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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Is “infringement” defined anywhere? Would it include dilution and other acts of using brands to obtain payments for second levels that otherwise would have very little value but for their identicalness or confusing similarity to brands? <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Paul<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Paul D. McGrady, Jr.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>policy@paulmcgrady.com<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org [mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Phil Corwin<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 23, 2016 9:40 AM<br><b>To:</b> Mary Wong <mary.wong@icann.org>; Jeff Neuman <jeff.neuman@comlaude.com><br><b>Cc:</b> gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [gnso-rpm-wg] Inadvertent Error on PDDRP Survey<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thank you Mary.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Clearly, profiting from the sale of second level domains is not and should not be a cause of action for any RPMs, Our concern is intentional TM infringement.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:navy'>Philip S. 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We will fix it as soon as we can and resend the link to all community group chairs with a short explanatory note.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div id=AppleMailSignature><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div id=AppleMailSignature><p class=MsoNormal>Cheers<o:p></o:p></p></div><div id=AppleMailSignature><p class=MsoNormal>Mary <br><br>Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>On Aug 23, 2016, at 09:36, Jeff Neuman <<a href="mailto:jeff.neuman@comlaude.com">jeff.neuman@comlaude.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>All,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>A Registry just pointed out to me that we have an error in question 7 of the PDDRP Survey that just went out which we can easily fix, but definitely need to fix. <o:p></o:p></p><h4>Question 7 currently states: “<span class=question-number>7</span><span class=question-dot>.</span><span class=question-number> </span><span class=user-generated>Has there been any conduct by new gTLD registry operators that you believe constitutes a “substantial pattern or practice of specific bad faith intent to profit” from the sale of domain names at the second level?”</span><o:p></o:p></h4><p class=MsoNormal>However, the PDDRP only applies where it constitutes a “substantial pattern or practice of specific bad faith intent to profit” from the sale of <u>trademark infringing </u>domain names at the second level. [The Underlined portion was left out].<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The portion that was left out is KEY to the cause of action. As he jokingly put it, some believe that the sale of all second level domains constitute a bad faith intent to profit <span style='font-family:Wingdings'>J</span> However, at this point the PDDRP does not apply in any situations other than selling trademark infringing domain names. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Can we please fix and reissue the survey?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br>Thanks.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0F9347'>Jeffrey J. 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