March 12, 2014
12:17 p.m.
https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-10mar14-en.htm Preliminary Issue Report on Access by IGOs and INGOs to the Curative Rights Protections of the UDRP and URS Comment / Reply Periods (*) Comment Open Date: 10 March 2014 Comment Close Date: 14 April 2014 - 23:59 UTC Reply Open Date: 15 April 2014 Reply Close Date: 6 May 2014 - 23:59 UTC Important Information Links Public Comment Announcement <https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-10mar14-en.htm> To Submit Your Comments (Forum) <mailto:comments-igo-ingo-crp-prelim-10mar14@icann.org> View Comments Submitted <http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-igo-ingo-crp-prelim-10mar14/> Brief Overview Originating Organization: GNSO Categories/Tags: * Contracted Party Agreements * Policy Processes Purpose (Brief): To obtain community input on the Preliminary Issue Report requested by the GNSO Council concerning possible amendments to the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy and Uniform Rapid Suspension procedure, to enable access to them by protected International Governmental Organizations and International Non-Governmental Organizations. Current Status: The GNSO Council unanimously approved the IGO-INGO PDP Working Group's consensus recommendations on 20 November 2013, as contained in the WG's Final Report <http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/igo-ingo-final-10nov13-en.pdf> [PDF, 645 KB]. One of these recommendations was for an Issue Report on amending the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy and Uniform Rapid Suspension procedure to enable their use by protected IGOs and INGOs. As required by the ICANN Bylaws, public notice is hereby provided of the publication of the requested Preliminary Issue Report <http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/igo-ingo-crp-prelim-10mar14-en.pdf> [PDF, 288 KB] and of the opportunity to comment on it. Next Steps: ICANN Staff will prepare a summary of the public comments received that will be submitted to the GNSO Council along with the Final Issue Report. The GNSO Council will then vote on whether or not to initiate. Staff Contact: Mary Wong Email Staff Contact <mailto:policy-staff@icann.org?subject=More%20information%20on%20the%20Preli minary%20Issue%20Report%20on%20Access%20by%20IGOs%20and%20INGOs%20to%20the%2 0Curative%20Rights%20Protections%20of%20the%20UDRP%20and%20URS%20public%20co mment%20period> Detailed Information Section I: Description, Explanation, and Purpose: The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) unanimously approved at its meeting on 20 November 2013 the consensus recommendations of the IGO-INGO PDP Working Group, which are now pending Board action. The detailed recommendations can be found in the Final Report <http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/igo-ingo-final-10nov13-en.pdf> [PDF, 644 KB], with a summary provided within the GNSO Council motion <http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#20131120-2> . One of the recommendations adopted was for the GNSO Council to request an Issue Report, preceding a possible Policy Development Process (PDP), to examine International Governmental Organization (IGO) and International Non-Governmental Organization (INGO) access to curative rights protection mechanisms such as the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) and Uniform Rapid Suspension procedure (URS). Section II: Background: For a detailed background and history of the issue on whether to protect certain IGO and INGO identifiers prior to the initiation of the IGO-INGO PDP, please see the Final GNSO Issue Report <http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/protection-igo-names-final-issue-report-01o ct12-en.pdf> [PDF, 675 KB] on the Protection of International Organization Names in New gTLDs. The IGO-INGO PDP Working Group (WG) was formed on 31 October 2012 and the WG Charter approved by the GNSO Council on 15 November 2012. On 10 November 2013 the WG published its Final Report <http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/igo-ingo-final-10nov13-en.pdf> [PDF, 644 KB] and sent it to the GNSO Council, incorporating feedback received in response to its draft Final Report. The WG's Final Report includes supplemental documentation in the form of Minority Statements from various WG members and their respective constituencies, including IGOs and INGOs who may be affected by the recommendations under consideration. The WG's consensus recommendations were unanimously approved <http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#20131120-2> by the GNSO Council on 20 November 2013 and sent to the ICANN Board for its consideration. One of the recommendations adopted was for the GNSO Council to request an Issue Report, preceding a possible PDP, to examine possible amendments to the UDRP and URS to enable access by protected IGOs and INGOs to these curative rights protection mechanisms. ICANN staff has prepared the requested Preliminary Issue Report <http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/igo-ingo-crp-prelim-10mar14-en.pdf> [PDF, 288 KB] and is posting it for public comment prior to preparing the Final Issue Report for the GNSO Council's consideration and vote. Section III: Document and Resource Links: * Final Report on Protection of IGO and INGO Identifiers in All gTLDs <http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/igo-ingo-final-10nov13-en.pdf> [PDF, 645 KB] > * Supplement A Minority Positions > <http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/igo-ingo-final-minority-positions-10nov13-en. > pdf> [PDF, 216 KB] > * Supplement B WG Consensus Call Tool > <http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/igo-ingo-final-consensus-call-13nov13-en.pdf> > [PDF, 203 KB] > * Supplement C Public Comment Review Tool > <http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/igo-ingo-final-public-comment-review-08nov13- > en.pdf> [PDF, 385 KB] > * Supplement D Red Cross Red Crescent Societies Identifier List > <http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/igo-ingo-final-rcrc-scope-names-10nov13-en.pd > f> [PDF, 616 KB] * GNSO Council Report to the ICANN Board <http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/council-board-igo-ingo-21jan14-en.pdf> [PDF, 705 KB] Section IV: Additional Information: N/A (*) 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.