[Gnso-rpm-data] UPDATE: TM Owner Survey - Beta Testers' Feedback

Fri Aug 31 14:15:29 UTC 2018

Dear Data Sub Team members,

Michael got back to staff about his feedback to testers’ comments and Susan’s input. There are a few changes to the feedback we provided to Analysis Group yesterday, and please see changes in red text in line. Specifically, the changes apply to General Comment, Q2, Q6, Q15, Q18, and Q19. We already informed Analysis Group this update.

Thank you for your help, Michael!

Best Regards,
Mary, Julie, Ariel & Berry

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General Comment:

  *   Do a global change of replacing “company” with “company/organization” in all applicable survey questions and answer options in order to cover the non-profit, non-commercial entities
  *   Add “approximately” in an appropriate place in ALL applicable questions where respondents are asked to provide volume/number/range, etc. Please apply this change to ALL questions in ALL surveys that this type of question applies.
  *   Please clarify that in this survey, we are specifically asking questions about new gTLDs, not legacy TLDs such as .com, .org, .net, or country code top level domains such as .us, .eu, .cn. Please use the same clarification approach used in the Registrant survey.
  *   Place the original Q2 AFTER the original Q3

Q0: Approximately how many trademark registrations does your company own?

  *   If a respondent selects “don’t know/not sure”, he/she should be able to continue with the rest of the survey.

Q1: Approximately how many of your company’s trademarks have been recorded with the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH)?

  *   If a respondent selects “don’t know/not sure”, he/she should be able to continue with the rest of the survey.

Q2: How many domain names matching any of your company’s trademarks have you applied to register during any new generic top-level domain (gTLD) Sunrise Period?

  *   Add “Approximately” at the beginning of the question.
  *   Add “(select this option only if there is no other source or person that can supply an approximate number)” after “Don’t know / Not sure”
  *   If someone selects “not sure/don’t know”, the survey should NOT terminate, and the respondent should be able to proceed.

Q3: Has your company registered a domain name matching any of your company's trademarks in a new generic top-level domain (new gTLD)?

  *   Provide examples of new gTLDs. Consider adding the pop-up message that includes the list of new gTLDs strings used in the registrant survey.

Q5: Should Registry Operators be required to publicly publish their reserved names lists?

  *   This question can be included in the registrant survey, if not too late for implementation. AG/RN SSI – please advise.

Q6: In the event a Registry has placed terms on its reserved names list and later decides to release them for registration, should the Registry be required to provide notice of the release to Trademark Owners who have recorded trademarks in the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH)?

  *   Add “all” before “Trademark Owners” to better differentiate this question to the one after the next (no change to the original Q6)

Q9: Has your company ever brought a Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP), Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS), or litigation proceeding against a domain name registered in a new generic top-level domain (gTLD)? If yes, approximately how many?

  *   Replace “against” with “in respect of” – you bring a proceeding against someone, in respect of something.
  *   Add links to URS and UDRP pages on icann.org: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/urs-2014-01-09-en, https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/help/dndr/udrp-en

Q10: In approximately how many of the UDRP, URS, or litigation cases that you brought against a domain name in a new gTLD was the domain name at issue an exact match of your company’s trademark as recorded in the Trademark Clearinghouse? If you are uncertain of the number, you may skip this question.