FYI

--- Bruce Tonkin <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Subject: [council] Recommendation to the GNSO Council
> Regarding Policy Work on Protection of IGO Names and
> Abbreviations in line with WIPO 2 
> Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2007 14:40:54 +1000
> From: "Bruce Tonkin" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: "GNSO Council" <[log in to unmask]>
> 
> Hello All,
> 
> Attached is a recommendation prepared by the intellectual
> property
> constituency regarding next steps with respect to the request
> from WIPO
> for ICANN to consider Protection of IGO Names and
> Abbreviations in line
> with WIPO 2 .
> 
> The constituency recommends that:
> 
> "The GNSO Council should request an Issues Report from ICANN
> staff to
> further explore the issues involved in introducing a separate
> dispute
> resolution procedure (DRP) specifically for addressing
> disputes
> involving IGO names and abbreviations. Based on this Issues
> Report, the
> GNSO Council may then consider launching a PDP on the topic. "
> 
> 
> Note there is a stream of correspondence available at:
> 
> http://www.icann.org/correspondence/ on this topic.
> 
> A more recent letter is dated 31 January 2006:
>
http://www.icann.org/correspondence/twomey-to-tarmizi-13mar06.pdf
> 
> And 15 June 2006:
>
http://www.icann.org/correspondence/tarmizi-to-twomey-15jun06.pdf
> 
> 
> Note this is relevant in the context of some of the GAC
> principles
> relating to new gTLDs.
> 
> Regards,
> Bruce Tonkin
> 
> 
> 
> 
>