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<p>All,</p>
<p>Last week we found considerable overlap and common ground on
Q#8. I promised to circulate language sharing that agreement and
slightly refining existing proposals.</p>
<p>Q#8:</p>
<p>3.2 The standards for inclusion in the Clearinghouse are: </p>
<p class="x_x_x_MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">3.2.1 Nationally
or regionally registered word marks from all jurisdictions.<span
style=""> </span></p>
<p class="x_x_x_MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">3.2.2 Any word
mark that has been validated through a court of law or other
judicial proceeding.<span style=""> </span></p>
<p class="x_x_x_MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">3.2.3 Any word
marks specified in and protected by a statute or treaty <i
style="">as trademarks </i><span style="">[1]</span><i style="">
</i>in effect at the time the mark is submitted to the
Clearinghouse for inclusion.<span style=""> </span></p>
<p class="x_x_x_MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><s>3.2.4 Other
marks that constitute intellectual property.<span style=""> </span></s>[see
below]</p>
<p class="x_x_x_MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">3.2.5
Protections afforded to trademark registrations do not extend to
applications for registrations, marks.</p>
<p class="x_x_x_MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">[1] <i
style="">By "trademarks," the WG means "trademarks, service
marks, certification marks and collective marks."<span style=""><br>
</span></i></p>
<p class="x_x_x_MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style=""><span
style="">For purposes of clarity, separate or ancillary
databases of the Trademark Clearinghouse Provider (or another
provider) may include other marks, but those databases should
not be used for Sunrise or Trademark Claims Notices under the
RPMs. Registries may use those separate or ancillary databases
to provide additional services but are not required to do so
under the RPMs.</span></span></p>
<p><span style=""><span style=""></span></span><i style=""><span
style=""></span></i>(Appropriate corresponding changes will be
percolated across the <i style=""> Trademark Clearinghouse</i>
Applicant Guidebook) <br>
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<p>Best, Kathy <br>
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