[gnso-rpm-wg] Improving transparency of TMCH sunrise registrations via WHOIS

George Kirikos icann at leap.com
Tue Apr 11 21:14:53 UTC 2017


Hi folks,

I recall when .info/biz and other "old new gTLDs" (for lack of a
better term!) launched, they had sunrises (that were gamed, of
course). But, one thing that they did well was that they actually
published in the WHOIS the trademark jurisdiction and trademark
registration number that was relied upon to gain the domain name in
the sunrise period.

For example, the historical WHOIS (from DomainTools) for Verizon.info
on 2004-03-13 was:

https://research.domaintools.com/research/whois-history/search/?q=verizon.info&date=2004-03-13&origin=permalink

Domain ID:D57221-LRMS
Domain Name:VERIZON.INFO
Created On:09-Aug-2001 23:19:13 UTC
Last Updated On:31-Mar-2003 22:09:28 UTC
Expiration Date:09-Aug-2007 23:19:13 UTC
Trademark Name:verizon
Trademark Date:2000-10-01
Trademark Country:US
Trademark Number:11,588
Sponsoring Registrar:R151-LRMS
Status:ACTIVE
Status:CLIENT LOCK
Status:OK
Registrant ID:C2923346-LRMS
Registrant Name:Verizon Trademark Services LLC
Registrant Organization:Verizon Trademark Services LLC
Registrant Street1:1320 North Court House Road
Registrant City:Arlington
Registrant State/Province:VA
Registrant Postal Code:22201
Registrant Country:US
Registrant Phone:+1.9727184800
Registrant FAX:+1.9727183946
Registrant Email:christian.andersen at verizon.com

That was on display for many years. I noticed that the WHOIS output
has changed, to eliminate that information for .info: e.g. today's
WHOIS:

https://whois.domaintools.com/verizon.info

Domain Name: VERIZON.INFO
Registry Domain ID: D57221-LRMS
Registrar WHOIS Server:
Registrar URL: http://www.markmonitor.com
Updated Date: 2015-07-08T09:17:33Z
Creation Date: 2001-08-09T23:19:13Z
Registry Expiry Date: 2017-08-09T23:19:13Z
Registrar Registration Expiration Date:
Registrar: MarkMonitor Inc.
Registrar IANA ID: 292
Registrar Abuse Contact Email:
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone:
Reseller:
Domain Status: clientDeleteProhibited
https://icann.org/epp#clientDeleteProhibited
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited
https://icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited
Domain Status: clientUpdateProhibited
https://icann.org/epp#clientUpdateProhibited
Registry Registrant ID: C47695397-LRMS
Registrant Name: Verizon Trademark Services LLC
Registrant Organization: Verizon Trademark Services LLC
Registrant Street: 1320 North Court House Road
Registrant City: Arlington
Registrant State/Province: VA
Registrant Postal Code: 22201
Registrant Country: US
Registrant Phone: +1.7033513164
Registrant Phone Ext:
Registrant Fax: +1.7033513669
Registrant Fax Ext:
Registrant Email: domainlegalcontact at verizon.com

doesn't have the trademark details, etc. any longer.

1) Why isn't there a requirement to show the TM details for sunrise
registrations in WHOIS for new gTLDs? That certainly helped expose all
the gaming when .info/biz launched.

2) Why did registries (all thick WHOIS, of course) stop publishing
that information for "old new gTLDs" like .info/biz?

Sincerely,

George Kirikos
416-588-0269
http://www.leap.com/


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