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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">But who would determine if the mark was inapposite to the TLD?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 02, 2017 11:12 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Trachtenberg, Marc H. (Shld-Chi-IP-Tech)<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Jonathan Frost; Phil Corwin; Jonathon Nevett; David A. Tait<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [gnso-rpm-wg] TMCH Blog<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We all knew full well that this sort of thing was going to happen with the TMCH, it was widely discussed during development. Thus it was decided to require at least nominal proof of use, even if the trademark office hadn't required it.
But still we knew that could be gamed as well. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The ultimate question is whether the benefit to internet users and trademark owners has outweighed the detriment to domain investors from this sort of gaming. Personally I think that answer is fairly clear, that it has done so, and would
be a lot more clear if the TMCH was less expensive, better publicized to trademark owners, and we developed some further controls against this sort of gaming. For example, we could design a requirement that TMCH rights do not apply to entirely inapposite
trademarks. If "THE" is registered for pizza, then the.pizza is somewhat fair, the.shop less so but probably still fair, but the.car -- no way.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Thu, Feb 2, 2017 at 8:09 AM, <<a href="mailto:trachtenbergm@gtlaw.com" target="_blank">trachtenbergm@gtlaw.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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that the system or program has no value or that there is necessarily a better system or program. The risk of gaming is inherent in any system. That said, obviously the goal for any system or program should be to minimize the risk of gaming to the extent
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<a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank">gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank">gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jonathan Frost<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 02, 2017 10:03 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Phil Corwin'; 'Jon Nevett'; 'gnso-rpm-wg'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [gnso-rpm-wg] TMCH Blog</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><a name="m_-6306670860171318235__MailEndCompose"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">These TMCH gaming issues have been well documented all the way
back to 2014 .</span></a><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__domainnamewire.com_2014_02_10_how-2Dcommon-2Dwords-2Dlike-2Dpizza-2Dmoney-2Dand-2Dshopping-2Dended-2Dup-2Din-2Dthe-2Dtrademark-2Dclearinghouse-2Dfor-2Dnew-2Dtlds_&d=DwMFaQ&c=2s2mvbfY0UoSKkl6_Ol9wg&r=L7MB7eHT-UoCXD4iA3c7Sm3JrKXt7T1dG3NjBzCxm1c&m=OKMkQrneYX-CtA7AtUlUoYBf_3P3FyXg4Eiefy4GzSM&s=x78nQ0uAUek7apfpDY1TqfvruWlFiDa2HVbePuVZxJM&e=" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","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></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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and pens with 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.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank">gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org</a> [<a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank">mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Phil Corwin<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 2, 2017 9:13 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Jon Nevett <<a href="mailto:jon@donuts.email" target="_blank">jon@donuts.email</a>>; gnso-rpm-wg <<a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org" target="_blank">gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [gnso-rpm-wg] TMCH Blog</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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might be cited for infringement or have to pay a licensing fee ;-)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Seriously, it would be interesting to know in what jurisdiction
<b>the</b> trademark was granted in and whether they professed to demonstrate use in commerce.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jon Nevett<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 02, 2017 8:55 AM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [gnso-rpm-wg] TMCH Blog</span><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="m-6306670860171318235entry-meta">February 1, 2017 by <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.thedomains.com_author_michael-2Dberkens_&d=DwMFaQ&c=2s2mvbfY0UoSKkl6_Ol9wg&r=L7MB7eHT-UoCXD4iA3c7Sm3JrKXt7T1dG3NjBzCxm1c&m=OKMkQrneYX-CtA7AtUlUoYBf_3P3FyXg4Eiefy4GzSM&s=_Zqz61CYVCc8PqDLQ2xnXrlX1SmmCe8hTS1y1rXe8Mw&e=" target="_blank" title="Posts by Michael Berkens">
Michael Berkens</a> <span class="m-6306670860171318235entry-comments-link"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.thedomains.com_2017_02_01_the-2Dtrademark-2Dclearinghouse-2Dworked-2Dso-2Dwell-2Done-2Dcompany-2Dgot-2D24-2Dnew-2Dgtld-2Dusing-2Dthe-2Dfamous-2Dtrademark-2Dthe_-23comments&d=DwMFaQ&c=2s2mvbfY0UoSKkl6_Ol9wg&r=L7MB7eHT-UoCXD4iA3c7Sm3JrKXt7T1dG3NjBzCxm1c&m=OKMkQrneYX-CtA7AtUlUoYBf_3P3FyXg4Eiefy4GzSM&s=4GuL5r91EB1NAAQIMt4U6HlXbtcnf6Zk4MT_p2uUFsw&e=" target="_blank">5
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.trademark-2Dclearinghouse.com_&d=DwMFaQ&c=2s2mvbfY0UoSKkl6_Ol9wg&r=L7MB7eHT-UoCXD4iA3c7Sm3JrKXt7T1dG3NjBzCxm1c&m=OKMkQrneYX-CtA7AtUlUoYBf_3P3FyXg4Eiefy4GzSM&s=L6nXIBZdT5Ra1HDLX1UG2kNvYiO9ouzfW0nN7ktXMF4&e=" 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”, which
<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wikipedia.org_wiki_Most-5Fcommon-5Fwords-5Fin-5FEnglish&d=DwMFaQ&c=2s2mvbfY0UoSKkl6_Ol9wg&r=L7MB7eHT-UoCXD4iA3c7Sm3JrKXt7T1dG3NjBzCxm1c&m=OKMkQrneYX-CtA7AtUlUoYBf_3P3FyXg4Eiefy4GzSM&s=EjYqEPZAlywUCDflt_vUfsaGQkKtx8s-Q8_tzAE5y4w&e=" target="_blank">
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 DomainTools.com 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 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 The.Com<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>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">the.car<br>
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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