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NOTE CHANGE: RPM PDP WG Meetings TODAY, 27 June at ICANN65
by Julie Hedlund June 27, 2019

June 27, 2019

Dear RPM PDP WG members, Please note that the PDP WG Chairs have agreed that the Sunrise Sub Team will continue its work into the full WG session that begins at 10:30 am local time in Marrakech. When the Sunrise Sub Team completes its work we will revert to the original agenda for the full WG meeting. Best, Julie From: GNSO-RPM-WG <gnso-rpm-wg-bounces(a)icann.org> on behalf of Julie Hedlund <julie.hedlund(a)icann.org> Date: Thursday, June 27, 2019 at 7:52 AM To: "gnso-rpm-wg(a)icann.org" <gnso-rpm-wg(a)icann.org> Subject: [GNSO-RPM-WG] REMINDER: RPM PDP WG Meetings TODAY, 27 June at ICANN65 Dear RPM PDP WG members, As a reminder, please see below the schedule of the Sub Team and WG meetings TODAY at ICANN65, Thursday, 27 June 2019. Please see the links for remote participation via the Zoom room. The draft slides are attached. Best, Julie ICANN65 RPM PDP WG & Sub Team Meeting Schedule: Thursday, 27 June: Sunrise Sub Team: 08:30 - 10:15 -- Orangeraie Room: https://65.schedule.icann.org/meetings/1058271 [65.schedule.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__65.schedule.icann.org_…> Proposed Agenda: https://community.icann.org/x/b4uGBg Full WG Meeting: 10:30 - 12:00 -- Orangeraie Room: https://65.schedule.icann.org/meetings/1058272 [65.schedule.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__65.schedule.icann.org_…> Proposed Agenda: https://community.icann.org/x/b4uGBg

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REMINDER: RPM PDP WG Meetings TODAY, 27 June at ICANN65
by Julie Hedlund June 27, 2019

June 27, 2019

Dear RPM PDP WG members, As a reminder, please see below the schedule of the Sub Team and WG meetings TODAY at ICANN65, Thursday, 27 June 2019. Please see the links for remote participation via the Zoom room. The draft slides are attached. Best, Julie ICANN65 RPM PDP WG & Sub Team Meeting Schedule: Thursday, 27 June: Sunrise Sub Team: 08:30 - 10:15 -- Orangeraie Room: https://65.schedule.icann.org/meetings/1058271 [65.schedule.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__65.schedule.icann.org_…> Proposed Agenda: https://community.icann.org/x/b4uGBg Full WG Meeting: 10:30 - 12:00 -- Orangeraie Room: https://65.schedule.icann.org/meetings/1058272 [65.schedule.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__65.schedule.icann.org_…> Proposed Agenda: https://community.icann.org/x/b4uGBg

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**Updated* ICANN65: GNSO Sessions How to Get Organized and Remote Participation Details
by Julie Bisland June 21, 2019

June 21, 2019

Dear all, The one-stop wiki page for all your Remote Participation queries is now available. This wiki page covers remote participation details for all GNSO open and public meetings. In addition to this, ICANN Meetings’ Team has put together an updated ICANN meeting website which allows you to download all GNSO-related meetings to your inbox calendar in one go. 2 LINKS TO BOOKMARK NOW: ICANN65 Meeting Schedule [65.schedule.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__65.schedule.icann.org_…> GNSO Remote Participation Wiki Page<https://community.icann.org/x/sYiGBg> Step 1 - Create a profile and your personalized ICANN65 schedule Go to the Meeting Schedule webpage and create a profile and login. Every session on the schedule can be selected and added to your individual schedule by clicking the Add box to the bottom right of each meeting, this adds it to your individual schedule which you can then email to yourself or add to your calendar. See next step. Step 2 - There are two ways to import your schedule into Outlook: once you’ve added all your chosen meetings to “My Schedule” go to Export. · Importing creates a one-time snapshot of your schedule and copies it into Outlook. If you subsequently make changes to your Pathable calendar, they will not be reflected in Outlook. · Subscribing creates a live feed of your schedule in Outlook. Outlook checks for changes every few hours and updates your calendar appropriately. Step 3 All sessions allowing remote participation will use Zoom rooms, which you can find on the ICANN65 Meeting Schedule [65.schedule.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__65.schedule.icann.org_…> and on the <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_x_…> GNSO Remote Participation Wiki Page<https://community.icann.org/x/sYiGBg>. There are three options to connect your audio: 1) Via VoIP, choose Computer Audio 2) Getting a dial out from Zoom to your phone, choose Call Me 3) Phoning into the audio bridge (access numbers and Meeting ID are provided for that option), choose Telephone Audio If you cannot log into the Zoom room, but wish to connect via telephone only, refer to the GNSO Remote Participation Wiki Page<https://community.icann.org/x/sYiGBg> for access numbers and individual Meeting IDs. (Updated) To listen only, find your meeting on the schedule<https://65.schedule.icann.org/> and select the audio streaming option. Step 4 Please download the mobile app by searching for “ICANN65” in your app stores. Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew will be onsite in Marrakech to assist you directly. For all GNSO meeting related queries (RP or others), please email us at: gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org> and we will be more than happy to assist! Kind regards, GNSO SO/AC Support team -- Julie Bisland GNSO SO/AC Support coordinator Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Email: julie.bisland(a)icann.org<mailto:julie.bisland@icann.org> Skype ID: 79613b691cb8a6c1 Find out more about the GNSO by visiting: https://learn.icann.org/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__learn.icann.org_&d=DwM…> Follow @GNSO on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ICANN_GNSO<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_ICANN-5FGN…> Transcripts and recordings of GNSO Working Group and Council events are located on the GNSO Master Calendar <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_grou…> See All SO and AC events on the ICANN Global calendar [features.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__features.icann.org_cal…>

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RPM PDP WG Sunrise Sub Team Status Report 17 June 2018
by Julie Hedlund June 17, 2019

June 17, 2019

Dear members of the RPM PDP WG, On behalf of David McAuley and Greg Shatan, Co-Chairs of the Sunrise Sub Team, please see below the weekly progress report to the full RPM PDP WG. Greg acted as chair during the meeting<https://community.icann.org/display/RARPMRIAGPWG/2019-06-12+Sub+Team+for+Su…> on Wednesday, 12 June. Overview: * By the end of ICANN65, the Sub Team aims to complete developing proposed answers and preliminary recommendations for a total of twelve (12) Agreed Sunrise Charter Questionsand reviewing a total of ten (10) Individual Proposals. * To date, the Sub Team has discussed all Agreed Sunrise Charter Questions and Individual Proposals. Discussions took place during meetings and via discussion threads on the mailing list. * In preparation for the report to the full WG, the Sub Team is reviewing the draft language for proposed answers, preliminary recommendations, and proposed questions for community input (if any). * Based on current progress, the Sub Team is projected to complete its work by the end of ICANN65. The Sub Team’s task is to develop proposed answers and preliminary recommendations with regard to the Agreed Sunrise Charter Questions, as well as review individual proposals and determine the level of support for inclusion in the Initial Report. * The Sub Team used discussion threads to facilitate their work in between meetings. To date, all discussion threads have been closed. 12 June Meeting: the Sub Team discussed proposed answers and preliminary recommendations for Q6. 25 and 27 June Meetings at ICANN65: the Sub Team aims to complete the discussion of answers and preliminary recommendations for all remaining Charter Questions and provide final input to the Charter Questions and individual proposals that the Sub Team has already reviewed. Documents Wiki: Find discussion threads, summary tables, and other working documents of the Sunrise Sub Team on https://community.icann.org/x/_oIWBg.

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RPM PDP WG Trademark Claims Sub Team Status Report 17 June 2019
by Julie Hedlund June 17, 2019

June 17, 2019

Dear members of the RPM PDP WG, On behalf of Martin Silva and Roger Carney, Co-Chairs of the TM Claims Sub Team, please see below the weekly progress report to the full RPM PDP WG. Roger acted as chair during the meeting<https://community.icann.org/display/RARPMRIAGPWG/2019-06-12+Sub+team+for+Tr…> on Wednesday, 12 June. Overview: * By the end of ICANN65, the Sub Team aims to complete discussing a total of five (5) Agreed TM Claims Charter Questions and reviewing a total of five (5) Individual Proposals. * To date, the Sub Team has discussed all Agreed TM Claims Charter Questions and Individual Proposals. Discussions took place during meetings and via discussion threads on the mailing list. * In preparation for the report to the full WG, the Sub Team is reviewing the draft language for proposed answers, preliminary recommendations, and proposed questions for community input, if any. * Based on current progress, the Sub Team is projected to complete its work by the end of ICANN65. The Sub Team’s task is to develop proposed answers and preliminary recommendations with regard to the Agreed TM Claims Charter Questions, as well as review individual proposals and determine the level of support for inclusion in the Initial Report. * The Sub Team used discussion threads to facilitate their work in between meetings. To date, all discussion threads have been closed. 12 June Meeting: the Sub Team continued discussion of the proposed answers and preliminary recommendations for Q4. 25 June Meeting at ICANN65: the Sub Team aims to complete discussion of the proposed answers and preliminary recommendations for all remaining Charter Questions and individual proposals, as well as provide final input on the Charter Questions and individual proposals that they have already reviewed. Documents Wiki: Find discussion threads, summary tables, and other working documents of the TM Claims Sub Team on https://community.icann.org/x/9YIWBg.

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ICANN65: GNSO Sessions How to Get Organized and Remote Participation Details
by Julie Bisland June 11, 2019

June 11, 2019

Dear all, The one-stop wiki page for all your Remote Participation queries is now available. This wiki page covers remote participation details for all GNSO open and public meetings. In addition to this, ICANN Meetings’ Team has put together an updated ICANN meeting website which allows you to download all GNSO-related meetings to your inbox calendar in one go. 2 LINKS TO BOOKMARK NOW: ICANN65 Meeting Schedule<https://65.schedule.icann.org/> GNSO Remote Participation Wiki Page<https://community.icann.org/x/sYiGBg> Step 1 - Create a profile and your personalized ICANN65 schedule Go to the Meeting Schedule webpage and create a profile and login. Every session on the schedule can be selected and added to your individual schedule by clicking the Add box to the bottom right of each meeting, this adds it to your individual schedule which you can then email to yourself or add to your calendar. See next step. Step 2 - There are two ways to import your schedule into Outlook: once you’ve added all your chosen meetings to “My Schedule” go to Export. · Importing creates a one-time snapshot of your schedule and copies it into Outlook. If you subsequently make changes to your Pathable calendar, they will not be reflected in Outlook. · Subscribing creates a live feed of your schedule in Outlook. Outlook checks for changes every few hours and updates your calendar appropriately. Step 3 All sessions allowing remote participation will use Zoom rooms, which you can find on the ICANN65 Meeting Schedule<https://65.schedule.icann.org/> and on the <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_x_…> GNSO Remote Participation Wiki Page<https://community.icann.org/x/sYiGBg>. There are three options to connect your audio: 1) Via VoIP, choose Computer Audio 2) Getting a dial out from Zoom to your phone, choose Call Me 3) Phoning into the audio bridge (access numbers and Meeting ID are provided for that option), choose Telephone Audio If you cannot log into the Zoom room, but wish to connect via telephone only, to dial into the audio refer to the GNSO Remote Participation Wiki Page<https://community.icann.org/x/sYiGBg> for access numbers and individual Meeting IDs. Step 4 Please download the mobile app by searching for “ICANN65” in your app stores. Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew will be onsite in Marrakech to assist you directly. For all GNSO meeting related queries (RP or others), please email us at: gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org> and we will be more than happy to assist! Kind regards, GNSO SO/AC Support team -- Julie Bisland GNSO SO/AC Support coordinator Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Email: julie.bisland(a)icann.org<mailto:julie.bisland@icann.org> Skype ID: 79613b691cb8a6c1 Find out more about the GNSO by visiting: https://learn.icann.org/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__learn.icann.org_&d=DwM…> Follow @GNSO on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ICANN_GNSO<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_ICANN-5FGN…> Transcripts and recordings of GNSO Working Group and Council events are located on the GNSO Master Calendar <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_grou…> See All SO and AC events on the ICANN Global calendar<https://features.icann.org/calendar> -- Julie Bisland GNSO SO/AC Support coordinator Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Email: julie.bisland(a)icann.org<mailto:julie.bisland@icann.org> Skype ID: 79613b691cb8a6c1 Find out more about the GNSO by visiting: https://learn.icann.org/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__learn.icann.org_&d=DwM…> Follow @GNSO on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ICANN_GNSO<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_ICANN-5FGN…> Transcripts and recordings of GNSO Working Group and Council events are located on the GNSO Master Calendar <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_grou…> See All SO and AC events on the ICANN Global calendar<https://features.icann.org/calendar>

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RPM PDP WG Sunrise Sub Team Status Report 10 June 2018
by Julie Hedlund June 10, 2019

June 10, 2019

Dear members of the RPM PDP WG, On behalf of David McAuley and Greg Shatan, Co-Chairs of the Sunrise Sub Team, please see below the weekly progress report to the full RPM PDP WG. David acted as chair during the meeting<https://community.icann.org/display/RARPMRIAGPWG/2019-05-29+Sub+Team+for+Su…> on Wednesday, 05 June. Overview: * By ICANN65, the Sub Team aims to complete developing proposed answers and preliminary recommendations for a total of twelve (12) Agreed Sunrise Charter Questions and reviewing a total of ten (10) Individual Proposals. * To date, the Sub Team has discussed all Agreed Sunrise Charter Questions and Individual Proposals, with plans to complete discussions during the meeting on 12 June. Discussions took place during meetings and via discussion threads on the mailing list. * In preparation for the report to the full WG, the Sub Team is reviewing the draft language for proposed answers, preliminary recommendations, and proposed questions for community input (if any). * Based on current progress, the Sub Team is projected to complete its work by not later than ICANN65, with a goal to finish earlier. The Sub Team’s task is to develop proposed answers and preliminary recommendations with regard to the Agreed Sunrise Charter Questions, as well as review individual proposals and determine the level of support for inclusion in the Initial Report. * The Sub Team used discussion threads to facilitate their work in between meetings. To date, all discussion threads have been closed. 05 June Meeting: the Sub Team discussed proposed answers and preliminary recommendations and concluded the review of related individual proposals: * Q3 & Proposals #10 and #11 * Q4 * Q5(a) * Q6 & Proposals #2 and #4 12 June Meeting: the Sub Team aims to complete the discussion of answers and preliminary recommendations related to the following agreed charter questions (as many as feasible): * Q6 * Q7 * Q8 * Q9 * Q10 * Q11 * Q12 * Preamble Q * Q5(b) Documents Wiki: Find discussion threads, summary tables, and other working documents of the Sunrise Sub Team on https://community.icann.org/x/_oIWBg.

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Re: [GNSO-RPM-WG] Message regarding specific recommendations from the CCT Review Team
by Mary Wong June 10, 2019

June 10, 2019

Working Group members may also be interested in the following CCT-RT recommendations that were directed at, and passed through by the Board to, the GNSO Council: Recommendation #27: “Since the review team’s initial draft recommendation, the PDP “Review of All Rights Protection Mechanisms in All gTLDs (RPM WG)” has started reviewing the Uniform Rapid Suspension system in detail and this is currently ongoing. Given this ongoing review, the CCT Review Team recommends that the RPM WG continues its review of the URS and also looks into the interoperability of the URS with the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). Given the current timeline, it would appear that the appropriate time to do so will be when the UDRP review is carried out by the PDP WG and at this time consideration be given to how it should interoperate with the UDRP. The review team has encountered a lack of data for complete analysis in many respects. The RPM PDP WG appears to also be encountering this issue and this may well prevent it drawing firm conclusions. If modifications are not easily identified, then the review team recommends continued monitoring until more data is collected and made available for a review at a later date.” Recommendation #28: “A cost-benefit analysis and review of the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) and its scope should be carried out to provide quantifiable information on the costs and benefits associated with the present state of the TMCH services and thus to allow for an effective policy review.40 Since our initial draft recommendation, the RPM PDP has started reviewing the TMCH in detail and ICANN has appointed Analysis Group to develop and conduct the survey(s) to assess the use and effectiveness of the Sunrise and Trademark Claims RPMs. Provided that the RPM PDP has sufficient data from this survey or other surveys and is able to draw firm conclusions, the CCT Review Team does not consider that an additional review is necessary. However, the CCT Review Team reiterates its recommendation for a cost-benefit analysis to be carried out if such analysis can enable objective conclusions to be drawn. Such cost-benefit analysis should include but not necessarily be limited to looking at cost to brand owners, cost to registries, and cost to registrars of operating with the TMCH now and going forward and look at the interplay with premium pricing.” More generally, and possibly apropos of the challenges and data collection in our PDP, the CCT-RT’s Recommendation #1 was that ICANN Organization should “formalize and promote ongoing data collection”. In addition, a number of recommendations were also passed through to the GNSO New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP Working Group. The full set of recommendations, and an indication of which were adopted by the Board and which passed through to various working groups and stakeholder groups, can be found here: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/resolutions-final-cct-recs-scor…. Cheers Mary From: "Corwin, Philip" <pcorwin(a)verisign.com> Date: Monday, June 10, 2019 at 21:03 To: Mary Wong <mary.wong(a)icann.org>, "gnso-rpm-wg(a)icann.org" <gnso-rpm-wg(a)icann.org> Subject: [Ext] RE: [GNSO-RPM-WG] Message regarding specific recommendations from the CCT Review Team So number 9 is this: “The ICANN community should consider whether the costs related to defensive registration for the small number of brands registering a large number of domains can be reduced.” Philip S. Corwin Policy Counsel VeriSign, Inc. 12061 Bluemont Way Reston, VA 20190 703-948-4648/Direct 571-342-7489/Cell "Luck is the residue of design" -- Branch Rickey From: GNSO-RPM-WG <gnso-rpm-wg-bounces(a)icann.org> On Behalf Of Mary Wong Sent: Monday, June 10, 2019 2:48 AM To: gnso-rpm-wg(a)icann.org Subject: [EXTERNAL] [GNSO-RPM-WG] Message regarding specific recommendations from the CCT Review Team Dear RPM Working Group members, Please see below for a message from Larisa Gurnick, Vice-President of ICANN org’s Multi-stakeholder Strategy & Strategic Initiatives (MSSI) department. It concerns several recommendations pertaining to RPMs which the ICANN Board has passed through to our Working Group, as it also did with several other recommendations directed toward other GNSO working groups, the GNSO Council and a number of other stakeholder groups. Kathy, Brian, Phil and everyone – please let Julie, Ariel and me know if you’d like to discuss or have questions for Larisa. Thank you! Dear Members of the RPM WG, The purpose of this note is to highlight the Board resolution passed on 1 March 2019 - see https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2019-03-01-en [icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_resource…> - that calls for a set of Competition, Consumer Trust, and Consumer Choice Review Team (CCT-RT) Final Recommendations to be passed through to community groups. As articulated in the Board resolution, “recognizing that the Board has the obligation and responsibility to balance the work of ICANN in order to preserve the ability for ICANN org to serve its Mission and the public interest, the Board decided on three categories of action”: * Accepting recommendations, subject to costing and implementation considerations; * Placing recommendations (in whole or in part) in "Pending" status, directing ICANN org to perform specific actions to enable the Board to take further actions; * Passing recommendations (in whole or in part) to community groups the CCT-RT identified for their consideration. The Board noted fourteen such recommendations (9, 10, 12, 16, 19, 20, 25, 27, 28, 29, 32, 33, 34, 35). We invite you to refer to pages 1-4 of the scorecard https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/resolutions-final-cct-recs-scor… [icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_en_syste…> which compile pass-through recommendations, including the groups they are addressed to. Accordingly, ICANN org wishes to notify you of the recommendation the ICANN Board resolved to pass through to you, in whole or in part, for your consideration: * Recommendation 9. Note: this recommendation was also passed through to the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP WG, as suggested by the CCT-RT. We would like to highlight the following language of the Board resolution: “in passing these recommendations through, the Board is neither accepting, nor rejecting the recommendations. […] Passing recommendations through to community groups is not a directive that the groups identified should formally address any of the issues within those recommendations. It is within the purview of each group to identify whether work will be taken on and the topics that the group will address.” As indicated in the resolution, the Board encourages community groups to be “mindful of any interdependencies with ongoing work and discussions”. Additionally, the Board suggests “to the referenced community groups that the CCT-RT's proposed priority levels be taken into account as the groups decide whether, how and when to address the CCT-RT recommendations that are being passed through […]”. Additionally, we would like to flag the Board suggestion that for transparency purposes, “it would be helpful to have records or reporting made available to the ICANN community on how the community group considered the items coming out of the CCT-RT. The Board encourages any level of reporting that the groups are able to provide as the ICANN org and Board track action on the CCT-RT's recommendations”. Please consider providing updates on your progress in addressing (as appropriate) this recommendation, to be included with ICANN org’s reporting. Background The Competition, Consumer Trust, and Consumer Choice Review Team (CCT-RT) released its Final Report on 8 September 2018 – see https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/cct-final-08sep18-en.pdf [icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_en_syste…>. The CCT-RT Final Report contains 35 recommendations and is the culmination of nearly three years of work, reviewing how the expansion of top-level domain names impacted competition, consumer trust and choice. For more information on the CCT Review and Specific Reviews, please read https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en#article4.6 [icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_resource…>. The ICANN Board took action on each of the 35 recommendations produced by the CCT-RT - see https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2019-03-01-en [icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_resource…> - on 1 March 2019 and was informed by public comment input received on the Final report (see https://www.icann.org/public-comments/cct-final-recs-2018-10-08-en [icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_public-2…>). The Board’s decisions on each recommendation is documented in the scorecard published at https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/resolutions-final-cct-recs-scor… [icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_en_syste…>. A blog post on the Board action can be found at https://www.icann.org/news/blog/board-action-on-competition-consumer-trust-… [icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_blo…> for more context. We thank you for your collaboration in considering the CCT-RT output. Please let us know whether you have any questions. Thank you. Best regards Larisa Gurnick Vice-President, Multi-stakeholder Strategy & Strategic Initiatives, ICANN

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RPM PDP WG Trademark Claims Sub Team Status Report 10 June 2019
by Julie Hedlund June 10, 2019

June 10, 2019

Dear members of the RPM PDP WG, On behalf of Martin Silva and Roger Carney, Co-Chairs of the TM Claims Sub Team, please see below the weekly progress report to the full RPM PDP WG. Martin acted as chair during the meeting<https://community.icann.org/display/RARPMRIAGPWG/2019-06-05+Sub+team+for+Tr…> on Wednesday, 05 June. Overview: * By ICANN65, the Sub Team aims to complete discussing a total of five (5) Agreed TM Claims Charter Questions and reviewing a total of five (5) Individual Proposals. * To date, the Sub Team has discussed all Agreed TM Claims Charter Questions and Individual Proposals. Discussions took place during meetings and via discussion threads on the mailing list. * In preparation for the report to the full WG, the Sub Team is reviewing the draft language for proposed answers, preliminary recommendations, and proposed questions for community input, if any. * Based on current progress, the Sub Team is projected to complete its work by the end of ICANN65, with a goal to finish earlier. The Sub Team’s task is to develop proposed answers and preliminary recommendations with regard to the Agreed TM Claims Charter Questions, as well as review individual proposals and determine the level of support for inclusion in the Initial Report. * The Sub Team used discussion threads to facilitate their work in between meetings. To date, all discussion threads have been closed. 05 June Meeting: the Sub Team began discussion of the proposed answers and preliminary recommendations for Q4. 12 June Meeting: the Sub Team aims to complete discussion of the proposed answers and preliminary recommendations for Q4, and if time permits, discuss the revised text for Q1 and Q3. Documents Wiki: Find discussion threads, summary tables, and other working documents of the TM Claims Sub Team on https://community.icann.org/x/9YIWBg.

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Message regarding specific recommendations from the CCT Review Team
by Mary Wong June 10, 2019

June 10, 2019

Dear RPM Working Group members, Please see below for a message from Larisa Gurnick, Vice-President of ICANN org’s Multi-stakeholder Strategy & Strategic Initiatives (MSSI) department. It concerns several recommendations pertaining to RPMs which the ICANN Board has passed through to our Working Group, as it also did with several other recommendations directed toward other GNSO working groups, the GNSO Council and a number of other stakeholder groups. Kathy, Brian, Phil and everyone – please let Julie, Ariel and me know if you’d like to discuss or have questions for Larisa. Thank you! Dear Members of the RPM WG, The purpose of this note is to highlight the Board resolution passed on 1 March 2019 - see https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2019-03-01-en - that calls for a set of Competition, Consumer Trust, and Consumer Choice Review Team (CCT-RT) Final Recommendations to be passed through to community groups. As articulated in the Board resolution, “recognizing that the Board has the obligation and responsibility to balance the work of ICANN in order to preserve the ability for ICANN org to serve its Mission and the public interest, the Board decided on three categories of action”: * Accepting recommendations, subject to costing and implementation considerations; * Placing recommendations (in whole or in part) in "Pending" status, directing ICANN org to perform specific actions to enable the Board to take further actions; * Passing recommendations (in whole or in part) to community groups the CCT-RT identified for their consideration. The Board noted fourteen such recommendations (9, 10, 12, 16, 19, 20, 25, 27, 28, 29, 32, 33, 34, 35). We invite you to refer to pages 1-4 of the scorecard https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/resolutions-final-cct-recs-scor… which compile pass-through recommendations, including the groups they are addressed to. Accordingly, ICANN org wishes to notify you of the recommendation the ICANN Board resolved to pass through to you, in whole or in part, for your consideration: * Recommendation 9. Note: this recommendation was also passed through to the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP WG, as suggested by the CCT-RT. We would like to highlight the following language of the Board resolution: “in passing these recommendations through, the Board is neither accepting, nor rejecting the recommendations. […] Passing recommendations through to community groups is not a directive that the groups identified should formally address any of the issues within those recommendations. It is within the purview of each group to identify whether work will be taken on and the topics that the group will address.” As indicated in the resolution, the Board encourages community groups to be “mindful of any interdependencies with ongoing work and discussions”. Additionally, the Board suggests “to the referenced community groups that the CCT-RT's proposed priority levels be taken into account as the groups decide whether, how and when to address the CCT-RT recommendations that are being passed through […]”. Additionally, we would like to flag the Board suggestion that for transparency purposes, “it would be helpful to have records or reporting made available to the ICANN community on how the community group considered the items coming out of the CCT-RT. The Board encourages any level of reporting that the groups are able to provide as the ICANN org and Board track action on the CCT-RT's recommendations”. Please consider providing updates on your progress in addressing (as appropriate) this recommendation, to be included with ICANN org’s reporting. Background The Competition, Consumer Trust, and Consumer Choice Review Team (CCT-RT) released its Final Report on 8 September 2018 – see https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/cct-final-08sep18-en.pdf. The CCT-RT Final Report contains 35 recommendations and is the culmination of nearly three years of work, reviewing how the expansion of top-level domain names impacted competition, consumer trust and choice. For more information on the CCT Review and Specific Reviews, please read https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en#article4.6. The ICANN Board took action on each of the 35 recommendations produced by the CCT-RT - see https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2019-03-01-en - on 1 March 2019 and was informed by public comment input received on the Final report (see https://www.icann.org/public-comments/cct-final-recs-2018-10-08-en) The Board’s decisions on each recommendation is documented in the scorecard published at https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/resolutions-final-cct-recs-scor…. A blog post on the Board action can be found at https://www.icann.org/news/blog/board-action-on-competition-consumer-trust-… for more context. We thank you for your collaboration in considering the CCT-RT output. Please let us know whether you have any questions. Thank you. Best regards Larisa Gurnick Vice-President, Multi-stakeholder Strategy & Strategic Initiatives, ICANN

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