Summary:
Protection of names and identifiers is a continuous topic of discussion among the GNSO and Internet communities. The abuse and infringement of names, and how to mitigate these issues, has become a primary focus in the implementation of the new gTLD program. The following is a chronological listing of efforts to address this issue by the GNSO community:
Working Group List:
- NOV 2013 – Protection of IGO and INGO Identifiers in All gTLDs
- SEP 2012 – Protection of International Olympic Committee / Red Cross Names
- MAR 2010 – Special Trademark Issues
- MAY 2009 – Trademark Protections – Implementation Recommendation Team
- OCT 2008 – Reserved Names in New Generic Top Level Domains
- DEC 2007 – IGO Domain Name Dispute Resolution Procedure
- OCT 2007 – RPM – Rights Protection Mechanisms – COMING SOON
- JUN 2007 – Protecting the Rights of Others Working Group
Other Material:
- None