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1) Your Name:


Charne Le Roux

Personal Profile Picture/Image (Optional):
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2) Stakeholder Group:

Not Applicable

3) Constituency:

Intellectual Property (IPC)

4) ICANN Affiliation (if not covered by item 2 or 3):


5) Please identify your current employer(s):


Adams & Adams

6) Please identify your current position(s):


Partner

7) Please identify the type(s) of work performed:


I am a partner in the Trade Mark Litigation and Prosecution Departments at Adams & Adams in Cape Town. I have 21 years experience in the prosecution and litigation of trade marks as well as advertising, domain name, copyright and competition law litigation. I have since 2003 acted as a domain name panelist for the World Intellectual Property Organisation and I am a senior domain name adjudicator of the SA Institute of Intellectual Property Law.

8) Please identify your declared country of primary residence (e.g., country to which you pay taxes):


South Africa

9) Please list any financial relationship beyond de minimis stock ownership you may have with any company that to your knowledge has a financial relationship or contract with ICANN:


None

10) Do you believe you are participating in the GNSO policy process as a representative of any individual or entity, whether paid or unpaid?

Yes
If the answer is “Yes,” please provide the name of the represented individual or entity. (If professional ethical obligations prevent you from disclosing this information, please enter "Private"):I am participating in the GNSO policy development process as a representative of the Intellectual Property Constituency, on a volunteer basis.
11) Please identify any other relevant arrangements, interests, or benefits as requested in the following two questions:

a) Do you have any type of material interest in ICANN GNSO policy development processes and outcomes?


Yes

If the answer is “yes,” please describe the material interest in ICANN GNSO policy development processes and outcomes:


I advise clients in my practice on ICANN policy matters relating to brand protection, in respect of new gTLD applications and dispute resolution processes.

b) Are there any arrangements/agreements between you and any other group, constituency or person(s) regarding your participation as a work team member?


Yes

If the answer is “yes,” please describe the arrangements/agreements and the name of the group, constituency, or person(s):


I confer with members of the Intellectual Property Constituency.

12) Please identify any Working Groups or other chartered teams in which you are participating (include acronyms, if applicable):


RPM WG

13) Additional Information (optional):


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