[Gnso-igo-ingo-crp] FW: Agenda and documents for next WG call on Wednesday 10 June

Fri Jun 12 12:24:59 UTC 2015

Jim,

Excellent edits.  I agree with them entirely with the exception of the
following comments.

Your Comment 1. I think is important guidance that making it clear that
litigation is an available option at any time and that panelists are not
required to stay or dismiss a UDRP/URS in favor of litigation.  As an aside,
while I have not seen such treatment following a UDRP, I do note that in the
DRS realm, post DRS litigation is prohibited by the decision in the Emirates
case.

Your Comment 2.  I think it may be important to the expert that IGOs
affirmatively seek trademark-like protection under the Convention.  In fact
we may also point out they are of course free to formally register marks
under national laws AND that they may also assert common law t trademark
rights in the context of a UDRP.
Thus, perhaps we co ild add something such as the following:

"IGOs also remain free to pursue traditional trademark registration under
national registration systems.  In the UDRP context, a complainant may rely
upon either a registered trademark or common law trademark rights.

Your Comment 3.  Excellent point.  I think the question duplicates the 1st
and should be deleted.  Our only concern is the UDRP/URS context.  Whether
or not immunity is waived by merely asserting trademark rights in a
(non-UDRP/URS) demand is not relevant to our work.

Regards,

Paul

From:  "Bikoff, James" <jbikoff at sgrlaw.com>
Date:  Thursday, June 11, 2015 11:48 PM
To:  "gnso-igo-ingo-crp at icann.org" <gnso-igo-ingo-crp at icann.org>
Subject:  [Gnso-igo-ingo-crp] FW: Agenda and documents for next WG call on
Wednesday 10 June

>  
> Hello all,
> 
> Attached are our suggestions. As it appears that most, if not all, of us agree
> with comments made by Paul, we’ve based our comments on his version.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Jim 
>  
>  
> From:gnso-igo-ingo-crp-bounces at icann.org
> [mailto:gnso-igo-ingo-crp-bounces at icann.org] On Behalf Of Poncelet Ileleji
> Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2015 10:28 AM
> To: Jay Chapman
> Cc: gnso-igo-ingo-crp at icann.org
> Subject: Re: [Gnso-igo-ingo-crp] Agenda and documents for next WG call on
> Wednesday 10 June
>  
> 
> Same here I concur with George
> Kind Regards
> Poncelet.
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> On 11 June 2015 at 14:25, Jay Chapman <jay at digimedia.com> wrote:
> I agree with George as well.
> 
> Jay
> 
> On Jun 10, 2015 8:35 AM, "Paul Keating" <Paul at law.es> wrote:
> I agree with George on these which is why my suggested revisions removed
> these proposed questions.
> 
> PRK
> 
> On 6/10/15 2:09 PM, "George Kirikos" <icann at leap.com> wrote:
> 
>> >For point/question #3, in particular:
>> >
>> >"What if the Mutual Jurisdiction requirement specified that, to apply
>> >to IGOs, it has to be a jurisdiction of one of its member states?"
>> >
>> >I don't see how this could ever be acceptable to registrants. For
>> >example, for a North American registrant using a North American
>> >registrar, an IGO consisting of member states from Iran, Iraq, Syria
>> >and Turkey might place the "mutual jurisdiction" in one of those 4
>> >countries that have absolutely nothing to do with the registrant,
>> >rather than in North America.
>> >
>> >The same would apply to the rest of point #3, i.e. allowing the IGO to
>> >"forum shop" by selecting a jurisdiction of a member state. For a
>> >court to even have jurisdiction over a registrant, there must be some
>> >connection to the underlying dispute and parties. That has normally
>> >been (a) location of registrant, (b) location of registrar, or (c)
>> >location of registry operator.
>> >
>> >I know these are just 'exploratory' questions, but I don't see why any
>> >legitimacy should be attached to ad hoc proposals like the above by
>> >submitting them to 'experts' in the first place. This should be about
>> >fact-finding, not an informal 'negotiation' with IGOs.
>> >Conclusions/solutions should flow from the facts. Putting out possible
>> >'solutions' first, and then trying to come up with some 'rationale' to
>> >justify them later is the wrong way to do things, in my opinion.
>> >
>> >Sincerely,
>> >
>> >George Kirikos
>> >416-588-0269 <tel:416-588-0269>
>> >http://www.leap.com/
> 
> 
>> >
>> >
>> >On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 11:34 AM, Mary Wong <mary.wong at icann.org> wrote:
>>> >> Dear WG members,
>>> >>
>>> >> The proposed agenda for our next meeting, scheduled for Wednesday 10
>>> >>June,
>>> >> is as follows:
>>> >>
>>> >> Roll call/updates to SOI
>>> >> Discuss and finalize questions for independent legal expert (see
>>> >>attached
>>> >> for draft document from the WG co-chairs)
>>> >> Planning for WG meeting in Buenos Aires/next steps
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> It may be that we will not need the full hour; however, Petter and Phil
>>> >> would like the group to have this call prior to the open meeting we are
>>> >> scheduled to have in Buenos Aires, on Wednesday 24 June at 10.00 a.m.
>>> >>ART
>>> >> (local time). For those WG members who will not be present in Buenos
>>> >>Aires,
>>> >> the usual remote participation facilities will be available, and we¹ll
>>> >>send
>>> >> call-in and other details prior to the date.
>>> >>
>>> >> Thanks and cheers
>>> >> Mary
>>> >>
>>> >> Mary Wong
>>> >> Senior Policy Director
>>> >> Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN)
>>> >> Telephone: +1 603 574 4889 <tel:%2B1%20603%20574%204889>
>>> >> Email: mary.wong at icann.org
>>> >>
>>> >>
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