[PC-NCSG] Fwd: [liaison6c] Qualified Launch Program for New gTLD Registries

[Rafik Dammak]

Hi,

new public comment open, do we have in NCSG any opinion about this topic?

Best Regards,

Rafik
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From: Glen de Saint G?ry <Glen at icann.org>
Date: 2014-02-15 3:11 GMT+09:00
Subject: [liaison6c] Qualified Launch Program for New gTLD Registries
To: liaison6c <liaison6c at gnso.icann.org>




https://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/qlp-addendum-13feb14-en.htm
Qualified Launch Program for New gTLD Registries

Comment / Reply Periods (*)

Comment Open Date: 13 February 2014

Comment Close Date: 28 February 2014 - 23:59 UTC

Reply Open Date: 1 March 2014

Reply Close Date: 15 March 2014 - 23:59 UTC

Important Information Links

Public Comment Announcement<https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-13feb14-en.htm>

To Submit Your Comments (Forum) <comments-qlp-addendum-13feb14 at icann.org>

View Comments Submitted<http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-qlp-addendum-13feb14/>

Brief Overview

Originating Organization:

ICANN

Categories/Tags:

   - Contracted Party Agreements
   - Intellectual Property
   - Top-Level Domains

Purpose (Brief):

As contemplated by the Trademark Clearinghouse Rights Protection Mechanism
Requirements, a Qualified Launch Program may be developed. A draft of
the Qualified
Launch Program Addendum<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/trademark-clearinghouse/rpm-requirements-qlp-addendum-13feb14-en.pdf>[PDF,
84 KB] (the "QLP Addendum") is being posted for comment to give the
community an opportunity to review and provide feedback.

Current Status:

The draft QLP Addendum reflects ICANN's review and analysis regarding the
feasibility of and implementation mechanics for a Qualified Launch Program
as well as its potential impact on intellectual property rights. The
Addendum is being posted to allow stakeholders to review and comment on the
QLP Addendum.

The public comment period is on an accelerated timeline to enable follow-up
consideration so that if the QLP is adopted, as many new TLD operators as
possible can take advantage of it.

Next Steps:

Public comment will be analyzed and taken into account by ICANN. If
approved by ICANN following this process, the QLP Addendum will be
automatically incorporated into the TMCH Requirements without any further
action of ICANN or any Registry Operator. All Registry Operators will
thereafter be permitted to have a Qualified Launch Program in accordance
with the terms of the approved QLP Addendum, and will not need to seek
ICANN's approval to implement the Qualified Launch Program.

Staff Contact:

Karen Lentz

Email Staff Contact<karen.lentz at icann.org?subject=More%20information%20on%20the%20Qualified%20Launch%20Program%20for%20New%20gTLD%20Registries%20public%20comment%20period>

Detailed Information

Section I: Description, Explanation, and Purpose:

Section 3.2 of Specification 5 of the gTLD Registry Agreement allows a
Registry Operator to register up to 100 domain names to itself. Section
4.5.1 of the Trademark Clearinghouse Rights Protection Mechanism
Requirements (the "TMCH Requirements") contemplated the possibility,
subject to ICANN's further review and analysis, that Registry Operators
could offer a "Qualified Launch Program" in which they could register these
domain names to third parties for the purposes of promoting their TLDs.

The Qualified Launch Program is intended to provide a mechanism for
Registry Operators to register a limited number of names to third parties
to promote their TLDs prior to the Sunrise period, while maintaining
safeguards against intellectual property infringement. The draft is being
published for comment to gather additional input from interested
stakeholders.

Section II: Background:

Having conducted a review and analysis regarding the feasibility of and
implementation mechanics for a Qualified Launch Program as well as its
potential impact on intellectual property rights, ICANN has developed the
attached QLP Addendum.

If approved, the QLP Addendum will allow a Registry Operator to register
some or all of the 100 domain names referenced in Section 3.2 of
Specification 5 to third parties prior to the Sunrise Period for the TLD
under certain conditions. Under the proposed QLP Addendum, if a domain name
under a Qualified Launch Program does not match a label registered in the
Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH), the domain name may be registered in a
Qualified Launch Program to any third party. On the other hand, if the
domain name does match a label in the TMCH, the domain name may only be
registered to a Sunrise-Eligible Rights Holder (as defined in the TMCH
Requirements) in the Qualified Launch Program. In the case of geographic
TLDs, names may also be registered to public authorities under the
Qualified Launch Program, subject to certain requirements. Each domain name
registered in a Qualified Launch Program will reduce the number of domain
names available to a Registry Operator under Section 3.2 of Specification 5.

Section III: Document and Resource Links:

   - TMCH Requirements<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/trademark-clearinghouse/rpm-requirements-30sep13-en.pdf>[PDF,
167 KB]
   - Registry Agreement<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/agb/agreement-approved-02jul13-en.pdf>[PDF,
2.15 MB]

Section IV: Additional Information:

N/A
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(*) Comments submitted after the posted Close Date/Time are not guaranteed
to be considered in any final summary, analysis, reporting, or
decision-making that takes place once this period lapses.





Glen de Saint G?ry

GNSO Secretariat

gnso.secretariat at gnso.icann.org

http://gnso.icann.org
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