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Notes and Action Items - RPM PDP WG Sunrise Sub Team - 10-11 March 2019
by Julie Hedlund March 13, 2019

March 13, 2019

Dear RPM PDP Sunrise Sub Team members, Please see below the notes from the Sub Team meetings at ICANN64 in Kobe on 10-11 March 2019. These high-level notes are designed to help WG members navigate through the content of the call and are not a substitute for the recording, transcripts, or the chat, which will be posted at: https://community.icann.org/display/RARPMRIAGPWG/2019-03-10+ICANN64+Kobe+-+… and https://community.icann.org/display/RARPMRIAGPWG/2019-03-11+ICANN64+Kobe+-+…. Please also see the referenced summary table and the transcripts from Sessions 2 and 3. Kind regards, Julie Julie Hedlund, Policy Director Notes and Action Items: Session 2 – 10 March 2019 1. Continued WG Discussion: -- Not allow additional comments in or additional proposals in after the sub teams because points could be reopened and re-litigated by these new proposals. -- For the individual proposals the actual deadline is March 27. And the sub teams aren't going to have the completed development of preliminary recommendations until April 3 and those individual proposals aren't even going to be reviewed until April 10. -- That is the individual proposals, not the sub team proposals (preliminary recommendations). Not a subsequent bite at proposals. The timing problem was an interesting one because we did want the individual proposals to come through the sub teams before they disbanded. And they disband upon delivery of their recommendations up to the sub team. -- Staff will resend the proposed process. 2. Sunrise Sub Team Meeting: Question 7: (a) Can SMD files be used for Sunrise Period registrations after they have been canceled or revoked? (b) How prevalent is this as a problem? Tentative Preliminary Recommendation: Suggestion is that the answer is “no”. The SMD file cannot be used for Sunrise Period registrations after being canceled or revoked and this problem is not prevalent. Discussion: -- Start with Question 7. -- The first part of this question, Part A, is yes based on what we've seen because the onus is on the trademark holder to inform the Trademark Clearinghouse of the revocation or the cancellation then we can reasonably conclude that SMD files can be used for Sunrise periods even though they shouldn't. -- How prevalent is this as a problem? Don’t have much data. -- Question is about what happens if a trademark is abandoned and how do we ensure that the brand owner (former brand owner) isn’t misusing the SMD file? -- Concern that SMD files could be canceled, revoked but trademark owners could try to use them. -- Don’t think we can say that the problem is prevalent. -- Note that it’s bifurcated – both about the SMD file and the trademark. -- There’s already a solution to this problem. -- Is the country and trademark registration part of the SMD file? There’s an FAQ on the TMCH web page that the first five lines are human readable. Other than the mark the SMD file does not contain human readable information about the file. -- So to question 7 it’s whether an SMD file can be used to register in Sunrise after the SMD file has been canceled or revoked. -- Second question is about the trademark – if the trademark underlying an SMD file is abandoned can the SMD file be used to do a Sunrise registration filing? We looked and when the trademark dies the SMD file dies. -- The second part of the question is whether this is a prevalent problem and we’re hearing no. So, our answer to the question should be no. Question 1: (a) Should the availability of Sunrise registrations only for identical matches be reviewed? (b) If the matching process is expanded, how can Registrant free expression and fair use rights be protected and balanced against trademark rights? Tentative Preliminary Recommendation: Suggestion is that the answer is “no”. The availability of Sunrise registrations only for identify matches should not be reviewed and the matching process should not be expanded. Discussion: -- Based on the data the answer to (a) would be no and thus (b) does not require an answer. -- We need to answer the charter question, which - and I think the answer to the question is no, we should not be reviewing the availability of Sunrise registrations only for identical matches, which means there's no - we don't need to answer Question B and that there - and that there's no preliminary recommendation that comes out of this question. So I think that is the end result of this. -- But good to make a recommendation, even if it is not to change the status quo. Session 3 – 11 March 2019 Question 2: (Threshold question: Is Registry pricing within the scope of the RPM WG or ICANN's review?) (a) Does Registry Sunrise or Premium Name pricing practices unfairly limit the ability of trademark owners to participate during Sunrise? (b) If so, how extensive is this problem? Tentative Preliminary Recommendation: Not at this time. Continue the discussion at the next meeting and also in relation to question 3. Discussion: -- Data speaks to this. -- Possible answer: Registry pricing may not specifically be in the scope, but we could address it to put it before the SubPro WG. Based on the data there is evidence that pricing practice do unfairly limit the ability of trademark owners to participate during Sunrise. -- Key part of sub question (a) is the word “unfairly” – is it a fair economic model. Need to distinguish between premium pricing that could be legitimate. There were limited responses so not a representative sample. -- The key thing is whether the pricing is discriminatory against brand owners compared to other categories. Address abusive pricing models. -- Pricing is outside the scope of the RPM WG (per at least one Sub Team member). -- Not sure if the use of the term “discriminatory” is quite accurate. Challenging to define “unfairly” because that suggests that there is “fair” pricing. -- Instances where high prices were put on well-known brands. Maybe discussing targeted pricing that is aimed not a high-value generics, but to those with brand value. -- Pricing per se is outside of scope, but it’s about where pricing was fixed in a way to circumvent the rights protection mechanism – such as adopting very high prices only during the Sunrise period. There were some examples of that. -- There were examples of clients who were told that their name was a well-known brand so the price was higher as the name was on the premium list. -- On discrimination it is worth noting that is you have well-known brands they can afford to pay more. If you talk about unfairly limiting Sunrise, the question is does it preclude participation. -- Pricing is always going to impact levels of participation. -- From the registry operators’ point of view it is expected that people would try this – pricing almost becomes a negotiation. -- Economic decision to put it into Sunrise depending on the pricing. There are other RPMs to deal with abuses. -- Examples: 1) pricing at different levels depending on the brand, 2) all pricing is high in Sunrise, or 3) pricing drops for certain names outside of Sunrise. -- Suggesting that a brand can afford so why not charge it seems abusive. Does seem to interfere with Sunrise. -- To what extent does this happen? Is there really a problem? Not sure if the data backs this up. -- We can agree that registries should be able to use pricing to circumvent RPMs. There are contractual restrictions on abusive pricing – pricing uniformity. We could refer this to SubPro. -- What should we recommend? Pricing caps for different brands/value of words? How to determine the value? Could be very complex and impractical. Or could just suggest a more high-level recommendation. -- Re: Spec 11, Section 2.10(c) of the RA states “The parties acknowledge that the purpose of this Section 2.10(c) is to prohibit abusive and/or discriminatory Renewal Pricing practices imposed by Registry Operator without the written consent of the applicable registrant at the time of the initial registration of the domain and this Section 2.10(c) will be interpreted broadly to prohibit such practices.” From the PIC: “Registry Operator will operate the TLD in a transparent manner consistent with general principles of openness and non-discrimination by establishing, publishing and adhering to clear registration policies.” -- Note that Questions 2 and 3 are related. -- Sunrise if for Trademarks – not competing with other identifiers in this period. So, we could be singling out certain marks, and the other is the pricing practices. -- Data in INTA and AG surveys – responses from TM and Brand owners indicated that they thought the problem was extensive. -- Not sure we are able to answer the question – not sure we have the data to answer “yes” in a helpful way except that it has the ability to limit TM owners from participating in Sunrise – but is this “unfairly” limiting? -- If we look to the preamble question – whether Sunrise is achieving its purpose – and this question in that context.

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Time for our next sub team call(s) on March 27, 2019
by George Kirikos March 11, 2019

March 11, 2019

Hi folks, I noticed that the invites went out for our next call on March 27, 2019, and the UTC time stayed fixed, whereas the local time (say in Eastern Time in North America) moved forward by 1 hour, due to daylight savings time over the weekend. Is that something that is by design and suitable for everyone? (i.e. calls that were previously at 12:00 noon and 1 pm noon NYC time are now at 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm NYC time respectively; calls that were at 9 am and 10 am Pacific time are now at 10 am and 11 am Pacific time respectively). I'm able to make the new times, but just wanted to make sure that everyone else is happy with the effect of keeping a constant UTC time, and how that will move things when converted to local time. Those movements in local time might cause conflicts with one's local schedule, potentially impacting attendance on our sub team calls. Sincerely, George Kirikos 416-588-0269 http://www.leap.com/

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Today - ICANN64: RPM PDP Meetings 10-11 March 2019
by Julie Hedlund March 11, 2019

March 11, 2019

Dear RPM PDP Working Group and Sub Team members, Please see below the schedule of today’s RPM PDP Working Group (WG) and Sub Team meetings at ICANN64 and note the following: * Box Lunches will be provided for the 12:15-13:15 Sunrise Sub Team meeting. In order to ensure that we can start the meeting on time, we suggest that Sub Team and WG members may wish to arrive a bit early (the room is occupied until Noon). * During the TM Claims Sub Team session at 13:30-15:00 we will observe a moment of silence at 14:46 pm local time in remembrance of the lives lost and people affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake that occurred on 11 March 2011 at 14:46 pm. Best, Mary, Ariel, Berry, and Julie Schedule of RPM PDP Working Group and Sub Team Meetings at ICANN64, Kobe on Monday, 11 March 2019 GNSO Review of all Rights Protection Mechanisms in gTLDs (3 of 4) 12:15 - 13:15, Mon, Mar 11, 2019 – Room: Ruby Details/Remote Participation: https://64.schedule.icann.org/meetings/962131 [64.schedule.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__64.schedule.icann.org_…> Description: Part 3: The GNSO’s Review of All Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) Policy Development Process (PDP) Working Group was chartered in March 2016 to conduct a two-phased PDP. In Phase One, which is ongoing, the Working Group is reviewing all the RPMs that were developed for the 2012 New gTLD Program. This includes developing possible recommendations concerning the use and effectiveness of the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) Sunrise and Trademark Claims RPMs. In the third of four open community sessions being held at ICANN64, the RPM Sunrise Sub Team will begin development of preliminary recommendations relating to Sunrise RPMs. All interested community members are welcome to attend this session. GNSO Review of all Rights Protection Mechanisms in gTLDs (4 of 4) 13:30 - 15:00, Mon, Mar 11, 2019 – Room: Ruby Details/Remote Participation: https://64.schedule.icann.org/meetings/962132 [64.schedule.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__64.schedule.icann.org_…> Description: Part 4: The GNSO’s Review of All Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) Policy Development Process (PDP) Working Group was chartered in March 2016 to conduct a two-phased PDP. In Phase One, which is ongoing, the Working Group is reviewing all the RPMs that were developed for the 2012 New gTLD Program. This includes developing possible recommendations concerning the use and effectiveness of the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) Sunrise and Trademark Claims RPMs. In the fourth of four open community sessions being held at ICANN64, the RPM Trademark Claims Sub Team will begin development of preliminary recommendations relating to Trademark Claims RPMs. All interested community members are welcome to attend this session.

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Followup on today's call
by George Kirikos March 10, 2019

March 10, 2019

Hi folks, Just to followup on today's sub team call, the "decisions" made today should probably be marked "tentative", and sent to the mailing list for review by those in the sub team who weren't in attendance. Barring any objections after a certain cut-off, it can then be upgraded to "closed". Sincerely,, George Kirikos 416-588-0269 http://www.leap.com/

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Reminder - ICANN64: RPM Sunrise Sub Team Meetings 10-11 March 2019
by Julie Hedlund March 10, 2019

March 10, 2019

Dear RPM Sunrise Sub Team members, Please see below the schedule of RPM PDP Working Group (WG) and Sub Team meetings at ICANN64. In particular, please note that the Sub Team will provide a progress report on its analysis of previously collected data and additional data to the full WG in session 1 at ICANN64 today, and turn to the development of preliminary recommendations in Sessions 2 and 3. (The Trademark Claims Sub Team will use Session 4 for its development of preliminary recommendations.) Please see the attached Summary Tables/Reports of the Sub Team’s analysis and the slides for the presentation to the WG. These also have been provided to the WG. Best, Mary, Ariel, Berry, and Julie Schedule of RPM PDP Working Group and Sub Team Meetings at ICANN64, Kobe GNSO Review of all Rights Protection Mechanisms in gTLDs (1 of 4) 15:15 - 16:45, Sun, Mar 10, 2019 – Room: Diamond Details/Remote Participation: https://64.schedule.icann.org/meetings/962042 [64.schedule.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__64.schedule.icann.org_…> Description: Part 1: The GNSO’s Review of All Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) Policy Development Process (PDP) Working Group was chartered in March 2016 to conduct a two-phased PDP. In Phase One, which is ongoing, the Working Group is reviewing all the RPMs that were developed for the 2012 New gTLD Program. This includes developing possible recommendations concerning the use and effectiveness of the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) Sunrise and Trademark Claims RPMs. In the first of four open community sessions being held at ICANN64, the Working Group will discuss presentations from the Trademark Claims and Sunrise Sub Teams on the results of their data analysis. All interested community members are welcome to attend this session. GNSO Review of all Rights Protection Mechanisms in gTLDs (2 of 4) 17:00 - 18:30, Sun, Mar 10, 2019 -- Room: Diamond Details/Remote Participation: https://64.schedule.icann.org/meetings/962043 [64.schedule.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__64.schedule.icann.org_…> Description: Part 2: The GNSO’s Review of All Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) Policy Development Process (PDP) Working Group was chartered in March 2016 to conduct a two-phased PDP. In Phase One, which is ongoing, the Working Group is reviewing all the RPMs that were developed for the 2012 New gTLD Program. This includes developing possible recommendations concerning the use and effectiveness of the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) Sunrise and Trademark Claims RPMs. In the second of four open community sessions being held at ICANN64, the RPM Sunrise Sub Team will begin development of preliminary recommendations relating to Sunrise RPMs. All interested community members are welcome to attend this session. GNSO Review of all Rights Protection Mechanisms in gTLDs (3 of 4) 12:15 - 13:15, Mon, Mar 11, 2019 – Room: Ruby Details/Remote Participation: https://64.schedule.icann.org/meetings/962131 [64.schedule.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__64.schedule.icann.org_…> Description: Part 3: The GNSO’s Review of All Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) Policy Development Process (PDP) Working Group was chartered in March 2016 to conduct a two-phased PDP. In Phase One, which is ongoing, the Working Group is reviewing all the RPMs that were developed for the 2012 New gTLD Program. This includes developing possible recommendations concerning the use and effectiveness of the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) Sunrise and Trademark Claims RPMs. In the third of four open community sessions being held at ICANN64, the RPM Sunrise Sub Team will begin development of preliminary recommendations relating to Sunrise RPMs. All interested community members are welcome to attend this session. GNSO Review of all Rights Protection Mechanisms in gTLDs (4 of 4) 13:30 - 15:00, Mon, Mar 11, 2019 – Room: Ruby Details/Remote Participation: https://64.schedule.icann.org/meetings/962132 [64.schedule.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__64.schedule.icann.org_…> Description: Part 4: The GNSO’s Review of All Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) Policy Development Process (PDP) Working Group was chartered in March 2016 to conduct a two-phased PDP. In Phase One, which is ongoing, the Working Group is reviewing all the RPMs that were developed for the 2012 New gTLD Program. This includes developing possible recommendations concerning the use and effectiveness of the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) Sunrise and Trademark Claims RPMs. In the fourth of four open community sessions being held at ICANN64, the RPM Trademark Claims Sub Team will begin development of preliminary recommendations relating to Trademark Claims RPMs. All interested community members are welcome to attend this session.

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Draft Summary Table & ICANN64 Slides
by Ariel Liang March 8, 2019

March 8, 2019

Dear Sunrise Sub Team Members, On behalf of the Sub Team Co-Chairs, staff are sharing the draft summary table that reflects the Sub Team’s discussions/comments on all three sets of data related to Sunrise, with a view toward answering the agreed Charter questions. Please find the document attached. Under each Charter question, the following section is included in the summary table: 1. “Data” refers to the data quoted by Sub Team members in their input/comments. 2. “Details” points to the Google Doc homework assignments where Sub Team members provide their input/comments; high level notes of Sub Team meeting discussions are also included in the Google Docs. 3. “Sub Team Discussions” points to the wiki page link(s) of Sub Team meeting(s) when the Charter question was discussed. 4. “Summary of Discussions/Comments” is a summary of comments/input provided by the Sub Team members via the Google Docs and Sub Team meetings. 5. “Not Applicable” refers to the situation where the data reviewed do not really assist in answering the Charter question. Please be so kind to review the draft summary table and if you find any inaccuracy/omission/mischaracterization of the summary of the discussion, please provide suggested revision via the mailing list by COB Thursday, 07 March. The goal is to share the summary table with the full WG prior to the start of ICANN64. In addition, staff also attached the draft slides to be used for the full WG session on Sunday, 10 March at 15:15-16:45 (local time). The slide deck includes the draft slides for the Sunrise Sub Team’s reporting to the full WG about its data review, including very high-level summary of the comments/discussions of Sub Team members. Thank you for your review and contribution. Have a nice weekend! Best Regards, Mary, Julie, Ariel

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Reminder - ICANN64: RPM Sunrise Sub Team Meetings 10-11 March 2019
by Julie Hedlund March 5, 2019

March 5, 2019

Dear RPM Sunrise Sub Team members, This is a reminder that the next Sub Team meetings will be at ICANN64 in Kobe, with remote participation provided as usual. There is no Sub Team meeting this week to avoid conflicting with travel to ICANN64. During last week’s meeting on 27 February the Sub Team finished its analysis of the remaining previously collected data sources as well as the additional data sources to determine if they may help to answer the Sunrise charter questions. Please see below the schedule of RPM PDP Working Group (WG) and Sub Team meetings at ICANN64. In particular, please note that the Sub Team will provide a progress report on its analysis of previously collected data and additional data to the full WG in session 1 at ICANN64, and turn to the development of preliminary recommendations in Sessions 2 and 3. (The Trademark Claims Sub Team will use Session 4 for its development of preliminary recommendations.) The Summary Tables/Reports of the Sub Team’s analysis have been provided to the Sub Team to review along with draft slides for the presentation to the WG. Let us know if you have any questions concerning the upcoming schedule. Best, Mary, Ariel, Berry, and Julie Schedule of RPM PDP Working Group and Sub Team Meetings at ICANN64, Kobe GNSO Review of all Rights Protection Mechanisms in gTLDs (1 of 4) 15:15 - 16:45, Sun, Mar 10, 2019 – Room: Diamond Details/Remote Participation: https://64.schedule.icann.org/meetings/962042 [64.schedule.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__64.schedule.icann.org_…> Description: Part 1: The GNSO’s Review of All Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) Policy Development Process (PDP) Working Group was chartered in March 2016 to conduct a two-phased PDP. In Phase One, which is ongoing, the Working Group is reviewing all the RPMs that were developed for the 2012 New gTLD Program. This includes developing possible recommendations concerning the use and effectiveness of the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) Sunrise and Trademark Claims RPMs. In the first of four open community sessions being held at ICANN64, the Working Group will discuss presentations from the Trademark Claims and Sunrise Sub Teams on the results of their data analysis. All interested community members are welcome to attend this session. GNSO Review of all Rights Protection Mechanisms in gTLDs (2 of 4) 17:00 - 18:30, Sun, Mar 10, 2019 -- Room: Diamond Details/Remote Participation: https://64.schedule.icann.org/meetings/962043 [64.schedule.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__64.schedule.icann.org_…> Description: Part 2: The GNSO’s Review of All Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) Policy Development Process (PDP) Working Group was chartered in March 2016 to conduct a two-phased PDP. In Phase One, which is ongoing, the Working Group is reviewing all the RPMs that were developed for the 2012 New gTLD Program. This includes developing possible recommendations concerning the use and effectiveness of the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) Sunrise and Trademark Claims RPMs. In the second of four open community sessions being held at ICANN64, the RPM Sunrise Sub Team will begin development of preliminary recommendations relating to Sunrise RPMs. All interested community members are welcome to attend this session. GNSO Review of all Rights Protection Mechanisms in gTLDs (3 of 4) 12:15 - 13:15, Mon, Mar 11, 2019 – Room: Ruby Details/Remote Participation: https://64.schedule.icann.org/meetings/962131 [64.schedule.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__64.schedule.icann.org_…> Description: Part 3: The GNSO’s Review of All Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) Policy Development Process (PDP) Working Group was chartered in March 2016 to conduct a two-phased PDP. In Phase One, which is ongoing, the Working Group is reviewing all the RPMs that were developed for the 2012 New gTLD Program. This includes developing possible recommendations concerning the use and effectiveness of the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) Sunrise and Trademark Claims RPMs. In the third of four open community sessions being held at ICANN64, the RPM Sunrise Sub Team will begin development of preliminary recommendations relating to Sunrise RPMs. All interested community members are welcome to attend this session. GNSO Review of all Rights Protection Mechanisms in gTLDs (4 of 4) 13:30 - 15:00, Mon, Mar 11, 2019 – Room: Ruby Details/Remote Participation: https://64.schedule.icann.org/meetings/962132 [64.schedule.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__64.schedule.icann.org_…> Description: Part 4: The GNSO’s Review of All Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) Policy Development Process (PDP) Working Group was chartered in March 2016 to conduct a two-phased PDP. In Phase One, which is ongoing, the Working Group is reviewing all the RPMs that were developed for the 2012 New gTLD Program. This includes developing possible recommendations concerning the use and effectiveness of the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) Sunrise and Trademark Claims RPMs. In the fourth of four open community sessions being held at ICANN64, the RPM Trademark Claims Sub Team will begin development of preliminary recommendations relating to Trademark Claims RPMs. All interested community members are welcome to attend this session.

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Recordings, attendance & AC chat / Review of all Review of all Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) Sunrise Data Review Sub Team call on Wednesday, 27 February 2019 at 18:00 UTC
by Andrea Glandon Feb. 28, 2019

Feb. 28, 2019

Dear all, Please find the attendance and AC Chat attached to this email, and the MP3 & AC recording below for the Review of all Review of all Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) Sunrise Data Review Sub Team call held Wednesday, 27 February 2019 at 18:00 UTC. Attendance and recording of the call is also posted on agenda wiki page: https://community.icann.org/x/_Z8WBg MP3: https://audio.icann.org/gnso/gnso-rpm-review-sunrise-registrations-27feb19-…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__audio.icann.org_gnso_g…> AC Recording: https://participate.icann.org/p74a70ciona/<https://participate.icann.org/p74a70ciona/?OWASP_CSRFTOKEN=60dec8a0e0305126…> The recordings and transcriptions of the calls are posted on the GNSO Master Calendar page: https://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/calendar/2019 [gnso.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_grou…> ** Please let me know if your name has been left off the list ** Mailing list archives: http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/gnso-rpm-sunrise/ Main wiki page for the working group: https://community.icann.org/x/KhGsAw Thank you. Kind Regards, Andrea

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Actions & Notes: RPM Sunrise Sub Team Meeting 27 February 1800 UTC
by Julie Hedlund Feb. 27, 2019

Feb. 27, 2019

Dear All, Please see below the action items and notes captured by staff from the RPM Sunrise Sub Team meeting held on 27 February 2019 (18:00-19:00 UTC). Staff have posted to the wiki space the action items and notes. Please note that these are high-level notes and are not meant as a substitute for the recording, chat room, or transcript. The recording, AC chat, transcript and attendance records are posted on the wiki at: https://community.icann.org/display/RARPMRIAGPWG/2019-02-27+Sub+Team+for+Su…. Best Regards, Julie Julie Hedlund, Policy Director == NOTES & ACTION ITEMS Actions: 1. Analysis of previously collected data and additional data: * Staff will open the Google docs until 05:00 UTC Thursday, 28 February (24:00 EST 27 February); * WG members may provide comments on whether the additional data as reflected in the Google docs helps to helps to answer the Sunrise Charter questions, or not (for example agreeing with, or disagreeing with, the submitter of the additional data). 2. ICANN64 Planning: * Staff will produce a draft Summary Table/Report and presentation slides for the Sub Team Co-Chairs to review; * Following that review, staff will send the draft Summary Table/Report and presentation slides to the Sub Team to review for inaccuracies or omissions. Members should note inaccuracies or omissions, if any, on the mailing list by COB Thursday, 07 March; * Staff will incorporate revisions and send the final Summary Table/Report and presentation slides to the full WG in advance of the discussion on Sunday, 10 March at ICANN64. Notes: 1. Updates to Statements of Interest (SOIs): No updates provided. 2. Re: Previously collected data and additional data sources, staff will open the Google docs until 05:00 UTC Thursday, 28 February (24:00 EST 27 February).

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ICANN64: RPM Sunrise Sub Team Meetings 10-11 March 2019
by Julie Hedlund Feb. 27, 2019

Feb. 27, 2019

Dear RPM Sunrise Sub Team members, Following the Sub Team meeting this week, the next Sub Team meetings will be at ICANN64 in Kobe, with remote participation provided as usual. There is no Sub Team meeting next week to avoid conflicting with travel to ICANN64. Per the attached timeline, during today’s meeting on 27 February at 18:00 UTC the Sub Team is expected to finish its analysis of the remaining previously collected data sources as well as the additional data sources to determine if they may help to answer the Sunrise charter questions. Please see below the schedule of RPM PDP Working Group (WG) and Sub Team meetings at ICANN64. In particular, please note that the Sub Team will provide a progress report on its analysis of previously collected data and additional data to the full WG in session 1 at ICANN64, and turn to the development of preliminary recommendations in Sessions 2 and 3. (The Trademark Claims Sub Team will use Session 4 for its development of preliminary recommendations.) The Summary Tables/Reports of the Sub Team’s analysis will be provided to the Sub Team to review along with draft slides for the presentation to the WG. Let us know if you have any questions concerning the upcoming schedule. Best, Mary, Ariel, Berry, and Julie Schedule of RPM PDP Working Group and Sub Team Meetings at ICANN64, Kobe GNSO Review of all Rights Protection Mechanisms in gTLDs (1 of 4) 15:15 - 16:45, Sun, Mar 10, 2019 – Room: Diamond Details/Remote Participation: https://64.schedule.icann.org/meetings/962042 Description: Part 1: The GNSO’s Review of All Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) Policy Development Process (PDP) Working Group was chartered in March 2016 to conduct a two-phased PDP. In Phase One, which is ongoing, the Working Group is reviewing all the RPMs that were developed for the 2012 New gTLD Program. This includes developing possible recommendations concerning the use and effectiveness of the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) Sunrise and Trademark Claims RPMs. In the first of four open community sessions being held at ICANN64, the Working Group will discuss presentations from the Trademark Claims and Sunrise Sub Teams on the results of their data analysis. All interested community members are welcome to attend this session. GNSO Review of all Rights Protection Mechanisms in gTLDs (2 of 4) 17:00 - 18:30, Sun, Mar 10, 2019 -- Room: Diamond Details/Remote Participation: https://64.schedule.icann.org/meetings/962043 Description: Part 2: The GNSO’s Review of All Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) Policy Development Process (PDP) Working Group was chartered in March 2016 to conduct a two-phased PDP. In Phase One, which is ongoing, the Working Group is reviewing all the RPMs that were developed for the 2012 New gTLD Program. This includes developing possible recommendations concerning the use and effectiveness of the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) Sunrise and Trademark Claims RPMs. In the second of four open community sessions being held at ICANN64, the RPM Sunrise Sub Team will begin development of preliminary recommendations relating to Sunrise RPMs. All interested community members are welcome to attend this session. GNSO Review of all Rights Protection Mechanisms in gTLDs (3 of 4) 12:15 - 13:15, Mon, Mar 11, 2019 – Room: Ruby Details/Remote Participation: https://64.schedule.icann.org/meetings/962131 Description: Part 3: The GNSO’s Review of All Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) Policy Development Process (PDP) Working Group was chartered in March 2016 to conduct a two-phased PDP. In Phase One, which is ongoing, the Working Group is reviewing all the RPMs that were developed for the 2012 New gTLD Program. This includes developing possible recommendations concerning the use and effectiveness of the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) Sunrise and Trademark Claims RPMs. In the third of four open community sessions being held at ICANN64, the RPM Sunrise Sub Team will begin development of preliminary recommendations relating to Sunrise RPMs. All interested community members are welcome to attend this session. GNSO Review of all Rights Protection Mechanisms in gTLDs (4 of 4) 13:30 - 15:00, Mon, Mar 11, 2019 – Room: Ruby Details/Remote Participation: https://64.schedule.icann.org/meetings/962132 Description: Part 4: The GNSO’s Review of All Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) Policy Development Process (PDP) Working Group was chartered in March 2016 to conduct a two-phased PDP. In Phase One, which is ongoing, the Working Group is reviewing all the RPMs that were developed for the 2012 New gTLD Program. This includes developing possible recommendations concerning the use and effectiveness of the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) Sunrise and Trademark Claims RPMs. In the fourth of four open community sessions being held at ICANN64, the RPM Trademark Claims Sub Team will begin development of preliminary recommendations relating to Trademark Claims RPMs. All interested community members are welcome to attend this session.

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