July 2017 - GNSO-RPM-WG - lists.icann.org

Posting Style (was Re: Proposed Implementation of GNSO Consensus Policy Recommendations for the Protection of IGO&INGO Identifiers in All gTLDs)
by George Kirikos July 10, 2017

July 10, 2017

Hi Susan, On Mon, Jul 10, 2017 at 5:42 AM, Susan Payne <susan.payne(a)valideus.com> wrote: > George, could you possibly please just email what you want to say in one place rather than inserting text into the middle of other communications? Below is how it displays for me (and presumably for others too). It's difficult to spot what you are actually saying - this looks like an email that says "Hi folks," and then nothing else. That might be an issue with your email client software, as the message displays properly for me, and in the official archives. e.g. see how it appears at: http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/gnso-rpm-wg/2017-July/002169.html As I noted in an earlier discussion, it's often good practice to use "inline replying" [or "interleaved posting"] (to quote just the relevant text from a prior discussion, trimming the text accordingly), rather than engage in "top-posting" (which can end up with very very long emails where just a few sentences appear at the top of an email, with dozens of older messages appearing below. See the article on Posting Style at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style "Some style guides recommend that, as a general rule, quoted material in replies should be trimmed or summarized as much as possible, keeping only the parts that are necessary to make the readers understand the replies." "Interleaving continues to be used on technical mailing lists where clarity within complex threads is important." Top-posting requires scrolling down below all the "new" text of an email thread to determine its context, which is less natural and less productive, in my opinion, than inline replying. Sincerely, George Kirikos 416-588-0269 http://www.leap.com/

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FOR ACTION: Working Group members' poll on open TMCH questions
by Mary Wong July 10, 2017

July 10, 2017

Dear all, Please be informed that the poll to assess the sense of all members of the Working Group, in relation to certain types of design marks (i.e. stylized and composite marks) and to treatment of geographical indications, is now open. Please be sure to fill in your response by 23.59 UTC on Monday 10 July: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WV26DQK. IMPORTANT NOTE: * The Working Group co-chairs, assisted by staff, have developed a Reference Guide containing relevant definitions (i.e. of “stylized marks” and “composite marks”) as well as of relevant examples. This Reference Guide is attached for your convenience, and it should be consulted as Working Group members go through the survey, which consists of 11 substantive questions and we believe ought not to take too much time to fill in. Finally, please also note – the poll should be taken only by Working Group members, and not observers. Thanks and cheers Mary

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Action Items from GNSO Review of all RPMs for all gTLDs PDP Working Group Meeting at ICANN 59 in Johannesburg
by Amr Elsadr July 6, 2017

July 6, 2017

Dear Working Group Members, Below are the action items from the WG’s face-to-face meeting on 29 June in Johannesburg. The action items, notes, AC room recording, transcripts and documents used in the meeting are posted on the meeting wiki page here: https://community.icann.org/x/qwffAw. You will find the majority of comments made during the meeting have been captured in the notes, and those that need to be incorporated into the next iteration of a working document of refined Charter questions, will be done by staff. This will be subject to review by the WG members. However, in some cases, Mary and I may be following up individually with participants from the meeting in Johannesburg (particularly those who are not members of the working group) to be sure that all comments have been accurately captured. Thanks. Amr Action Items: 1. Action Items for Staff: * Add bullet in preamble of Sunrise questions: Have abuses of the Sunrise period been documented by registries and registrars? * Staff to add suggestions on refinements to questions to the latest version of the Sunrise Registrations and Trademark Claims questions – to be reviewed by the Working Group members * Staff to compile all questions asked in Adobe Connect chat, and forward to the Working Group mailing list 2. Action Items for WG Members: * Question 2 of Sunrise questions: Working Group members to review and suggest rewording of the threshold question * Question 9 of Sunrise questions to be reworded to provide more clarity on its purpose (Suggested rewording: Should the scope of Sunrise Registrations be limited to the categories of goods and services for which the trademark is actually registered and put in the Clearinghouse?) * Standard pricing at general availability should be defined by the WG, possibly as a baseline to compare Premium Pricing to * On Trademark Claims Question 4: i. Maxim Alzoba to send his comments to the working group mailing list, especially where it relates to the data collection suggestions made by the Sub Team ii. Kurt Pritz to send proposed language on initial question to make it more balanced

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Re: [gnso-rpm-wg] FOR ACTION: Working Group members' poll on open TMCH questions
by Winterfeldt, Brian J. July 5, 2017

July 5, 2017

Dear all: We wanted to quickly point out a potential issue with the survey with respect to disclaimers. The survey does not appear to distinguish between stylized and composite marks where all textual elements are disclaimed, versus the same marks where only a part of the textual elements are disclaimed. We have consistently asserted in this working group that only marks where all textual elements are disclaimed should be excluded from the Clearinghouse. Exclusion of all stylized and composite marks that include any disclaimer would undoubtedly and improperly exclude trademark registrations corresponding to numerous well-known brands. See e.g. WHOLE FOODS MARKET and Design (U.S. Reg. No. 1,557,320) for retail grocery store services, in-store restaurant services, and in-store bakery services in health foods and natural foods (no claim is made to the exclusive right to use ‘FOODS MARKET’ apart from the mark as shown). Thank you, Brian Brian J. Winterfeldt Co-Head of Global Brand Management and Internet Practice Mayer Brown LLP bwinterfeldt(a)mayerbrown.com<mailto:bwinterfeldt@mayerbrown.com> 1999 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20006-1101 202.263.3284 direct dial 202.830.0330 fax 1221 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10020-1001 212.506.2345 direct dial From: gnso-rpm-wg-bounces(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org> [mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org] On Behalf Of Mary Wong Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2017 11:20 PM To: gnso-rpm-wg(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org> Subject: [gnso-rpm-wg] FOR ACTION: Working Group members' poll on open TMCH questions Dear all, Please be informed that the poll to assess the sense of all members of the Working Group, in relation to certain types of design marks (i.e. stylized and composite marks) and to treatment of geographical indications, is now open. Please be sure to fill in your response by 23.59 UTC on Monday 10 July: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WV26DQK<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.survey…>. IMPORTANT NOTE: * The Working Group co-chairs, assisted by staff, have developed a Reference Guide containing relevant definitions (i.e. of “stylized marks” and “composite marks”) as well as of relevant examples. This Reference Guide is attached for your convenience, and it should be consulted as Working Group members go through the survey, which consists of 11 substantive questions and we believe ought not to take too much time to fill in. Finally, please also note – the poll should be taken only by Working Group members, and not observers. Thanks and cheers Mary __________________________________________________________________________ This email and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail.

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