[gnso-rpm-wg] A Proposal for Smarter Non-Exact Matches

Thu Jun 1 14:03:36 UTC 2017

Hi Brian,

why should such "telescoped terms" be protected at all? To take but two 
of your examples:

sie.men - Siemen is a Dutch name. Sie also means "You" formally in German.

NES.cafe - So if I wanted to open a retro-style gaming cafe for the 
Nintendo Entertainment System, that would trigger your proposed 
protections?

It seems to be assumed that if a string matches or is similar to a 
trademarked term, its registration equates to cybersquatting, but that 
is not the case. Such protections are overreaching and infringing on the 
ability of legitimate users of such strings.

A trademark is only violated if the domain is used in a violating way or 
if the intent of the registration is to deprive or to extort from the 
trademark holder. ANY other use of the term is likely to be legitimate 
and should not in any way be made more difficult than any other domain 
registration.

Best,

Volker

Am 31.05.2017 um 20:28 schrieb Winterfeldt, Brian J.:
>
> Dear all:
>
> In response to a comment made on our call today suggesting that the 
> attached, well drafted, proposal is a “comprehensive” representation 
> of cybersquatting through non-exact matches, we offer a few additional 
> examples:
>
> 1.Telescoped Terms:  These variations leverage TLD extensions as part 
> of an identical or non-exact match trademark.  For example, 
> COCA-CO.LA, SIE.MEN and NES.CAFE.
>
> 2.Related Brand Names:  These variations either improperly attempt to 
> use trademarks in a generic sense, or create consumer confusion 
> concerning the relationship between two or more otherwise unrelated 
> trademarks.  For example, GOOGLELINKEDIN.COM.
>
> We are no longer surprised by the new and inventive ways 
> cybersquatters develop each day to create consumer confusion online, 
> and would strongly caution against any characterization as truly 
> comprehensive.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Brian
>
> *Brian J. Winterfeldt*
>
> Co-Head of Global Brand Management and Internet Practice
>
> Mayer Brown LLP
>
> *From:*gnso-rpm-wg-bounces at icann.org 
> <mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces at icann.org> 
> [mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces at icann.org] *On Behalf Of *Greg Shatan
> *Sent:* Monday, May 29, 2017 10:12 PM
> *To:* gnso-rpm-wg
> *Subject:* [gnso-rpm-wg] A Proposal for Smarter Non-Exact Matches
>
> All,
>
> As I've mentioned earlier, I think that a proposal to use non-exact 
> matches other than "mark contained" matches ("dumb matches") makes 
> sense to pursue.  Various types of matches have been discussed; 
> however, there has been no actual proposal for "smarter" matches that 
> can be used by the group.
>
> The attached proposal seek to fill that gap.  It is more in the nature 
> of an addendum to the initial proposal on non-exact matches.  However, 
> it does provide a more formal proposal on the types of non-exact 
> matches to be considered.  The intent is to provide a sufficient 
> framework to discuss these types of non-exact matches and to add these 
> non-exact matches to the proposal.
>
> I hope that this helpful to the work of the group.
>
> Greg
>
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