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<div>I also note it is NOT a big brand abusing the system, but a domain speculator. The same group of bad actors (i.e., rogue domain speculators) that abuse brands in the DNS.</div>
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<p style="margin: 0px;"><font color="#7f7f7f"><b><font face="Helvetica">J. Scott Evans</font></b>&nbsp;<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">|&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Associate General Counsel - Trademarks, Copyright, Domains
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<span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span>Brian Winterfeldt &lt;<a href="mailto:BWinterfeldt@mayerbrown.com">BWinterfeldt@mayerbrown.com</a>&gt;<br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span>Thursday, February 2, 2017 at 9:49 AM<br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span>&quot;J. Scott Evans&quot; &lt;<a href="mailto:jsevans@adobe.com">jsevans@adobe.com</a>&gt;<br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Cc: </span>Jonathan Frost &lt;<a href="mailto:jonathan@get.club">jonathan@get.club</a>&gt;, gnso-rpm-wg &lt;<a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org">gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org</a>&gt;<br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span>Re: [gnso-rpm-wg] TMCH Blog<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="UICTFontTextStyleBody" size="3"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="UICTFontTextStyleBody" size="3"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I agree with the points raised by J. Scott and others: the TMCH is not the place to challenge underlying trademark registrations.&nbsp; The appropriate
 recourse is to challenge the registration at the appropriate national or regional trademark office.&nbsp; The TMCH must record any mark that satisfies the validation criteria, including proof of use requirements for access to Sunrise services.&nbsp; It is important
 to remember that Sunrise registrations are only permitted where the mark owner has submitted acceptable proof of use to the TMCH (otherwise, a recorded mark is only eligible for Trademark Claims service).&nbsp; I support examining the criteria for proof of use
 to see if we can improve them to minimize acceptance of insufficient or mere “token” specimens of use, but let’s not be overbroad in decrying the TMCH because some gaming is occurring.&nbsp; Also, a mark need not be “famous” or “well-known” in order to be protected
 and this is not, nor should it be, a requirement of TMCH recordal of an otherwise valid trademark.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="UICTFontTextStyleBody" size="3"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Looking forward to discussing these issues at greater length at the appropriate time.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="UICTFontTextStyleBody" size="3"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Brian J. Winterfeldt<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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On Feb 2, 2017, at 11:10 AM, J. Scott Evans via gnso-rpm-wg &lt;<a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org">gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
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<div>In most jurisdictions in the world you can obtain a valid and enforceable trademark registration with no demonstration of use. If the system is being abused, then we need to put the n fail safes. We could have a challenge mechanism. In the US, which requires
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On Feb 2, 2017, at 8:03 AM, Jonathan Frost &lt;<a href="mailto:jonathan@get.club">jonathan@get.club</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">These TMCH gaming issues have been well documented all the way back to 2014 .</span></a><a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdomainnamewire.com%2F2014%2F02%2F10%2Fhow-common-words-like-pizza-money-and-shopping-ended-up-in-the-trademark-clearinghouse-for-new-tlds%2F&amp;data=01%7C01%7CBwinterfeldt%40mayerbrown.com%7Cc2c40107ac76460617a808d44b86004e%7C09131022b7854e6d8d42916975e51262%7C0&amp;sdata=%2BLJMOFvYZMT4q%2FIm67ue9OvYUJ8l5UbmI%2FKLBscT1H4%3D&amp;reserved=0"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">http://domainnamewire.com/2014/02/10/how-common-words-like-pizza-money-and-shopping-ended-up-in-the-trademark-clearinghouse-for-new-tlds/</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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 the arbitrary use of a common/valuable term (e.g.. pizza pen shop). This allows registration of the trademark for the term in any number of jurisdictions and subsequent registration in the TMCH.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Phil Corwin<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 2, 2017 9:13 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Jon Nevett &lt;<a href="mailto:jon@donuts.email">jon@donuts.email</a>&gt;; gnso-rpm-wg &lt;<a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org">gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org</a>&gt;<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [gnso-rpm-wg] TMCH Blog<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1F497D">I’m tempted to say that is one of *** craziest things I’ve ever seen, but if I use *** word *** I might be cited for infringement or have to pay a licensing fee
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Seriously, it would be interesting to know in what jurisdiction
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Also seems to be an example of a situation where everyone in general but no one in particular has an incentive to challenge
<b>the</b> acceptance of <b>the</b> mark by <b>the</b> TMCH.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jon Nevett<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 02, 2017 8:55 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> gnso-rpm-wg<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [gnso-rpm-wg] TMCH Blog<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">FYI -- for those who haven't seen this blog:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<h1>The Trademark ClearingHouse Worked So Well One Company Got 24 new gTLD using The Famous Trademark “The”<o:p></o:p></h1>
<p class="entry-meta">February 1, 2017 by <a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedomains.com%2Fauthor%2Fmichael-berkens%2F&amp;data=01%7C01%7CBwinterfeldt%40mayerbrown.com%7Cc2c40107ac76460617a808d44b86004e%7C09131022b7854e6d8d42916975e51262%7C0&amp;sdata=j1oolizppFPQsqfk3Cl8jaM6x1uA2ofz9Dbqq4kBlok%3D&amp;reserved=0" title="Posts by Michael Berkens">
Michael Berkens</a> <span class="entry-comments-link"><a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedomains.com%2F2017%2F02%2F01%2Fthe-trademark-clearinghouse-worked-so-well-one-company-got-24-new-gtld-using-the-famous-trademark-the%2F%23comments&amp;data=01%7C01%7CBwinterfeldt%40mayerbrown.com%7Cc2c40107ac76460617a808d44b86004e%7C09131022b7854e6d8d42916975e51262%7C0&amp;sdata=9IKsG3t%2BF3CQZvxBcFVy8%2BGvmUOP6hA6zqv97L6ykIk%3D&amp;reserved=0">5
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.trademark-clearinghouse.com%2F&amp;data=01%7C01%7CBwinterfeldt%40mayerbrown.com%7Cc2c40107ac76460617a808d44b86004e%7C09131022b7854e6d8d42916975e51262%7C0&amp;sdata=57ncR1jkvpQK1H1CZoRj%2FWVjy3eRF4yGp1XfxJUt29M%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">The
 Trademark ClearingHouse (TMCH)</a> which was set up/ contracted by ICANN to protect those famous worldwide brand names from abuse by those nasty domain name squatters resulted in a whole new industry.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Those playing the TMCH for their own benefit to get first jump at new gTLD domain names to get registered in Sunrise ahead of all other under common words like “the”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Actually there maybe no better example than those domain names obtained on the world-famous trademarks as of the word”the”,&nbsp; which
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is the most used word in the English language</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">The world-famous trademark for the word “the” was obtained by Goallover Limited of London who according to
<a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2FDomainTools.com&amp;data=01%7C01%7CBwinterfeldt%40mayerbrown.com%7Cc2c40107ac76460617a808d44b86004e%7C09131022b7854e6d8d42916975e51262%7C0&amp;sdata=mviW6PO16d4l7J0kXAFukFOKxwgPVFtpswkG%2FyfBfkQ%3D&amp;reserved=0">
DomainTools.com</a> owns an amazing amount of domain names approaching nearly 100, but was able to get all of the following new gTLD’s using their globally well-known trademark on the word “the” under the ICANN trademark clearinghouse rules which&nbsp; allows them
 to obtain the domain names ahead of all other applicants.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Of course the company could have had obtained even more “the” new gTLD domain names in Sunrise but apparently did not apply for more.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Somehow the company doesn’t appear to own the domain name
<a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2FThe.Com&amp;data=01%7C01%7CBwinterfeldt%40mayerbrown.com%7Cc2c40107ac76460617a808d44b86004e%7C09131022b7854e6d8d42916975e51262%7C0&amp;sdata=kmoRjEhKOojx%2FIX%2Fl%2FhlKMn%2FiuXTBJmlHse4wgKWlF0%3D&amp;reserved=0">
The.Com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">For all Trademark Holders its nice to know the world is a safer place:<o:p></o:p></p>
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the.career<br>
the.cars<br>
the.casino<br>
the.doctor<br>
the.earth<br>
the.foundation<br>
the.furniture<br>
the.game<br>
the.group<br>
the.ltd<br>
the.mba<br>
the.pub<br>
the.report<br>
the.run<br>
the.school<br>
the.services<br>
the.storage<br>
the.tools<br>
the.university<br>
the.watch<br>
the.wine<o:p></o:p></p>
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