[gnso-rpm-wg] [renamed] Back to Question #7

Paul Keating Paul at law.es
Wed May 3 12:57:03 UTC 2017


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From:  <gnso-rpm-wg-bounces at icann.org> on behalf of Kathy Kleiman
<kathy at kathykleiman.com>
Date:  Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at 10:20 PM
To:  <gnso-rpm-wg at icann.org>
Subject:  [gnso-rpm-wg] [renamed] Back to Question #7

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> Hi Paul,
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> Let me echo your respect and appreciation for "GNSO Policy, as developed by
> the IRT and STI" and adopted by the Board as reflected in the AGB".  I agree!
> J. Scott made a similar point re: the existence of the Sunrise Period and TM
> Claims itself -- all a product of the original process. These were tough
> compromises negotiated carefully and worked on in good faith by the
> participants and their stakeholder groups.
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> To that list of original agreements, we must add the bar against acceptance of
> trademarks into the TMCH database with styling, design or logo. The STI could
> not have been more clear in what it adopted for addition to the TMCH database
> -- text marks outside of logos or designs. The GNSO Council adopted the
> language, then the ICANN Board adopted it and it was placed in the Applicant
> Guidebook. Exactly as you have outlined above. In this case, the original text
> of the adopted rules is:
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> "The TC [Trademark Clearinghouse] Database should be required to include
> nationally or multinationally registered "text mark" trademarks, from all
> jurisdictions (including countries where there is no substantive review). (The
> trademarks to be included in the TC are text marks because "design marks"
> provide protection for letters and words only within the context of their
> design or logo and the STI was under a mandate not to expand existing
> trademark rights.)"
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> As the TMCH was created, and the Sunrise Period and TM Claims, so too were
> these limits created to balance a system which to many (echoing Paul Keating's
> earlier thought) provided unprecedented rights of preemption to trademark
> owners. It all flows from the same page...
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> Best, Kathy
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>> It depends on your definition of the status quo, I suppose.  If the status
>> quo is the GNSO Policy, as developed by the IRT and STI and adopted by the
>> Board as reflected in the AGB, meaning no mention of GIs in the TMCH, then
>> the status quo seems just fine.  However, if the status quo is that GIs have
>> creeped into TMCH via the TMCH provider, than the status quo needs to be
>> challenged.  
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>> From: gnso-rpm-wg-bounces at icann.org [mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces at icann.org] On
>> Behalf Of Paul Keating
>>  Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2017 12:54 PM
>>  To: Jonathan Agmon <jonathan.agmon at ip-law.legal>
>> <mailto:jonathan.agmon at ip-law.legal>
>>  Cc: J. Scott Evans via gnso-rpm-wg <gnso-rpm-wg at icann.org>
>> <mailto:gnso-rpm-wg at icann.org>
>>  Subject: Re: [gnso-rpm-wg] Agenda and documents for Working Group call this
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>> Frankly I would like to know.
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>> Paul Keating, Esq.
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>>  On Apr 30, 2017, at 5:21 PM, Jonathan Agmon <jonathan.agmon at ip-law.legal>
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>>> It's a good question that we can research, but given that some members of
>>> the group are less open to explore if registered GIs should be in the TMCH
>>> or not, I question if the entire exercise is not a waste of time.
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>>> As I just suggested since there seems to be some disagreement (between US
>>> and other practitioners) perhaps leaving the status quo is best at this
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>>>      Jonathan Agmon (胡韩森) Advocate, Director Attorney and Counsellor at Law
>>> (admitted in New York) jonathan.agmon at ip-law.legal
>>> <mailto:jonathan.agmon at ip-law.legal>  www.ip-law.legal
>>> <http://www.ip-law.legal>
>>>   T SG +65 6532 2577   T US +1 212 999 6180           T IL +972 9 950 7000
>>> F IL +972 9 950 5500               Soroker Agmon Nordman Pte Ltd. 133 New
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>>> From: paul at law.es
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>>> Sent: 30 April 2017 19:01
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>>> To: jonathan.agmon at ip-law.legal
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>>> Cc: gregshatanipc at gmail.com;  gnso-rpm-wg at icann.org
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>>> Subject: Re: [gnso-rpm-wg] Agenda and documents for Working Group call this
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>>> This is a great thread and I find Greg's explanations are very helpful.
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>>> Question:  are GI's registered in a "GI registry" but NOT in a trademark
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>>>  On 30 Apr 2017, at 11:28, Jonathan Agmon <jonathan.agmon at ip-law.legal>
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>>>> When I used the word “mark”, I didn’t mean “trademark”. I was making a
>>>> distinction between a “mark” and a “trade mark” because I was trying to
>>>> state that various forms of indicators can become trademarks. Thus, the
>>>> term “mark” is not reserved to trademarks, unless it is applied in the
>>>> legal sense. If it is applied in the legal sense it is synonymous with the
>>>> word “sign”.
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>>>> WIPO’s use of the word “sign” with respect to GIs should not be an
>>>> indication that WIPO specifically wished to exclude “marks” from this
>>>> definition because some other (non-US) legal systems define a trademark as
>>>> a “sign” capable of distinguishing goods (or services) of one undertaking
>>>> from those of other undertakings. See UK’s Trade Marks Act, 1994, s. 1.
>>>> Under the UK TM Act GIS are collective trademarks. It states that: “a
>>>> collective mark may be registered which consists of signs or indications
>>>> which may serve, in trade, to designate the geographical origin of the
>>>> goods or services.”
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>>>> I think that the rest of the discussion is not relevant to my point,
>>>> because I am advocating the we should allow GI that have been registered
>>>> into the TMCH because they are signs capable of disguising goods of one
>>>> undertaking from those of other undertakings.
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>>>> Assuming we agree to have GIs that are registered in a national trademark
>>>> registry into the TMCH, why do you object to having the same signs that are
>>>> registered in a national GI registry into the TMCH?
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>>>>      Jonathan Agmon (胡韩森) Advocate, Director Attorney and Counsellor at Law
>>>> (admitted in New York) jonathan.agmon at ip-law.legal
>>>> <mailto:jonathan.agmon at ip-law.legal>  www.ip-law.legal
>>>> <http://www.ip-law.legal>
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>>>> F IL +972 9 950 5500               Soroker Agmon Nordman Pte Ltd. 133 New
>>>> Bridge Road, #13-02, 059413 SINGAPORE  8 Hahoshlim Street P.O. Box 12425
>>>> 4672408 Herzliya, ISRAEL
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>>>> From: Greg Shatan [mailto:gregshatanipc at gmail.com]
>>>>  Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2017 8:11 AM
>>>>  To: Jonathan Agmon <jonathan.agmon at ip-law.legal>
>>>>  Cc: J. Scott Evans <jsevans at adobe.com>; Massimo <Massimo at origin-gi.com>;
>>>> J. Scott Evans via gnso-rpm-wg <gnso-rpm-wg at icann.org>
>>>>  Subject: Re: [gnso-rpm-wg] Agenda and documents for Working Group call
>>>> this week
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>>>> On Sat, Apr 29, 2017 at 10:59 PM, Jonathan Agmon
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>>>> ​No, GIs are not "word marks." That is the point you are trying to prove.
>>>> Stating it to prove the point is circular.  They may be words (or designs,
>>>> or combinations of words and designs).  If by word "mark," you mean a
>>>> trademark, then that is not true.  If you don't mean a trademark, then what
>>>> definition of "mark" are you using?  I note that WIPO, in defining GIs,
>>>> uses "sign" and not "mark".  GIs may be words, and they may signify
>>>> something, but they are not trademarks, unless and until they are
>>>> registered as trademarks.  Using the word "mark" to refer to both
>>>> "trademarks" and "not trademarks" essentially strips it of meaning.
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>>>> ​It is not.  PARMA is a word.  It is not per se a word mark.  Whether it's
>>>> a "word mark" depends on whether it is registered as a trademark (putting
>>>> aside "common law" marks, since they are generally not accepted into the
>>>> TMCH unless they are "court-validated").  If it is used in a way that
>>>> qualifies as a trademark under the trademark laws of a particular
>>>> jurisdiction as a trademark of some sort, and it is registered as a
>>>> trademark, then it is a trademark (or a "word mark" if you wish).  If it is
>>>> a GI and it is registered as such, or if it is not registered at all, it is
>>>> not a trademark.
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>>>> ​Yes, but that hardly proves your point.  Quite the opposite.  There are
>>>> currently seven registrations for PARMA (without any other words) on the US
>>>> trademark register.  With one exception, these trademarks are clearly not
>>>> functioning in any way akin to a GI.
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>>>> Five are "standard form" registrations (text without any type of
>>>> formatting) for PARMA, owned by five different registrants for the
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>>>>  1.       Hard wood flooring; Engineered wood flooring; Laminate flooring;
>>>> Luxury vinyl tile.
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>>>>  2.       Restaurant and bar services, namely, fine dining restaurant
>>>> services.
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>>>>  3.       Faucets, shower heads and faucet sets. Towel rings,
>>>> clothes-drying racks; bath accessories, namely, cup holders, toothbrush
>>>> holders and soap dishes.
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>>>>  5.    Fluid pumps-namely, irrigation and drainage pumps, sewerage and sump
>>>> pumps, tractor-drawn farm implements-namely, corrugators, crop toppers, and
>>>> beet cleaners.
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>>>>  One is a registration for "PARMA!" (with an exclamation point) for
>>>> "Flavourings and seasonings; Food seasonings; Seasonings."
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>>>>  One is a registration for PARMA Plus Design (consisting of the word
>>>> "PARMA" inside a stylized crown) for "Ham Products."  This registration is
>>>> owned by CONSORZIO DEL PROSCIUTTO DI PARMA ASSOCIATION ITALY Largo
>>>> Calamandrei 1/A Parma (PR) ITALY, as a Certification Mark, with the
>>>> statement: "The certification mark, as used by persons authorized by the
>>>> certifier, certifies the regional origin of the products and certifies that
>>>> those products conform to the production process, size, shape, weight,
>>>> curing, slicing and packaging requirements promulgated by the certifier."
>>>> I assume this is the registration you are referring to (particularly since
>>>> there is no "standard form" registration for PARMA owned by the CONSORZIO
>>>> DEL PROSCIUTTO DI PARMA).
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>>>>  The CONSORZIO DEL PROSCIUTTO DI PARMA also owns two other Certification
>>>> Mark registrations containing the word PARMA: One for PARMA HAM ("Ham"
>>>> disclaimed) and one for PROSCIUTTO DI PARMA ("Prosciutto" disclaimed).
>>>> Both of these are standard form registrations.  (
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>>>>  Notably, there is a registration for PARMA BRAND Plus Design (consisting
>>>> of the words PARMA BRAND in a circle with a flying eagle clutching a
>>>> sausage in its talons) ("Brand" disclaimed) for MEAT PRODUCTS-NAMELY,
>>>> SAUSAGE, SALAMI, CAPICOLLO, LUNCH MEATS, owned by Parma Sausage Products,
>>>> Inc. of Pittsburgh, PA.  This registration predates all of the
>>>> registrations owned by the Consorzio.
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>>>>  Interestingly, all three of the Consorzio's applications were refused
>>>> registration by the USPTO based on the PARMA BRAND Plus Design registration
>>>> (which at that time included "Prosciutto" among its goods and services).
>>>> (For all those talking about "scope of protection" of text + design marks,
>>>> this is a great example to consider -- the two text-only marks and the
>>>> PARMA (and Crown) mark were refused registration by PARMA Brand plus a
>>>> sausage-toting eagle.  Clearly the scope of the PARMA Brand registration
>>>> extended beyond the context of its design.)  The Consorzio del Prosciutto
>>>> di Parma and Parma Sausage Products entered into a settlement agreement,
>>>> whereby Parma Sausage agreed to remove "prosciutto" from its goods and
>>>> services, which allowed the Consorzio applications to proceed to
>>>> registration on the trademark register.
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>>>>  Then, and only then, did the PARMA (and Crown), PARMA HAM and PROSCIUTTO
>>>> DI PARMA "signs" become trademarks (assuming they were not registered as
>>>> trademarks elsewhere first).  These registrations could be relied on to
>>>> register PARMA, PARMA HAM and PROSCIUTTO DI PARMA in the TMCH (noting there
>>>> is still some disagreement in the WG whether the crown in the PARMA
>>>> registration somehow disqualifies it from serving as the basis for entry of
>>>> PARMA into the TMCH).
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>>>>  Of course, each of the first six registrations above could also form the
>>>> basis for entering PARMA into the TMCH (the sixth by excluding the "!").
>>>> None of these are GIs, of course.  And the PARMA BRAND registration could
>>>> form the basis for entering PARMA BRAND into the TMCH (again noting the
>>>> disagreement on how such text plus design marks should be handled). This
>>>> too, is not a GI, even if it used for meat products (but not prosciutto)
>>>> made in the great city of Pittsburgh, PA. https://www.parmasausage.com/
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>>>> ​Hope that helps.​  I've attached a document with some of the info referred
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>>>>>   <image001.png>   Jonathan Agmon (胡韩森) Advocate, Director Attorney and
>>>>> Counsellor at Law (admitted in New York) jonathan.agmon at ip-law.legal
>>>>> www.ip-law.legal <http://www.ip-law.legal>
>>>>>   T SG +65 6532 2577 <tel:+65%206532%202577>    T US +1 212 999 6180
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>>>>> From: Greg Shatan [mailto:gregshatanipc at gmail.com]
>>>>>  Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2017 5:37 PM
>>>>>  To: Jonathan Agmon <jonathan.agmon at ip-law.legal>
>>>>>  Cc: J. Scott Evans <jsevans at adobe.com>; Massimo <Massimo at origin-gi.com>;
>>>>> J. Scott Evans via gnso-rpm-wg <gnso-rpm-wg at icann.org>
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>>>>>  Subject: Re: [gnso-rpm-wg] Agenda and documents for Working Group call
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>>>>> Flowing from that, the population of the TMCH database needs to serve RPMs
>>>>> -- Trademark Sunrise and/or Trademark Claims.  GIs are not consistently
>>>>> treated as trademarks, and where they are, it is often because they
>>>>> separately and independently meet the criteria set for trademarks such as
>>>>> certification marks.  Claiming that GIs are trademarks (or even "marks")
>>>>> is not something I can support, based on 30.5 years of practice (as long
>>>>> as we are counting rings on trees, so to speak).  Why would GIs go into a
>>>>> trademark database?  Mixing GIs and trademarks as if they were
>>>>> indistinguishable makes no sense.  Further, it makes no sense to even
>>>>> discuss any changes to the TMCH, or the establishment of additional
>>>>> databases, until we discuss changes or additions to the RPMs such as
>>>>> Trademark Sunrise and Trademark Claims.  A record in the TMCH without a
>>>>> corresponding RPM cannot be seriously contemplated.  Until one identifies
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>>>>> into the TMCH on the theory that GIs are trademarks is not the right way
>>>>> to avoid that discussion.  That some GIs are sometimes trademarks in some
>>>>> jurisdictions and sometimes also qualify as trademarks in other
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>>>>>>   <image001.png>   Jonathan Agmon (胡韩森) Advocate, Director Attorney and
>>>>>> Counsellor at Law (admitted in New York) jonathan.agmon at ip-law.legal
>>>>>> <mailto:jonathan.agmon at ip-law.legal>  www.ip-law.legal
>>>>>> <http://www.ip-law.legal>
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>>>>>> From: Massimo at origin-gi.com
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>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Sent: 29 April 2017 22:48
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> To: jsevans at adobe.com
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Cc: jonathan.agmon at ip-law.legal; gnso-rpm-wg at icann.org
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Subject: RE: [gnso-rpm-wg] Agenda and documents for Working Group call
>>>>>> this week
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>      
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> The EU, as all the other countries having GIs independent system,
>>>>>> provides transparent registration systems, with opposition procedures. So
>>>>>> registration is needed in the EU too. Two different views (independent /
>>>>>> sui generis systems or trademark), both legitimate at the international
>>>>>> level. 
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>  Best, Massimo
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> From: J. Scott Evans <mailto:jsevans at adobe.com>
>>>>>>  Sent: ‎29.‎04.‎2017 16:02
>>>>>>  To: Massimo <mailto:Massimo at origin-gi.com>
>>>>>>  Cc: Jonathan Agmon <mailto:jonathan.agmon at ip-law.legal> ;
>>>>>> gnso-rpm-wg at icann.org
>>>>>>  Subject:  Re: [gnso-rpm-wg] Agenda and documents for Working Group call
>>>>>> this week
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I stand by my original point. They GI's are not protected consistently.
>>>>>> In the US, Parma is not protected without a US trademark registration.
>>>>>> Not so in Europe. Two different views on the scope of rights.
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>  Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>  On Apr 29, 2017, at 6:58 AM, Massimo <Massimo at origin-gi.com> wrote:
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> The disagreement concerns whether to protect GIs via an independent
>>>>>>> system or via trademarks, but not the GI concept itself. But for the
>>>>>>> time being countries can choose their system, and their choice is
>>>>>>> legitimate.
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  An example: prosciutto di Parma is a GI in the EU. As the product is
>>>>>>> exported in the US, the association of producers owns now a
>>>>>>> certification mark there for exactly the same name.  So Prosciutto di
>>>>>>> Parma can be for sure in the TMCH.
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  But if that product was exported only within Europe or the Asian
>>>>>>> countries I mentioned in an earlier email having independent GI systems
>>>>>>> (so no certification mark on the same name was available), do not you
>>>>>>> think that being excluded from the TMCH (as well as from dispute
>>>>>>> resolution) would have been discriminatory?
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  Again, I think we should spend more time on those issues rather than
>>>>>>> rushing to a conclusion which might not reflect the existing situation.
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  Best, Massimo
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> From: J. Scott Evans <mailto:jsevans at adobe.com>
>>>>>>>  Sent: ‎29.‎04.‎2017 15:18
>>>>>>>  To: Massimo <mailto:Massimo at origin-gi.com>
>>>>>>>  Cc: Jonathan Agmon <mailto:jonathan.agmon at ip-law.legal> ;
>>>>>>> gnso-rpm-wg at icann.org
>>>>>>>  Subject:  Re: [gnso-rpm-wg] Agenda and documents for Working Group call
>>>>>>> this week
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I spoke directly with representatives from the USPTO and I also
>>>>>>> understand USPTO representatives attended the meeting at n Copenhagen.
>>>>>>> Based on my discussions with the USPTO, I disagree that there is
>>>>>>> universal treatment of GI's that are not registered as trademarks. In
>>>>>>> fact, I know that the scope of protection for GI's has been a thorny
>>>>>>> issue in international trade negotiations since at least the 1930's. It
>>>>>>> has s not a settled point by any means.
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>  On Apr 29, 2017, at 6:08 AM, Massimo <Massimo at origin-gi.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Hi, I was trying to show that luck of understanding about GIs does not
>>>>>>> exist any more as the large majority of countries have specific laws
>>>>>>> with transparent registration processes. There is not  divergence at all
>>>>>>> in terms of  definition of the GI concept and obligation to protect that
>>>>>>> IPR concept (TRIPs Agreement). The WG should make proposals that reflect
>>>>>>> the current legal and economic reality.
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  Best, Massimo
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> From: J. Scott Evans via gnso-rpm-wg <mailto:gnso-rpm-wg at icann.org>
>>>>>>>  Sent: ‎29.‎04.‎2017 14:46
>>>>>>>  To: Jonathan Agmon <mailto:jonathan.agmon at ip-law.legal>
>>>>>>>  Cc: gnso-rpm-wg at icann.org
>>>>>>>  Subject:  Re: [gnso-rpm-wg] Agenda and documents for Working Group call
>>>>>>> this week
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I disagree. I was on the IRT. GI's were never discussed. It is precisely
>>>>>>> because there is no universal understanding or treatment of GI's that
>>>>>>> only those GI's that are"marks" aka "trademarks" should be allowed in
>>>>>>> the TMCH. Paul Mc's proposal is the correct Avenue to address this over
>>>>>>> inclusiveness.
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>  On Apr 28, 2017, at 8:36 PM, Jonathan Agmon
>>>>>>> <jonathan.agmon at ip-law.legal> wrote:
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Paul,
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> I am not sure about the broad alignment, especially not outside the US.
>>>>>>> There are differing opinions on the issue.
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> I still disagree with you basic understanding of GIs. GIs are marks as
>>>>>>> they are comprised of text words. GIs are trademarks when they denote
>>>>>>> the source of goods. They can be registered in national trademark
>>>>>>> registries. The only difference between the US and other countries is
>>>>>>> where they are registered. This is not a basis for exclusion from the
>>>>>>> TMCH.  In most countries of the world GI registration is performed in
>>>>>>> the trademark registry (GI section) or in a specialized GI registry.
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> Since the TMCH is a very important protection rights protection
>>>>>>> mechanism, available to brand owners, and in most countries of the
>>>>>>> world, the general view is that GIs are a type of trademarks, I make the
>>>>>>> following alternative proposal:
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> “GIs comprise of word marks. When registered, GIs serve as collective
>>>>>>> trademarks. If a GI is the subject of a national trademark registration,
>>>>>>> or a national GI registration, it could have been, in the past, and may
>>>>>>> be included, in the future in, the TMCH.  For any GIs that are not the
>>>>>>> subject of a national trademark or GI registration, or otherwise
>>>>>>> qualified for registration under the Trademark Clearinghouse Guidelines,
>>>>>>> at the time of registration, which are currently registered in the TMCH,
>>>>>>> such GIs should not be renewed in the TMCH upon expiration.”
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> Finally, please note that my time zone is UTC+8.
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>    
>>>>>>>   <SANLogSmallNew_485a3de7-c8c5-4ec6-b34d-6de68607f295.png>   Jonathan
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>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> From: gnso-rpm-wg-bounces at icann.org
>>>>>>> [mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces at icann.org] On Behalf Of icannlists
>>>>>>>  Sent: Friday, April 28, 2017 9:35 PM
>>>>>>>  To: claudio di gangi <ipcdigangi at gmail.com>; Mary Wong
>>>>>>> <mary.wong at icann.org>; gnso-rpm-wg at icann.org; icannlists
>>>>>>> <icannlists at winston.com>
>>>>>>>  Subject: Re: [gnso-rpm-wg] Agenda and documents for Working Group call 
>>>>>>> this week
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> Thanks Claudio.
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> You aren’t missing anything.  The fact that the co-chairs didn’t dismiss 
>>>>>>> outright the request of a few to dig a bit deeper before moving on isn’t 
>>>>>>> unusual.  It is very ICANN.  However, that doesn’t change the reality 
>>>>>>> that there appears to be broad alignment across all sorts of the usual 
>>>>>>> lines that GIs, unless they are also registered trademarks, should not 
>>>>>>> be included in the Trademark Clearinghouse.  Further, as of now, there 
>>>>>>> is no proposal in the record to the contrary, although I do note that 
>>>>>>> Jonathan A. indicated that he may submit one. 
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> I hope you are well.  It is good to see you actively participating in an 
>>>>>>> ICANN WG again!  Welcome back.
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> Paul
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> From: claudio di gangi [mailto:ipcdigangi at gmail.com 
>>>>>>> <mailto:ipcdigangi at gmail.com> ] 
>>>>>>>  Sent: Friday, April 28, 2017 1:49 PM
>>>>>>>  To: Mary Wong <mary.wong at icann.org <mailto:mary.wong at icann.org> >; 
>>>>>>> gnso-rpm-wg at icann.org <mailto:gnso-rpm-wg at icann.org> ; icannlists 
>>>>>>> <icannlists at winston.com <mailto:icannlists at winston.com> >
>>>>>>>  Subject: Re: [gnso-rpm-wg] Agenda and documents for Working Group call 
>>>>>>> this week
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Thanks,  Paul.
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I listened to that part of the call again, and after the presentation of 
>>>>>>> the proposal, Phil took comments from George, Greg, and Jonathan (all 
>>>>>>> provided input/ideas about ways GIs could be protected) and there was a 
>>>>>>> request for staff to obtain more background on the 'marks protected by 
>>>>>>> statute or treaty' language.
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> There didn't seem to be a conclusion, hence my earlier email about next 
>>>>>>> steps.
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Please let me know if I missing something.
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Claudio
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Fri, Apr 28, 2017 at 2:09 PM icannlists <icannlists at winston.com> 
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Thanks Claudio.  However, after the last WG call I thought we had 
>>>>>>> reached the opposite conclusion that there was little or no interest in 
>>>>>>> taking up the GIs issue at this time.  Jonathan A. thought he might put 
>>>>>>> forward a third proposal on GIs, but I haven’t seen that yet on this (or 
>>>>>>> at least I don’t think I have).  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> Paul
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> From: gnso-rpm-wg-bounces at icann.org 
>>>>>>> <mailto: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 claudio di gangi
>>>>>>>  Sent: Friday, April 28, 2017 12:58 PM
>>>>>>>  To: Mary Wong <mary.wong at icann.org <mailto:mary.wong at icann.org> >; 
>>>>>>> gnso-rpm-wg at icann.org <mailto:gnso-rpm-wg at icann.org> 
>>>>>>>  Subject: Re: [gnso-rpm-wg] Agenda and documents for Working Group call 
>>>>>>> this week
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Mary, all,
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I just recently joined the WG, so I'm reading the listserve to get 
>>>>>>> caught up to speed. It's been very helpful and informative to review all 
>>>>>>> the contributions.
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> An initial question: is a work plan being established for addressing 
>>>>>>> issues that were discussed on Wednesday's call? 
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> For example, on Paul and Kathy's proposal related to GIs - I think the 
>>>>>>> group has identified a good issue worthy of further analysis, e.g. 
>>>>>>> should GIs be protected against registration abuse, as a consumer 
>>>>>>> safeguard in new gTLDs?
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> If that approach is supported by the analysis, they could be registered 
>>>>>>> in the limited registration period that is currently described in the 
>>>>>>> Applicant Guidebook, that takes place following the Sunrise period, 
>>>>>>> supported by the Clearinghouse or an ancillary database.
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On the basis that further analysis of this topic would be helpful to 
>>>>>>> inform WG deliberations, where should it take place - on the Sunrise 
>>>>>>> subteam or somewhere else?
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I'm looking forward to working with everyone on the team.
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Claudio
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
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>>>>>>>  
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>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 2:42 PM Mary Wong <mary.wong at icann.org> wrote:
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Dear all,
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> The proposed agenda for our call this Thursday at 0300 UTC (reminder: 
>>>>>>> Wednesday evening/night for those in the Americas) is as follows; please 
>>>>>>> also see the Notes that are included below:
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> 1.        Roll call (via Adobe Connect and phone bridge only); updates 
>>>>>>> to Statements of Interest
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 2.        Report on progress and status updates from the co-chairs of 
>>>>>>> the Sunrise and Claims Notice Sub Teams (Lori Schulman, Kristine Dorrain 
>>>>>>> & Michael Graham) – 5 minutes for each Sub Team update
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 3.        Discuss consolidated table of proposals received on TMCH Open 
>>>>>>> Questions 7, 8 and 10 (see Notes below)
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 4.        Notice of deadline for further follow up questions to the 
>>>>>>> Analysis Group
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 5.        Next steps/next meeting
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> Notes:
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> o    For Agenda Item #2, the composition, meeting transcripts and 
>>>>>>> current work status of each of the two Sub Teams can be viewed at their 
>>>>>>> respective wiki pages: https://community.icann.org/x/msrRAw 
>>>>>>> <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcommun
>>>>>>> ity.icann.org%2Fx%2FmsrRAw&data=02%7C01%7C%7C7347c4562ec2456efb8208d48eb
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>>>>>>> (Sunrise) and https://community.icann.org/x/psrRAw 
>>>>>>> <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcommun
>>>>>>> ity.icann.org%2Fx%2FpsrRAw&data=02%7C01%7C%7C7347c4562ec2456efb8208d48eb
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>>>>>>> (Claims).
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> o    For Agenda Item #3, please review the first attached document. This 
>>>>>>> is the tabular form of all proposals received to date on the three open 
>>>>>>> TMCH questions (Questions 7, 8 and 10) as of the 19 April deadline. 
>>>>>>> Staff has not edited the language of the proposals received, although we 
>>>>>>> have formatted them to some extent to enable easier reading, and we have 
>>>>>>> also separated out accompanying rationale and context (where this was 
>>>>>>> provided) and pasted these into a second table (starting on Page 7).
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> For your reference, we are also attaching a second document, which is a 
>>>>>>> compilation of other proposals received so far. Please note that these 
>>>>>>> proposals are being circulated for your information only, and will not 
>>>>>>> be discussed at this time as they concern topics that have either been 
>>>>>>> deferred or that have to do with Sunrise and/or Claims. The co-chairs 
>>>>>>> may refer these to the Sub Teams, but only for the specific purpose of 
>>>>>>> seeing if the subjects have been covered by existing Charter questions, 
>>>>>>> or if they can be helpful in refining the existing Charter questions.
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> Finally, the co-chairs and staff are aware that Working Group members 
>>>>>>> have requested that agendas and documents be circulated as much in 
>>>>>>> advance of the minimum 24-hour deadline as possible. We were not able to 
>>>>>>> comply with that request this week due to a personal situation for one 
>>>>>>> of the co-chairs; however, going forward, the co-chairs plan to meet 
>>>>>>> with staff every Friday to ensure that agendas and, if possible, 
>>>>>>> documents, are available and distributed earlier.
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> Thanks and cheers
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> Mary
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
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