Chris,

Thanks for the update, I must inform the weatherman that Hell has officially frozen over, as I struggle to recall the last time Kurt Pritz or any ICANN senior staff have agreed with me:

Question 3: Will ICANN commit to create a block list of globally recognized trademarks?

Answer: As Michael Palage  discussed  at  the  hearing,  more  than  a  decade  ago,  the  World  Intellectual  Property  Organization  (WIPO)  investigated  the  development of a  global  "register"  for  well-‐known  marks,  but  was  unable  to  identify  objective, globally acceptable  criteria.

Look forward to seeing everyone in Singapore, and for the new gTLD party. Hopefully we can avoid the hangover that Steve DelBianco warned against.

Best regards,

Michael

From: owner-bc-gnso@icann.org [mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org] On Behalf Of Chris Chaplow
Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 3:39 PM
To: 'bc - GNSO list'
Subject: [bc-gnso] ICANN responds to Congress on gTLD

The Honorable Robert Goodlatte

U.S. House of Representatives

Washington, DC 20515

Dear Chairman Goodlatte,

Thank you for the opportunity to provide additional information after the May 4,

2011 hearing regarding ICANN’s new gTLD program before the House

Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition, and the Internet.

Below you will find ICANN’s responses to Representative Coble’s written question,

as well as further information on questions raised during the hearing.

Please let me know if you have any further questions.

Best regards,

Kurt Pritz

Senior Vice President, Stakeholder Relations

http://www.icann.org/en/correspondence/pritz-to-goodlatte-07jun11-en.pdf

Chris Chaplow
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