Begin forwarded message: > From: Glen de Saint Géry <[log in to unmask]> > Date: September 25, 2012 3:21:26 PM PDT > To: liaison6c <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: [liaison6c] Trademark Clearinghouse Update: Implementation > Material for Public Comment > > > http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-7-24sep12- > en.htm > Trademark Clearinghouse Update: Implementation Material for Public > Comment > > 24 September 2012 > Updated 25 September 2012 > > The Trademark Clearinghouse is one of several important enhanced > rights protection mechanisms that have been built into the New gTLD > Program. The Clearinghouse will accept and authenticate rights > information, and will support both trademark claims and sunrise > services, required in all new gTLDs. > > Today, ICANN is publishing two explanatory memoranda related to the > Trademark Clearinghouse for a 45-day public comment period: > > Implementing the Proof of Use Verification [PDF, 176 KB] – This > memo describes the procedures to be used by the Clearinghouse to > verify proof of use associated with a trademark where requested. > Implementing the Matching Rules [PDF, 194 KB] – This memo provides > the detailed explanation of how a "match" is determined between a > trademark record and a domain name, for purposes of the sunrise and > claims processes. > The public comment period opened 24 September 2012 and will close > on 7 November 2012 at 23:59 UTC. > > To access the public comment forum see http://www.icann.org/en/news/ > public-comment/tmch-docs-24sep12-en.htm. > > In addition to the explanatory memoranda above, the current draft > version of the Trademark Clearinghouse Requirements [PDF, 1.285 MB] > is available for review. This Requirements document [PDF, 1.285 MB] > details the responsibilities of the Trademark Clearinghouse > provider, expanding upon the Clearinghouse Request for Information > (RFI) to define the specific requirements of the Clearinghouse at a > detailed level. It is informed by the gTLD Applicant Guidebook, as > well as inputs from the Implementation Assistance Group (IAG) and > other community discussions. > > Note that discussions on technical implementation of some > Clearinghouse processes are continuing, and a volunteer group is > working to develop possible alternative models for sunrise and > trademark claims services for community feedback. These > discussions are not currently captured in the requirements. > > > > 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]