NAME Griffin M. Barnett PIC !GNSOSOI:GNSO Statements of Interest (SOI)^info.png|width=150px! AFFIL EMPLOYER Winterfeldt IP Group PLLC POSITION Associate WORK I am an intellectual property and Internet law attorney, advising on copyright and trademark enforcement, intermediary liability, advertising, social and mobile media, e-commerce and domain names for global leaders in media, financial services, consumer products, Internet and technology industries. I have significant experience counseling clients on Internet governance matters and a wealth of knowledge about the domain name industry, including management of global domain name portfolios, recovery of domain names from cybersquatters worldwide, and the development and execution of new generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) objection, acquisition and management strategies. My work routinely focuses on cutting-edge advances in new Internet media and developments within the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). I also have significant experience advising clients on trademark selection, clearance, prosecution, registration and enforcement, having worked on arbitration and federal court litigation involving trademark infringement, trademark dilution, unfair competition and cybersquatting. COUNTRY USA RELATIONSHIP None REPEXPLAIN I am participating in policy development process activities as a representative of the Intellectual Property Constituency - on a volunteer basis. INTERESTEXPLAIN In our practice, we represent both registries and registrars in trademark portfolio matters, although I have not represented these organizations in ICANN policy matters. From time to time, we advise clients on ICANN policy matters relating to brand protection, and have assisted clients with preparing comments to ICANN. In addition, we are currently advising several clients on their new gTLD registry contractual obligations. It is possible that other members of the firm may hold additional such interests. ARRANGEEXPLAIN With regard to my participation in policy development process activities, I confer with members of the Intellectual Property Constituency to ensure IPC interests are represented. TEAMS <ul><li>Privacy and Proxy Services Accreditation Issues (PPSAI) IRT</li><li>PDP to Review All RPMs in All gTLDs</li><li>PDP on Next-Generation RDS to Replace WHOIS</li><li>PDP on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures</li><li>Cross-Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability (CCWG-ACCT) </li></ul> INFORMATION IMAGE SG Commercial CONSTITUENCY Intellectual Property (IPC) REP Yes INTEREST Yes ARRANGE Yes REVISED 2014-03-14 16:03:49.0 UTC