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 The call for the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Sub Team – Track 2 – Legal/Regulatory Issues will take place on Thursday, 14 September 2017 at 03:00 UTC for 60 minutes.

(Wednesday) 20:00 PDT, (Wednesday)23:00 EDT, 04:00 London BST, 05:00 Paris CEST 

For other times: http://tinyurl.com/y7dasxnu

PROPOSED AGENDA


  • Welcome
  • SOI Updates
  • CC2 Comments: Closed Generics
  • AOB


BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS




PARTICIPATION


Attendance

Apologies:  Susan Kawaguchi, Alan Greenberg

 

Notes/ Action Items


Michelle DeSmyter: Welcome to the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Sub Team – Track 2 Legal/Regulatory Issues call on 

Thursday, 14 September 2017 at 03:00 UTC for 60 minutes.


Michelle DeSmyter: Agenda wiki page: https://community.icann.org/x/9hkhB[community.icann.org]


Jeff Neuman: Will we get to 15 participants?


Michael Flemming: I'm only logged in on my phone so that must be an imposter me


clo: sorry I am on my mobile phone we have lost landline phone lines it seems


Michael Flemming: closed generics


Michael Flemming: not registrant protection 


Justine Chew: Do we know if Jannik Skou represents any stakeholder group? Is his (potentially) the only comment from a non-commercial group?


Kristina Rosette (Amazon Registry): https://www.linkedin.com/in/jannikskou[linkedin.com]/


Emily Barabas: Jannik Skou SOI: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi/Jannik+Skou+SOI[community.icann.org]


Justine Chew: Right, thanks. Then his is not a "community" comment. 


Justine Chew: @Jeff, yes that's what I wanted to get at. Thanks.


Justine Chew: @Avri, thanks for the clarification.


Heather Forrest: Norway



Jim Prendergast: I agree we need to ask the GAC to clarify. I don't think anyone wants to try and interpret what the GAC says


Heather Forrest: International law requires that jurisdictions protect signs 9including generic terms) that have acquired

 distinctiveness.


Justine Chew: Yes, TM protection also based on classes of goods/service.


Michael Flemming: yes distinctiveness


Trang Nguyen: Implementation of GAC Category 2 Advice (exclusive access) can be viewed 

at: https://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/advisories/gac-cat2-advice-19mar14-en[newgtlds.icann.org]


Heather Forrest: Yes - context is a significant part of consumer recognition


Trang Nguyen: There were 12 applicants that stated that it was their intent to operate exclusive access r

egistries. ICANN asked those applicants to provide a response for how the proposed exclusive registry access serves a public interest goal.


Trang Nguyen: I can't recall how many of the 12 ultimately decided to stay exclusive access. Let me do some checking.


Justine Chew: Fine balance between "changing goal-posts" and "moving forward with the times".


Kristina Rosette (Amazon Registry): did everyone else just lose audio or just me?


Michelle DeSmyter: Jeff, we are not able to hear you


Justine Chew: Lost audio


Jim Prendergast: hung up instead of unmuting 


Jim Prendergast: dialing back 


Jeff Neuman: Thanks Jim.  Let us know when you are back in


Michael Flemming 2: Our decisions can allow for paths that back track to 2012 applicants 


Cheryl Langdon-Orr (CLO): no audio in


Cheryl Langdon-Orr (CLO): sorry Aug winds playing havock....  


Cheryl Langdon-Orr (CLO): Hard to hear


Michael Flemming 2: Thanks Jeff, gotta drop


Trang Nguyen: Of the 12 that initially indicated they will operate as exclusive registries, 7 withdrew, 1 obtained a Spec 13 (FOOD), 

the remaining 5 signed the RA, which includes Spec 11. Spec 11 has a provision that says: "Registry Operator of a “Generic String” TLD

may not impose eligibility criteria for registering names in the TLD that limit registrations exclusively to a single person or entity

and/or that person’s or entity’s “Affiliates” (as defined in Section 2.9(c) of the Registry Agreement). “Generic String” means a string c

onsisting of a word or term that denominates or describes a general class of goods, services, groups, organizations or t

hings, as opposed to distinguishing a specific brand of goods, services, groups, organizations or things from those of others."


Trang Nguyen: sorry about that copy/paste


Trang Nguyen: Of the 12 that initially indicated they will operate as exclusive registries, 7 withdrew, 1 obtained a Spec 13 (FOOD), 

the remaining 5 signed the RA, which includes Spec 11. Spec 11 has a provision that says: "Registry Operator of a “Generic String” TLD 

may not impose eligibility criteria for registering names in the TLD that limit registrations exclusively to a single person or entity and/or that

 person’s or entity’s “Affiliates” (as defined in Section 2.9(c) of the Registry Agreement). “Generic String” means a string consisting of a word 

or term that denominates or describes a general class of goods, services, groups, organizations or things, as opposed to distinguishing a 

specific brand of goods, services, groups, organizations or things from those of others."


Trang Nguyen: Sorry, that should say remaining "4"


Trang Nguyen: The 4 are .GROCERY, .DVR, .DATA, .PHONE


Justine Chew: @Trang, thanks, useful info.


Emily Barabas: Full comment from NORID is available here

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tcWZt1bdoYH7vJl2Yi9G0jah7QzyhqU99tXnl3qV0rc/edit#gid=1963024039[docs.google.com]


Trang Nguyen: Safeway's GROCERY was withdrawn. The one that was delegated is from Wal-Mart.


Heather Forrest: None, thank you Jeff


Kristina Rosette (Amazon Registry): Good night.


Justine Chew: Thanks!


avri doria: bye


 

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