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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-GB link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks for the below Brian; I fully agree. Furthermore the categories of G&S are notoriously complex and this would expect Registrars to know not just those categories but also the business sector of the Registrant, which by their name may not be obvious.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Marie <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org [mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Beckham, Brian<br><b>Sent:</b> mercredi 21 juin 2017 13:22<br><b>To:</b> Mary Wong; gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [gnso-rpm-wg] FOR WG REVIEW & DISCUSSION: Sub Team Reports (Re: Agenda for next RPM Working Group call this Wednesday)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thanks Mary for this.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Regarding the Sunrise Sub Team Report document, new Question 9 (below) was extensively discussed, including in Copenhagen.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(“…should the scope of the Sunrise Period registration be limited only to gTLDs that are related to the category of goods and services in which the<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>dictionary terms within the trademark are protected?”)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To recall some obvious hurdles:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(1) this ignores that trademarks owners may, and do, expand their businesses across goods and services (e.g., the bookseller Amazon just bought a grocery chain, Whole Foods), <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(2) there may be “infringing cross-over” (e.g., a cybersquatter may register the brand of a well-known bank in an insurance or HR-related TLD), and <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(3) what would be the limiting category of goods and services for TLDs such as “online”, “wtf”, “lol”, “prod”, “web”, “wow”, etc.?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Therefore, while I am not sure of the process going forward, even if only as a practical matter, the continued inclusion of this question is, well, questionable.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thanks, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Brian<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;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>Mary Wong<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, June 21, 2017 8:22 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] FOR WG REVIEW & DISCUSSION: Sub Team Reports (Re: Agenda for next RPM Working Group call this Wednesday)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>Please find attached the reports from the Sunrise and Trademark Claims Sub Teams. As noted in the agenda below, these will be presented by the Sub Team chairs for a brief initial discussion by the Working Group on the 21 June call, and will form the basis for further deliberations by the Working Group during the 3-hour open Working Group meeting at ICANN59.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>For each report/table, the updated questions and/or proposed alternative formulations of the original Charter questions have been put in bold font – this will be Column 3 for the Sunrise report (titled “Proposed Notes or Alternative Wording”) and Column 2 (titled “Updated Question”) for the Trademark Claims table. Both documents also show the original Charter questions in the first, left-hand column, and include notes on the related Sub Team discussions, including some questions and comments that show the latest dialogues among the Sub Team.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>These documents have also been uploaded to the Working Group wiki space for this Wednesday’s meeting, in both Word and PDF formats, for your easy reference and download: <a href="https://community.icann.org/x/qlDwAw">https://community.icann.org/x/qlDwAw</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>Thanks and cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>Mary<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>From: </span></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>Mary Wong <<a href="mailto:mary.wong@icann.org">mary.wong@icann.org</a>><br><b>Date: </b>Monday, June 19, 2017 at 16:23<br><b>To: </b>"<a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org">gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org">gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org</a>><br><b>Subject: </b>Agenda for next RPM Working Group call this Wednesday<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>Dear all,</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>The proposed agenda for the next Working Group call, scheduled for this Wednesday at 1700 UTC, is as follows:</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><ol style='margin-top:0cm' start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>Roll call (via Adobe Connect or phone bridge only); updates to Statements of Interest</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>Receive and discuss final reports from the Sunrise and Trademark Claims Sub Teams </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>Confirm opening and closing dates for Open TMCH Questions poll</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>Discuss co-chairs’ proposed agenda for, and intended outcomes of, 3-hour WG session at ICANN59</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>Next steps</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>For <u>Agenda Item #2</u>, the Sub Teams will be circulating their reports before the call, hopefully on Tuesday (tomorrow).</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>For <u>Agenda Item #3</u>, we hope to be able to publish the poll by the time of the Working Group call, if not before.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>For <u>Agenda Item #4</u>, please see the following suggested agenda (with the chronological order TBD):</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><ol style='margin-top:0cm' start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>Further discussion of reports and suggestions from the Sunrise and Trademark Claims Sub Teams (up to one hour each)</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>Panel discussion with registry and registrar representatives (up to one hour):</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:54.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>For this session, the co-chairs will be sending an invitation letter to the Chairs of the Registries and Registrars Stakeholder Groups this week, inviting them to send representatives to engage in discussion with our Working Group. Working Group members who are also RySG or RrSG members will be cc’d on the correspondence, as it seems likely they will be involved in their SG discussions. </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:54.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>The scope of the proposed panel discussion is likely to focus on the data collection suggestions that the two Sub Teams (for Sunrise and Trademark Claims) will be proposing (and which the Working Group will have the opportunity to review and discuss this week).</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>Thanks and cheers</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>Mary</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>!DSPAM:594a56e016851147719990! <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>