Hello All: My name is Kiran Malancharuvil. I am the Policy Counselor at MarkMonitor and I am the primary representative of MarkMonitor to the Intellectual Property Constituency. I currently serve on the IPC Leadership Team as Participation/Policy Coordinator). I am a member of the International Trademark Association (INTA) Internet Committee (and chair of the Geographic Terms, ccTLDs and IDNs Subcommittee). I am a trademark attorney by education and training and I have experience in international and domestic trademark prosecution, litigation, anti-counterfeiting, anti-piracy and anti-fraud enforcement efforts and brand protection counseling. My current focus is consumer protection advocacy and I work with domestic and international governments and trade organizations to further this goal. Here is my updated SOI: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi/Kiran+Malancharuvil+SOI I am looking forward to working with you all. Best, Kiran Kiran Malancharuvil Policy Counselor MarkMonitor 415.222.8318 (t) 415.419.9138 (m) www.markmonitor.com<http://www.markmonitor.com/>