<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><div>Steven,</div><div><br></div><div>With all due respect when will “protection” find its limits. Just because the right to use something is high does not equate with a denial of rights. Unless a domain name is subject to only one passible use (that of the brand owner) and no other uses, then it remains an asset of the registry to sell as it deems fit. If the brand owner – who is only one of a number of users – is unable to afford the price, such is life. AND when I say one possible use I really mean it. The name would not only have to be coined but famous. A coined term is one that was invented but history teaches that inventions are not unique. They are often repeated. A famous mark is one that transcends use and extents to completely unrelated commercial monetization. An example – one of the few I can think of - would be NIKE.</div><div><br></div><div>Lets stay focussed and reasonable please. Just because something is expensive does not equate to something that infringes.</div><div><br></div><div><div><div style="font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri; "><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Paul Raynor Keating, Esq.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><a href="http://law.es/" style="color: purple; ">Law.es</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Tel. +34 93 368 0247 (Spain)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Tel. +44.7531.400.177 (UK)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); ">Tel. +1.415.937.0846 (US)</span></b></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Fax. 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public may then see this site and mistakenly believe that the brand owner has either gone out of business or is not devoting sufficient resources to promoting its brand online. Preventing this type of negative impact on the brand is another form of “protection”.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div>Steve</div></div><div><br></div><div><div><p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 13.600000381469727px;"></p><p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><img src="cid:14EF9B53-43F8-43BA-A891-429046E0AED9" type="image/png"></p><p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Steven M. Levy, Esq.</span></p><p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><b>Accent Law Group, Inc.</b></span><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri,sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.600000381469727px;">301 Fulton St.</span></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri,sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.600000381469727px;">Philadelphia, PA 19147</span></font></p><p style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-size: 13.600000381469727px;">
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<<a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org">gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span>Re: [gnso-rpm-wg] TMCH review objectives<br></div><div><br></div><div xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"><!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I believe I just addressed that question in the email I posted – if unreasonably high sunrise pricing deters a rights holder from registering a domain corresponding to a verified TM registered in the TMCH then
it may be registered in the general availability period by an infringer, which in turn imposes a variety of costs on the TM owner (including those of bringing a subsequent URS, UDRP, or judicial action) and also creates the possibility of confusion and harm
for the general public.<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">This is not to say that all Premium pricing is unreasonable, as it is generally recognized that certain words and terms have inherent additional value in the DNS context – it really requires a case by case analysis.<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: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: navy;">Philip S. Corwin, Founding Principal</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: navy;">Virtualaw LLC</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: navy;">1155 F Street, NW</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: navy;">Suite 1050</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: navy;">Washington, DC 20004</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: navy;">202-559-8597/Direct</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: navy;">202-559-8750/Fax</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: navy;">202-255-6172/Cell</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: navy;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: navy;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: navy;">Twitter: @VlawDC</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: black;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: navy;">"Luck is the residue of design" -- Branch Rickey</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"><a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org">gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org</a> [<a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org">mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Rebecca Tushnet<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 23, 2016 11:10 AM<br><b>To:</b> Silver, Bradley; <a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org">gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [gnso-rpm-wg] TMCH review objectives<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style="color:#1F497D">TMCH’s goal of “protection” against
<i>what</i>, though? How does high pricing contribute to trademark infringement? High pricing may deter purchases of domain names, no doubt, but with what result for the system overall?</span></a><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Rebecca Tushnet<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Georgetown Law<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">703 593 6759<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"> Silver, Bradley [<a href="mailto:Bradley.Silver@timewarner.com">mailto:Bradley.Silver@timewarner.com</a>]
<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 23, 2016 11:00 AM<br><b>To:</b> Rebecca Tushnet; <a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org">gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> RE: TMCH review objectives<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I would add that the question of pricing feeds into the concept of effectiveness, because if the TMCH is serving as a database for registries to target brand owners for higher pricing based on the value of their
brands, then this is antithetical to the TMCH’s primary goal to provide protection for verified right holders. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"><a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org">gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org</a> [<a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org">mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Rebecca Tushnet<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 23, 2016 10:26 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org">gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [gnso-rpm-wg] TMCH review objectives<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Hello, all. </span>On the last WG call, concerns about pricing of domain names during the Sunrise Period arose. This led to a question of whether pricing is within the remit of this WG – and the broader question
of what the purpose of our TMCH review is. There seemed to be a desire to focus on the TMCH’s effectiveness. The predicate question, then, is: effectiveness at what? Here are some suggestions for discussion: (1) minimizing the cost of operating the system
for all concerned; (2) minimizing the number of actions that ultimately need to be brought against infringing registrants; (3) minimizing the number of noninfringing registrants whose legitimate uses are blocked or deterred. If the system is reasonably balancing
those objectives, I suggest, then it is effective; potential changes should be directly related to improving performance on one or more of these metrics without unduly hampering the others.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Yours,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Rebecca Tushnet<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Rebecca Tushnet<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Georgetown Law<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">703 593 6759<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p>=================================================================<br><b><i><span style="color:red">Reminder: Any email that requests your login credentials or that asks you to click on a link could be a phishing attack. If you have any questions regarding the authenticity of this email or its sender, please contact the IT Service
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