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<div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Dear All:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>I have noted in prior comments (see below) my belief that lack of bona-fide use at the time the Sunrise application was filed should be a basis for challenging a Sunrise registration, as such use is required to be eligible. I have also suggested that permitting such challenges will lessen the burden on the TMC from needing to carefully scrutinize all claims of use, many of which may never be relied upon for a Sunrise registration.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Under Section 6.2.5 of the “Trademark Clearinghouse” portion of the AGB, the TMC will “hear challenges” to Sunrise eligibility. There are a few issues related to this process that I believe should be considered:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>n<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The TMC should have a cadre of higher level employees or outside consultants who can be relied upon to evaluate the proof of use, so that the average TMC employee who is merely verifying factual information in various trademark registries is not called upon to make a judgment call as to the sufficiency of the proof of use.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>n<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The type of challenges the TMC may resolve should be limited to questions regarding meeting the minimum Sunrise Eligibility Requirements as set forth in the AGB. If a registry has other requirements (similar to .xxx preferences for members of the adult entertainment industry), the TMC should not be responsible for resolving such issues, and it should be up to the registry to put a process in place for doing so.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>n<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The cost of an SER challenge should be borne by the parties, perhaps on a loser pays system, and not spread among all trademark owners who submit marks into the TMC but who may never be a party to an SER challenge.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Keith Barritt<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><img width=25 height=23 id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CCF85D.8F850C10" alt="Description: Description: Description: http://fishnet.fr.com/C15/Marketing%20Department%20Policies/Fish%20Logos/frlogo.bmp">Fish & Richardson P.C.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>1425 K Street N.W.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Suite 1100<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Washington, DC 20005<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Phone: (202) 626-6433<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Fax: (202) 783-2331<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="http://www.fr.com">www.fr.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Keith Barritt <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 23, 2012 4:51 PM<br><b>To:</b> Karen Lentz; tmch-iag@icann.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Keith Barritt comments re 23 Feb IAG calls<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Apologies to all for the late comments, and for my upcoming absence on today’s/tonight’s call. I did have a few issues to raise.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> Penalty for submission of fraudulent data to TMC(H):<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>I agree there needs to be deterrence of fraudulent submissions. However, I believe a “lifetime” ban may be an extreme remedy for any bad actions, as we may be living with the TMC for a long time, and one bad actor at a company could cause an extreme hardship. Perhaps bans should come in 5 year “chunks” for the deliberate (non-negligent) and repeated submission of material fraudulent information. A lesser penalty could apply if only one such fraudulent submission is made. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> Time Frame for Revalidation of Data<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>I agree that proof of use, etc. could be revalidated when the underlying trademark registration is renewed and a new expiration date is provided to the TMC.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> Sunrise Challenge based on Non-Use<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>I agree lack of bona-fide use (at the time the Sunrise application was filed) should be a basis for challenging a Sunrise registration. This will alleviate the burden on the TMC from needing to carefully scrutinize all claims of use, many of which may never be relied upon for a Sunrise registration.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> Sunrise Challenge based on “Incorrect” Information <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>It has been suggested that a Sunrise challenge could be brought if the registration request was in some way “incorrect, misleading, or fraudulent” information. I believe that “incorrect” is too broad, as this could apply to innocent typos in an applicant’s address, etc. However, I agree that a “catch-all” provision makes sense to allow challenges to be based on “fraudulent” information that led to the award of a domain name the applicant was not entitled.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Keith Barritt<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Fish & Richardson P.C.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>1425 K Street, N.W.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Washington, DC 20005<o:p></o:p></span></p></div>
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