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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Dear RPM Working Group members,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>On behalf of Martin Silva and Roger Carney, the RPM PDP WG Trademark Claims Sub Team Co-Chairs, please see below the weekly status report.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Best,<br>Mary, Ariel, Julie, and Berry<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> ---<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>RPM PDP WG Trademark Claims Sub Team Status Report, 17 January</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='color:black'>Current Status</span></u><span style='color:black'>:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>The Sub Team continues to analyze the results of the Trademark Claims surveys with a view toward answering the agreed questions (which are also based on refinements of the original Charter questions for each of these RPMs). It aims to complete that analysis by 23 January.<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>As of the meeting on 16 January 2019 the Sub Team has analyzed the Trademark Claims Charter Questions 1, 3, and 4. During the upcoming meeting on 23 January, the Sub Team will review input on Charter Questions 5 and 2, and additional input, if any, on Charter Questions 1, 3, and 4. See the Charter Questions on the Wiki at:<span class=apple-converted-space> <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/RARPMRIAGPWG/Documents%2C+drafts%2C+responses+RPM+WG+Sub+Team+for+Trademark+Claims+Data+Review">https://community.icann.org/display/RARPMRIAGPWG/Documents%2C+drafts%2C+responses+RPM+WG+Sub+Team+for+Trademark+Claims+Data+Review</a></span></span><span class=apple-converted-space>.<span style='color:black'> </span></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='color:black'>Next Steps</span></u><span style='color:black'>:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>At the meeting on 30 January the Sub Team will begin analysis of the previously collected data, with a view toward answering the agreed questions. Per the timeline in the Proposed Process for TMCH Sunrise & Trademark Claims Sub Teams, the goal is for the Sub Team to complete that analysis by the meeting on 13 February. The Sub Team is expected to provide a progress report on preliminary recommendations at a full WG meeting on 27 February, and </span><span style='color:black'>to turn to the individual proposals at ICANN64 in Kobe.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>