Dear RPM Working Group members, We wish to inform you that Analysis Group, Inc. has been contracted by ICANN Organization to develop and conduct the survey(s) to assess the use and effectiveness of the Sunrise and Trademark Claims RPMs that were approved by the GNSO Council in September 2017. Analysis Group is expected to finalize survey questions based on substantial guidance developed by the Data Sub Team relating to each of the relevant Charter questions noted in the Data Table<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/rfp-rpm-sunrise-tm-claims-append...> published as part of the Request for Proposal (RFP) for this project. On Wednesday, 30 May, Analysis Group will meet with the Data Sub Team to ensure that it has a clear understanding of the guidance that the Sub Team developed to frame each of the surveys to be conducted and that was shared with the full Working Group before the RFP was issued. Additional working sessions between the Analysis Group and the Data Sub Team may be scheduled as needed. Analysis Group is expected to brief the RPM Working Group on the finalized questions for the survey(s), following its consultations with the Data Sub Team. The goal remains to launch the survey(s) in mid June, prior to the beginning of ICANN62, in accordance with the Working Group’s timeline for Phase One of this PDP. To fulfill the survey project, Analysis Group will be partnering with two of its independent subcontractors -- one is an external expert specializing in trademark law and policy; the other is a company specializing in administering surveys. For more information about Analysis Group and the independent subcontractors, please see the description and bios below. Best Regards, Mary, Julie, Ariel, and Berry Description and Bios Analysis Group, Inc. is one of the largest economic consulting firms in North America, with offices in Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, Menlo Park, New York, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C., and international offices in Montreal, Beijing, London, Paris, and Brussels. Since the company’s founding in 1981, Analysis Group has provided consulting services to non-governmental organizations, government agencies, corporations, and law firms thousands of cases. Its broad experience across a range of industries and practice areas, combined with their expertise in survey design, helps clients to operate more effectively and to respond to changing policy, industry, and economic climates. Analysis Group’s portfolio of relevant projects includes both consulting and litigation work involving survey design and implementation, trademark and intellectual property disputes across a wide range of industries, past work analyzing the TMCH, and technological aspects of the Internet. Analysis Group has extensive experience working with ICANN, as it has completed two prior independent reviews and is currently engaged in two additional independent reviews. In particular, Analysis Group: * Assessed the potential competitive impacts of ICANN’s new gTLD program on the marketplace for domain names; * Assessed the strengths and weaknesses of the TMCH; * Is assessing the strengths, weaknesses, and potential areas for improvement in ICANN’s current Nominating Committee; * Is assessing the strengths, weaknesses, and potential areas for improvement in ICANN’s Security and Stability Advisory Committee. David Franklyn (subcontractor) serves as the Director of the LLM Program in IP and Technology Law and the McCarthy Institute for IP and Technology Law at the University of San Francisco School of Law. He also teaches courses and publishes scholarly articles in patent, trademark, copyright, and international intellectual property (IP) law. He has designed, conducted, and analyzed trademark and other consumer perception surveys, counseled clients on USPTO matters, drafted license agreements, drafted settlement agreements, and has served as an expert witness in a wide variety of IP matters. Research Now SSI (subcontractor) is a leader in digital market research, with 40 locations in the Americas, Europe, and Asia specializing in providing data and survey solutions to more than 3,500 clients globally. Research Now SSI’s online panels, consisting of over 17 million panelists representing over 100 countries, allow Research Now SSI to reach target respondents of any population segment. Using their unrivaled global outreach, they are able to utilize local and cultural expertise in survey design to optimize responses and data quality.