<div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:12.8px">Mary, all,</div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">Thank you for the direction provided in your recent note.</div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">With regards to GIs, our <span style="font-size:12.8px">Charter, </span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/rpm-charter-15mar16-en.pdf" target="_blank" style="font-size:12.8px">https://gnso.icann.<wbr>org/en/drafts/rpm-charter-<wbr>15mar16-en.pdf</a><span style="font-size:12.8px">, </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">states the following:</span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">"Examine the protection of country names and geographical indications, and generally of indications of source, within the RPMs."</div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">In my view, this signifies that the issue of GIs is properly within scope, but if anyone feels differently I would encourage substantive feedback so we can resolve any alternative points of views on this subject.</div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">On the basis of this charter objective, I suggest we: 1) add the consideration of GIs to the policy review of the Sunrise and Claims services; and 2) withhold final</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> consideration of the current TMCH proposals relating to GIs, until we conclude the policy review of the new gTLD RPMs (as described in the Charter).</span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">The Clearinghouse is a database designed to administratively support the RPMs across new gTLDs. </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">When we conduct the policy review of the RPMs, we can assess the nature of the protections and assess whether any changes are needed to protect the rights of others, consistent with the GNSO policy recommendations on new gTLDs. The</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> specific design of the Clearinghouse database, and the associated IP records contained therein, should be consistent with the outcome of that policy assessment. </span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">I hope these suggestions are helpful.</div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Best regards,</span><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Claudio</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, May 12, 2017 at 2:14 PM, Mary Wong <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mary.wong@icann.org" target="_blank">mary.wong@icann.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Apologies, that deadline for submission of proposals should (of course) be
<b>Wednesday 24 MAY 2017</b> (and not February!!!)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Sorry for any confusion,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Mary<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From: </span></b><span style="color:black"><<a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org" target="_blank">gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org</a><wbr>> on behalf of Mary Wong <<a href="mailto:mary.wong@icann.org" target="_blank">mary.wong@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Friday, May 12, 2017 at 20:13<br>
<b>To: </b>"<a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org" target="_blank">gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org" target="_blank">gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[gnso-rpm-wg] Deadline for proposals and agenda for the next Working Group call<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear all,</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">On behalf of the Working Group co-chairs, this note is being sent to inform you that the co-chairs would like to bring the discussions on the various open questions relating to the TMCH to a close within a
reasonable period of time. This will allow us to move on to the next part of Phase One of our work, which will be to review the Sunrise and Trademark Claims RPMs. As such, please note that the co-chairs are asking that
<u>any proposal you may wish to submit on the TMCH review – including any refinement of a previously-submitted proposal and especially relating to the ongoing discussion on design marks, GIs and expanding the “identical match” test – should be sent to this
mailing list no later than <b>Wednesday 24 February 2017</b></u>.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">For the next Working Group meeting, scheduled for Wednesday 17 May, here is the proposed agenda:</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="m_4777283074358794806MsoListParagraph"><u></u><span>1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Roll call (via Adobe Connect and phone bridge only); updates to Statements of Interest</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_4777283074358794806MsoListParagraph"><u></u><span>2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Progress reports from the chairs of the Sunrise and Trademark Claims Sub Teams</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_4777283074358794806MsoListParagraph"><u></u><span>3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Continue discussion of open TMCH questions:</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Geographical Indications (with the opportunity for Jonathan Agmon or his designee to present his proposal, being the only proposal that has not yet been presented to the group at a meeting)</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Expanding the “identical match” test</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt">[if time permits Design marks</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_4777283074358794806MsoListParagraph"><u></u><span>4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Next steps/next meeting</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please note also that there will
<u>not </u>be a Working Group meeting the following Wednesday, 24 May, since many Working Group members will be at the International Trademark Association Annual Meeting.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thanks and cheers</span><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><u></u><u></u></font></span></p><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Mary</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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