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 > > > > >