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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000000>T1: Data
Locations and T3: Implementation: Communications protocols</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000000>Tom
Barrett</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
color=#000000>EnCirca</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><o:p><FONT
color=#000000> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT color=#000000>T1: Data
Locations<o:p></o:p></FONT></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000000>I support the
new proposed data flows for sunrise and trademark claims, which eliminate the
need for distributing any TMCH data to Registries and Registrars.</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><o:p><FONT
color=#000000> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000000>The community
can always revisit this issue if the TMCH vendor is unable to meet the required
<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
/><st1:place w:st="on">SLA</st1:place>’s.</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><o:p><FONT
color=#000000> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT color=#000000>IAG T3: Implementation:
Communications protocols<o:p></o:p></FONT></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><o:p><FONT
color=#000000> </FONT></o:p></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000000><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Sunrise</B></st1:City></st1:place><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> Process<o:p></o:p></B></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><o:p><FONT
color=#000000> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000000>I wonder if
there might be an additional step at the Registry between steps 6 and 7, call it
6.5, where the Registry can perform additional checks for sunrise or <SPAN
class=578585618-06022012>choose to </SPAN>allocate domains with methods other
than first-come, first-served.</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><o:p><FONT
color=#000000> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000000>The Registry
may have some eligibility requirements that are based on data maintained by the
TMCH.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Examples include:</FONT></P>
<P
style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"
class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000000><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">-<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN>The jurisdiction of the trademark</FONT></P>
<P
style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"
class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000000><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">-<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN>The jurisdiction of the trademark owner</FONT></P>
<P
style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"
class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000000><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">-<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN>The trademark’s goods and services</FONT></P>
<P
style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"
class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000000><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">-<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN>The date of validation (relevant if the TLD has a cut-off
date)</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><o:p><FONT
color=#000000> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT color=#000000>Does each TLD have its
cut-off date for <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Sunrise</st1:place></st1:City>?<o:p></o:p></FONT></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000000>Are we
assuming that in order to be eligible for a specific gTLD sunrise, the trademark
simply needs to be validated before the sunrise application occurs?<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><o:p><FONT
color=#000000> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000000>Or will gTLDs
have an arbitrary cut-off date in order for trademarks to be eligible for their
sunrise period?<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If each gTLD has
its own date for eligibility for the sunrise period, then a validation date
check may be required. </FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><o:p><FONT
color=#000000> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000000><SPAN
class=578585618-06022012>If so, t</SPAN>he Registry could decide to either have
the TMCH:</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000000>- Check this
date against the gTLD’s eligibility requirement in step 6, or</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000000>- Return this
date in Step 6 so the Registry can make its own determination (new step
6.5)</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><o:p><FONT
color=#000000> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><o:p><FONT
color=#000000> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT color=#000000>How should a registry
do the lookup to determine authorization to permit sunrise registration of a
given domain name and its auth code?<o:p></o:p></FONT></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><o:p><FONT
color=#000000> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000000>I suggest EPP
be used for this purpose as Registries are already familiar with this
protocol.</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><o:p><FONT
color=#000000> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT color=#000000>How should a registry
notify the TMCH of a successful sunrise registration?<o:p></o:p></FONT></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><o:p><FONT
color=#000000> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000000>I suggest EPP
be used for this purpose as Registries are already familiar with this
protocol.</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><o:p><FONT
color=#000000> </FONT></o:p></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT color=#000000>Trademark Claims
Process<o:p></o:p></FONT></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><o:p><FONT
color=#000000> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000000>My thinking
has evolved since we first reviewed this topic and it resembles the new proposed
data flow.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In this flow, the
Registrars communicate directly with the TMCH to check if a claims notice is
required and then again to retrieve the claims data.</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><o:p><FONT
color=#000000> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000000>The
registrars will need to develop new code to process claims regardless of whether
they communicate directly with the TMCH or via the Registry.<SPAN
class=578585618-06022012> If the flow was routed through Registries, then
EPP extensions may well be required.</SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In the new flow, Registrars will have
two interfaces to deal with.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This
places more of a burden on Registrars but is not unprecedented.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For example, for most of its life, the
.JOBS registry has had this requirement.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><o:p><FONT
color=#000000> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000000>The benefit
of this approach is that Registries are eliminated entirely from the data flow,
thereby streamlining the data flow and making it more efficient.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The TMCH is able to log every request of
a claims notice, which is crucial to detect data mining.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This approach also eliminates the risk
of data abuse inherent with data distribution.</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><o:p><FONT
color=#000000> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT color=#000000>Should trademark claims
notices be transmitted via HTTP or web-aware WHOIS (necessary for NON-ASCII
character sets)?<o:p></o:p></FONT></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><o:p><FONT
color=#000000> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000000>When the
registrar queries the TMCH to see if a claims notice is required, the TMCH could
respond with a temporary password or auth-code.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The registrar could then use this
temporary password to access a Whois-type interface or static URL.</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><o:p><FONT
color=#000000> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000000>The Whois
approach gives the registrar ultimate flexibility of retrieving claims data in
their preferred language and formatting the notice to match their user
interface.<SPAN class=578585618-06022012> I would think
that t</SPAN>his <SPAN class=578585618-06022012>would be preferred
over HTTP </SPAN>since registrars <SPAN class=578585618-06022012>could
and </SPAN>should control the <SPAN
class=578585618-06022012>end-</SPAN>user experience.</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><o:p><FONT
color=#000000> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000000>There should
be a contingency if the Registrar is unable to retrieve the claims data within a
specified time period for whatever reason.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>They would display a default <SPAN class=578585618-06022012>claims
</SPAN>notice to the potential registrant and instruct them how to investigate
the claim.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>An email could be sent
to the registrant as a secondary step, perhaps containing the temporary password
retrieved from the TMCH.</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><o:p><FONT
color=#000000> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT color=#000000>How should a registrar
notify the TMCH (or the registry for that matter) of a trademark claims
acknowledgment?<o:p></o:p></FONT></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><o:p><FONT
color=#000000> </FONT></o:p></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000000>Registrar
should notify the TMCH directly using EPP.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>The Registry does not need to be in the loop<SPAN
class=578585618-06022012> in real-time and could receive a report from the TMCH
if they needed to track this for compliance.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><o:p><FONT
color=#000000> </FONT></o:p></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT color=#000000>How should the registry
notify the TMCH of a successful domain registration during the claims
period?<o:p></o:p></FONT></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><o:p><FONT
color=#000000> </FONT></o:p></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000000>The TMCH
could query the Registry to learn about which registrations require a notice to
the trademark owner.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> <SPAN
class=578585618-06022012>Based on new proposed data flow, t</SPAN></SPAN>he TMCH
already knows what claims notices were retrieved by the Registrar.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The TMCH could perform its own
domain-checks for the gTLD (via EPP to the Registry) to see if any of the
domains associated with a claims notice becomes registered.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>When it finds a match, it could then
generate the email to the claimant.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><o:p><FONT
color=#000000> </FONT></o:p></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000000>To have the
Registry initiate this conversation would be inefficient.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Registries would need to first determine
which registrations were associated with a claims notice.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Registries would either:</FONT></P>
<P
style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"
class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000000><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">-<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN>Notify the TMCH of ALL registrations and let the TMCH sort out
which ones have claims notices, or</FONT></P>
<P
style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"
class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000000><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">-<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN>Query the TMCH for EVERY successful registration to determine
which registrations had a claims notice and then respond back to the TMCH with
the matches</FONT></P>
<P
style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"
class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000000><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">-<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN>Have a copy of ALL TMCH registrable strings and figure it out
themselves</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><o:p><FONT
color=#000000> </FONT></o:p></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000000>None of these
options would be as efficient as the TMCH running EPP queries against the
Registry consisting only of the domains that triggered the display of a claims
notice.</FONT></P></FONT></DIV><FONT color=#0000ff></FONT>
<DIV><BR><SPAN class=578585618-06022012><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><STRONG>Best
Regards,</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=578585618-06022012><STRONG><FONT size=2
face=Tahoma></FONT></STRONG></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=578585618-06022012><STRONG><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>Tom
Barrett</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=578585618-06022012><STRONG><FONT size=2
face=Tahoma>EnCirca</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
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