[council] Trademark Clearinghouse Update: Implementation Material for Public Comment

[Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>]

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:

 1.  Implementing the Proof of Use 
Verification<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/trademark-clearinghouse/proof-of-use-24sep12-en.pdf>
 [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.
 2.  Implementing the Matching 
Rules<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/trademark-clearinghouse/matching-rules-24sep12-en.pdf>
 [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<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/trademark-clearinghouse/draft-tmch-requirements-24sep12-en.pdf>
 [PDF, 1.285 MB] is available for review. This Requirements 
document<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/trademark-clearinghouse/draft-tmch-requirements-24sep12-en.pdf>
 [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<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/agb>, as well as inputs from 
the Implementation Assistance Group 
(IAG)<https://community.icann.org/display/cctrdmrkclrnghsiag/Home> and other 
community discussions.

Note that discussions on technical 
implementation<http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/tmch-tech/> 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
gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://gnso.icann.org