?</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:black"><br>
(e) Should the proof of use requirements for Sunrise be extended to include the issuance of TMCH notices?</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="color:black">Proposed Answer: </span></u></b>The Sub Team agreed that this is an issue for the full Working Group when discussing the TMCH. The Sub Team also needs to review George Kirkios’s individual proposal (#2?)
regarding extending the proof of use requirements for Sunrise to include the issuance of TMCH notices.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="color:black">Draft Recommendation:</span></u></b><span style="color:black"> In general, the Sub Team recommends that the current requirement for a mandatory Claims Period be maintained, including for the minimum initial
90-day period when a TLD opens for general registration. In addition, the Sub Team recommends that public comment be sought on whether there is a use case for exempting a TLD from the requirement of a mandatory Claims Period due to the particular nature of
the TLD. Such type of TLD might include: (i) restricted TLDs that bar any commercial use due to their terms of use or acceptable use policy; and (ii) “Dot Brand” TLDs whose proposed registration model demonstrates that the use of a Claims service is unnecessary.
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Individual Proposals</span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">Please reference the following pages in the Summary Table for the draft answers to the three questions regarding the individual proposals. Links to the individual proposals are also included
below. </span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="color:black">Proposal
</span>#1 (Pages 7-8): </b><a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/102146375/Proposal%231.pdf?api=v2">https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/102146375/Proposal%231.pdf?api=v2</a><b>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="color:black">Proposal
</span>#12 (Pages 8-9): </b><a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/102146375/Proposal%2312.pdf?api=v2">https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/102146375/Proposal%2312.pdf?api=v2</a>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">Best Regards,</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">Mary, Julie, Ariel
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