[Gnso-igo-ingo-crp] Agenda and documents for WG call on 1 April

[Mary Wong]

Dear WG members,

The proposed agenda for our next meeting on Wednesday 1 April 2015 is as
follows:
1. Roll call/updates to SOI
2. Update on engagement with the GAC and IGOs (Mason Cole; WG co-chairs)
3. Update on proposed amendment to WG Charter by GNSO Council (Phil Corwin
to lead; see attached draft motion to the Council)
4. Discuss considerations/issues relating to a possible de novo appeal
mechanism for IGOs (Petter Rindforth to lead; see attached Briefing Note)
5. Next steps/next meeting
For agenda item #4, the attached Briefing Note summarizes a framework that
was developed by the WIPO Secretariat in 2003, at the request of WIPO¹s
Standing Committee for Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical
Indications (SCT) to deal with similar sovereign immunity issues in relation
to protection of country names. As part of our WG's continuing efforts to
develop a deeper understanding of the issues surrounding sovereign immunity,
the WG co-chairs thought it would be timely and useful to have an open
discussion of some of the potential elements, limitations and scope of, and
other questions concerning, a non-judicially-based appeals mechanism for
disputes in the IGO context. Please note that this document and discussion
is not intended to narrow the WG¹s deliberations and options in relation to
sovereign immunity or any other issue, it is intended merely to be a
starting point for the WG to discuss the possible merits (if any) of
alternative appeal mechanisms.

Finally, attached also is the full SCT paper on which our Briefing Note was
based. This will also be uploaded to the WG¹s wiki space as part of our
Background Documents for your reference.

Thanks and cheers
Mary

Mary Wong
Senior Policy Director
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN)
Telephone: +1 603 574 4892
Email: mary.wong at icann.org





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