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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL">Dear Madam, Sir,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I would like to express my interest in being part of the Implementation Review Team for RPMs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">In terms of my experience: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US">Regulated lawyer in Belgium / EU, qualified since 1998;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US">I have assisted EURid, DotAsia, Telnic, and various ccTLDs since 2003 in devising policies and managing their Sunrise process;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US">I was an advisor to Deloitte in the context of their bid and setup of the Trademark Clearinghouse, in which capacity I was invited by the IRT for new gTLDs.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Having followed ICANN and its processes (in particular in relation to new gTLDs), I am familiar with intellectual property issues in the domain name space, and am consulting with various brand owners, registrars and registries
in this respect.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Please let me know if you would need any further information, and looking forward to next steps.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Many thanks and best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Bart Lieben<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.75pt"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#090B19;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Bart Lieben<br>
</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#090B19;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">a</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#090B19;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">ttorney</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#090B19;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">-</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#090B19;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">at</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#090B19;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">-l</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#090B19;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">aw</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#090B19;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">t:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#090B19;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><a href="tel:+32478191990" title="tel:+32478191990"><span style="color:#0563C1"> +32
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</span></a><b>m:</b> <a href="mailto:bart@pitch.law" title="mailto:bart@pitch.law"><span style="color:#0078D4">bart@pitch.law</span></a></span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/bartlieben/" title="https://www.linkedin.com/in/bartlieben/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#337AB7;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="21" height="21" style="width:.2187in;height:.2187in" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.png@01D8FAB0.48F69FA0" alt="linkedin icon"></span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkxsGY8ZXiamI-VjTEfCvTg" title="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkxsGY8ZXiamI-VjTEfCvTg"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#337AB7;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="21" height="21" style="width:.2187in;height:.2187in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.png@01D8FAB0.48F69FA0" alt="youtube icon"></span></a><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Inter",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">for Bart Lieben BV, d.b.a. Pitch, with registered office at Grétrystraat 54, 2018 Antwerpen (Belgium)</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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contents of this email, including any attachments, are confidential, except where expressly stated otherwise. Furthermore, it may also be privileged. If received in error, please do not disclose the contents and/or any attachments to anyone, but notify the
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