Begin forwarded message: > From: Glen de Saint Géry <[log in to unmask]> > Date: June 13, 2010 10:15:05 AM PDT > To: liaison6c <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: [liaison6c] Draft Changes to String Similarity Review > Proposed by GNSO Council - Public Comments Requested > > > > http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-11jun10-en.htm > > Draft Changes to String Similarity Review Proposed by GNSO Council > – Public Comments Requested > > 11 June 2010 > > On 10 June, the GNSO Council passed a resolution requesting that a > 21-day public comment period > http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201007- > en.htm#string-similarity-amendment > be opened regarding a proposal to send the following letter be sent > to Kurt Pritz, Senior Vice President, Services, copy to the ICANN > Board, recommending that the Draft Applicant Guidebook version IV > section on “Outcomes of the String Similarity Review” be amended to > allow applicants to request an Extended Review under applicable > terms similar to those provided for other issues such as “DNS > Stability: String Review Procedure”. The GNSO Council further > recommends that a section be added on “String Similarity – Extended > Review” that parallels other such sections in Module 2. > > The text of the GNSO Council resolution and draft letter may be > found here > http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/council-resolution-proposed- > letter-dagv4-ext-rev-11jun10-en.pdf [PDF, 12 KB]. > > Background Information > > The GNSO Council is concerned that the Draft Applicant Guidebook, > Version 4 does not include an Extended Review option for strings > that fail the initial evaluation for confusing similarity and > likelihood to confuse. The GNSO Council in Recommendation #2 of the > GNSO Final Report on the Introduction of New gTLDs in September > 2007 intended to prevent confusing and detrimental similarity and > not similarity that could serve the users of the Internet. More > recently, the IDNG Drafting Team established by the GNSO Council > has discussed various circumstances where applicants for strings > that may be designated as confusingly similar in the initial > evaluation may be able to present a case showing that the string is > not detrimentally similar to another string. The Council proposes > that a letter be sent recommending changes to the Draft Applicant > Guidebook to address this concern. > > Further Information > > Full information about the new gTLD program may be found at: > www.icann.org. > > Comments are due by 2 July 2010. > > Staff Responsible: Liz Gasster > > Glen de Saint Géry > GNSO Secretariat > [log in to unmask] > http://gnso.icann.org IP JUSTICE Robin Gross, Executive Director 1192 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 USA p: +1-415-553-6261 f: +1-415-462-6451 w: http://www.ipjustice.org e: [log in to unmask]