Dear Friends

Greetings. The position of NPOC is very close to that of Avri. The 
constituency is at the moment preparing a formal response on the issue 
which we will share as soon as possible.

Yours

Klaus

On 5/26/2014 9:29 AM, William Drake wrote:
> 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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