Agree with Avri, IGOs & some NGOs have legitimate concerns here and this was what ‘the community’ could work out as a mutually acceptable framework.

I would think NPOC would be particularly interested in this ‘operational concern’...

Bill


On May 25, 2014, at 11:47 PM, Avri Doria <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> On 25-May-14 17:05, McTim wrote:
>> I do not support this notion at all.
> 
> Oh good.
> 
> I tend toward supporting it.  So we can share reasons.
> 
> I tend to think that we need something for IGOs and NGOs that is the
> equivalent protection to what business get by their use of trademarks.
> I am not all that found of trademarks, especially on common language,
> but they do exist and the do give advantages to commercial entities.
> 
> I think the IGOs and those NGOs recognized by ECOSOC should get the same
> level of protections that we have according the commercial enterprises.
> I tend to look for parity in such things and this seems like that to
> me.  IGOs can't use the trademark system. Some NGOs can, but not globally.
> 
> While I would personally prefer that trademarks had fewer privileges, I
> think that IGOs and ECOSOC recognized NGOs should have the same privileges.
> 
> avri

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