[GNSO-RPM-WG] Proposed Agenda for RPM Meeting on 18 September 17:00-18:30 UTC

[BECKHAM, Brian]

Thanks Jason,

In advance of today’s call, an observation:  on the one hand it seems we are at a bit of a crossroads (both the “original Kleiman/Muscovitch” proposal, and the “Muscovitch revised-compromise proposal” were rejected by a substantial number of WG members), and on the other hand, I wonder if there may be yet some room for agreement.  In that respect, I would note the following as possible areas of convergence:

1) the “core” of the (revised) Kleiman/Muscovitch and Shatan proposals

From the (revised) Kleiman/Muscovitch proposal<https://community.icann.org/display/RARPMRIAGPWG/2019-09-11+Review+of+all+Rights+Protection+Mechanisms+%28RPMs%29+in+all+gTLDs+PDP+WG?preview=/117604906/117605391/Kleiman%20Muscovitch%20Proposal%20Compare%20Doc.pdf>:  “If the applicant has a trademark registration in a national system that does not differentiate between word marks and other marks (e.g., stylized, design plus, and figurative marks), they could submit evidence, such as information from a national registry about its classifications, to show that the trademark registration confers rights over the words claimed as such, not limited to words + other elements”

From the Shatan proposal<https://community.icann.org/display/RARPMRIAGPWG/2019-09-11+Review+of+all+Rights+Protection+Mechanisms+%28RPMs%29+in+all+gTLDs+PDP+WG?preview=/117604906/117605390/Open%20TMCH%20Charter%20Questions%20-%2027%20Aug%202019.pdf>:  “The Trademark Clearinghouse should not accept for inclusion marks where all textual elements are disclaimed and as such are only protectable as part of the entire composite mark including its non-textual elements”

Especially for purposes of today’s call, I wonder if you and WG members might give some consideration to whether the Shatan proposal shares the same foundational principle as the (revised) Kleiman/Muscovitch proposal.

If so, perhaps so as to have an agreed principle for purposes of our Initial Report, proponents of the (revised) Kleiman/Muscovitch proposal could agree to the Shatan proposal (even if they feel it should go further in certain respects)?

2) clarity on text/non-standard character marks

Separately, it seems clear that some degree of definition on text/non-standard character marks (we have also seen the terms:  composite, figurative, stylized, design, word+design, etc., used) would be useful – at least I do not recall anyone objecting to this suggestion.

I look forward to your presentation today, and wonder if we might still find some agreement!

Brian

From: Jason Schaeffer <jason at esqwire.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2019 4:39 AM
To: BECKHAM, Brian <brian.beckham at wipo.int>; Zak Muscovitch <zak at muscovitch.com>; Julie Hedlund <julie.hedlund at icann.org>; gnso-rpm-wg at icann.org
Subject: RE: [GNSO-RPM-WG] Proposed Agenda for RPM Meeting on 18 September 17:00-18:30 UTC

Hi Brian,

Please note that in Zak’s absence (as he is travelling and may not be joining the call) I have been asked to present on his behalf.   Although I personally believed that we were making progress on some of these points on last week’s WG call, nonetheless given the apparent lack of compromise with the IPC, you are correct that the compromise proposal has been withdrawn and the attached Kleiman/Muscovitch proposal remains for consideration and comment.

Kindly refer to the “original” September 4th proposal (attached) to address the topic of the TMCH and word marks v. design marks.

Thanks,

Jason

From: GNSO-RPM-WG [mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces at icann.org] On Behalf Of BECKHAM, Brian
Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2019 9:28 AM
To: Zak Muscovitch; Julie Hedlund; gnso-rpm-wg at icann.org<mailto:gnso-rpm-wg at icann.org>
Subject: Re: [GNSO-RPM-WG] Proposed Agenda for RPM Meeting on 18 September 17:00-18:30 UTC

Thanks very much Zak for this heads up that you are withdrawing your “compromise proposal” given the lack of additional interest in it.

In the interests of time, and personally (while I am certain Phil and Kathy would agree), I want to say that it was encouraging to hear that you and others attempted offline to bring this together with other proposals (e.g., Greg’s).

Your below withdrawal of course raises the question of where this leaves us on the earlier “Kleiman / Muscovitch” proposal, in particular given that the now-withdrawn proposal was already an attempt to garner support for a compromise on the earlier “Kleiman / Muscovitch” proposal.

By way of background, as was discussed during a call with Staff and our WG liaisons (incoming and outgoing), we feel we need to recognize when there may be diverging views and that wide agreement on a compromise proposal may not be possible (in which case alternate views can be recorded, and public comments sought).

In that light, have you (and Kathy) considered the possibility – even if per your below message you still support it – of also withdrawing the “Kleiman / Muscovitch” proposal in advance of the call, or do you nevertheless consider brief further discussion on that would in the circumstances still be necessary and/or useful (if only as a last attempt at compromise/to cover this off)?

Brian

From: GNSO-RPM-WG <gnso-rpm-wg-bounces at icann.org<mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces at icann.org>> On Behalf Of Zak Muscovitch
Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2019 5:23 AM
To: Julie Hedlund <julie.hedlund at icann.org<mailto:julie.hedlund at icann.org>>; gnso-rpm-wg at icann.org<mailto:gnso-rpm-wg at icann.org>
Subject: Re: [GNSO-RPM-WG] Proposed Agenda for RPM Meeting on 18 September 17:00-18:30 UTC

Dear WG members, staff and co-chairs,

Since I may not be able to attend the upcoming call this Wednesday, I want to let you know that since last week’s call, I have not become aware of any additional interest in the ‘compromise’ proposal which I had circulated and which we had discussed on last week’s call (i.e. the one that allowed ‘design marks’ into TMCH but didn’t afford Sunrise priority). Accordingly, I am withdrawing it and continue to support the first proposal, namely the ‘Kleiman / Muscovitch proposal as revised (see; https://community.icann.org/display/RARPMRIAGPWG/2019-09-11+Review+of+all+Rights+Protection+Mechanisms+%28RPMs%29+in+all+gTLDs+PDP+WG?preview=/117604906/117605391/Kleiman%20Muscovitch%20Proposal%20Compare%20Doc.pdf).

Yours truly,

Zak Muscovitch
ICA General Counsel


From: GNSO-RPM-WG <gnso-rpm-wg-bounces at icann.org<mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces at icann.org>> on behalf of Julie Hedlund <julie.hedlund at icann.org<mailto:julie.hedlund at icann.org>>
Date: Saturday, September 14, 2019 at 1:04 AM
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Subject: [GNSO-RPM-WG] Proposed Agenda for RPM Meeting on 18 September 17:00-18:30 UTC

Dear RPM WG members,

Please find the proposed agenda and materials for the WG meeting on Wednesday, 18 September at 17:00-18:30 UTC.

For ease of reference, here are the actions from the meeting on 11 September:

Actions: WG members should continue consideration and discussion of Open Charter Questions 7 and 8 (see attached documents and discussions on the list) and review the discussion from the calls on 04 and 11 September via the Zoom chat, recording, and transcript (see the posting on the wiki at: https://community.icann.org/display/RARPMRIAGPWG/2019-09-11+Review+of+all+Rights+Protection+Mechanisms+%28RPMs%29+in+all+gTLDs+PDP+WG.

Proposed Agenda:

  1.  Review Agenda and Updates to Statements of Interest
  2.  Determine Support for and finalize discussion on proposals relating to Open TMCH Charter Questions (see attached Summary document.  It is the same as the May 2017 version but with formatting for readability and text from relevant TMCH and AGB references):
     *   Question 7 – Finalize Discussion on Original and Revised Proposals from Kathy Kleiman/Zak Muscovitch and Greg Shatan
     *   Question 8 – Finalize Discussion on Proposals from Paul McGrady, Kathy Kleiman, Jonathan Agmon, and Claudio di Gangi
  3.  AOB

Best Regards,
Mary, Julie, Ariel



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