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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear members of the RPM PDP WG,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On behalf of Martin Silva and Roger Carney, Co-Chairs of the TM Claims Sub Team, please see below the weekly progress report to the full RPM PDP WG. Martin acted as chair during the <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/RARPMRIAGPWG/2019-04-03+Sub+team+for+Trademark+Claims+Data+Review">meeting</a> on
Wednesday, 03 April and the <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/RARPMRIAGPWG/2019-03-27+Sub+team+for+Trademark+Claims+Data+Review" target="_blank" title="https://community.icann.org/display/RARPMRIAGPWG/2019-03-27+Sub+team+for+Trademark+Claims+Data+Review">meeting</a> on
Wednesday, 27 March. Roger acted as chair during the <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/RARPMRIAGPWG/2019-03-11+ICANN64+Kobe+-+Review+of+all+Rights+Protection+Mechanisms+%28RPMs%29+in+all+gTLDs+PDP+WG" target="_blank">meeting</a> on Monday, 11 March
at ICANN64. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u>Current Status</u>:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Sub Team continued discussion of preliminary recommendations with respect to the Trademark Claims Charter questions. See the Charter questions and the summary table on the wiki at: <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/RARPMRIAGPWG/Documents%2C+drafts%2C+responses+RPM+WG+Sub+Team+for+Trademark+Claims+Data+Review" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/display/RARPMRIAGPWG/Documents%2C+drafts%2C+responses+RPM+WG+Sub+Team+for+Trademark+Claims+Data+Review</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">At the meeting on 11 March at ICANN64 the Sub Team discussed tentative preliminary recommendations with respect to questions 1 and 3(b). At the meeting on 27 March the Sub Team discussed tentative preliminary recommendations with respect
to question 2(a), (b), (c), (d), and (e). At the meeting on 03 April the Sub Team discussed tentative preliminary recommendations with respect to question 3(b). Staff also were given the action to draft language for preliminary recommendations for which
proposals have been discussed. This draft language will be provided to the sub team for review.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u>Next Steps</u>:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Per the revised timeline in the Proposed Process for TMCH Sunrise & Trademark Claims Sub Teams, the goal is for the Sub Team to complete the development of preliminary recommendations based on all data reviewed to date and the review of
individual proposals by 15 May.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 22 and 29 May the Sub Teams will provide reports on all preliminary recommendations to the WG.<o:p></o:p></p>
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