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All, During yesterdays discussions it was determined that a
Review Team should be developed to review the issues and positions of members
within the GNSO with regard to the ICANN Board letter to the GNSO in order to
formulate the appropriate response to that letter. Please see the suggested motion below. We would propose to
vote on this motion on Wednesday’s GNSO Council meeting. Whilst we
understand that this does not allow for the usual seven days we would ask that,
on this occasion, because of the tight timelines, that all Stakeholder Groups
act quickly to discuss this motion (potentially utilising time during
Stakeholder Group day on Tuesday). Glen – could you please forward this to each
Stakeholder Group chair in order to promote this motion as efficiently as possible?
Thanks! Thanks. Adrian ----------------------------------------------------------------------
WHEREAS, the ICANN Board has requested that
the GNSO evaluate certain ICANN staff implementation proposals for the
protection of trademarks in new gTLDs based in part on the recommendations from
the IRT, public comments, and additional analysis undertaken by ICANN Staff, as
described in the letter dated 12 October 2009 <<Letter
from Rod Beckstrom & Peter Dengate Thrush to GNSO Council>>. WHEREAS, the
ICANN Board letter requests the GNSO’s view by December 14, 2009 on
whether certain rights protection mechanisms for second level strings
recommended by ICANN Staff based on public input are consistent with the
GNSO’s proposed policy on the introduction of new gTLDs, and are the
appropriate and effective options for achieving the GNSO’s stated principles
and objectives; WHEREAS, the GNSO has reviewed the ICANN
Board letter and desires to approve the procedures for conducting such
evaluation; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the GNSO
adopts the following process to conduct the evaluation requested by the Board: 1.
A GNSO Review Team will be
comprised of representatives designated as follows: the Registrar and
Registry Stakeholder Groups with two (2) representatives each, the
Commercial Stakeholder Groups and the Non-Commercial Stakeholder Groups with
four (4) representatives each, and At-Large with two (2) representatives and
one representative from the Nominating Committee Appointees(1); 2.
Each of the Stakeholder Groups
will solicit from their members their initial position statements on the
questions and issues raised by the ICANN Board letter and the ICANN Staff
proposed models for the implementation of the Trademark Clearinghouse and
Uniform Rapid Suspension model, and will deliver their initial position
statements on November 4, and with final position statements to be delivered by
November 6, 2009; 3.
Such position statements will
be summarized by ICANN Staff and distributed to the GNSO Review Team to
evaluate whether a consensus can be reached on the ICANN Staff implementation
models or other proposals for the protection of trademarks in the New gTLD
Program; and The GNSO Review Team will conduct its
analysis, identify those areas where consensus has already been reached, an
seek to develop consensus on those issues for which consensus could not be
determined. The GNSO Review Team will provide a final report to the GNSO on or
before the GNSO council’s meeting in late November, 2009. |