January 2026 - Igo-ingo-curative-rights-irt

Re: Council Meeting Outcome and Next Steps
by Peter Eakin Jan. 15, 2026

Jan. 15, 2026

Dear All, Many thanks and congratulations to Damon for successfully presenting the IRT’s request at today’s Council meeting. We can now proceed along the timeline outlined during yesterday’s IRT meeting, with the goal of reaching public comment before ICANN85. As discussed during yesterday’s meeting, I encourage the IRT, individually or collaboratively, to provide suggestions on language around the new use-case in the current draft copies linked below, or in the attached Word documents, by 26 January. This will aid staff when drafting updates and provide a solid basis for subsequent discussions. For guidance or ideas, please see section 5 of the attached slide deck, also shared yesterday, which contains some high-level initial drafting ideas and questions from staff. LINK TO GOOGLE DOCS (EXTERNAL IRT DRIVE): https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ai1BFeCK51eloe7cHPaI5YIoWvlQYMdJ I will be in touch shortly to arrange a (longer) meeting to discuss updates to the UDRP and URS, which staff will provide in advance. Best, Peter Peter Eakin Policy Research Specialist, Policy Research & Stakeholder Programs Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Tel: + 32 493 547 913 Office: 6 Rond Point Schuman, Bt. 1, Brussels B-1040, Belgium From: BECKHAM Brian <brian.beckham(a)wipo.int> Date: Thursday, 15 January 2026 at 10:16 To: "Ashcraft, Damon" <dashcraft(a)swlaw.com>, "igo-ingo-curative-rights-irt(a)icann.org" <igo-ingo-curative-rights-irt(a)icann.org> Cc: Peter Eakin <peter.eakin(a)icann.org>, Mary Wong <mary.wong(a)icann.org> Subject: [Ext] RE: Council Meeting Outcome Thanks Damon for the good report – looking forward to getting this fully in place! Brian From: Ashcraft, Damon via Igo-ingo-curative-rights-irt <igo-ingo-curative-rights-irt(a)icann.org> Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2026 7:12 AM To: igo-ingo-curative-rights-irt(a)icann.org Cc: Peter Eakin <peter.eakin(a)icann.org>; Mary Wong <mary.wong(a)icann.org> Subject: [Igo-ingo-curative-rights-irt] Council Meeting Outcome All, I’m pleased to report the motion passed at today’s Council meeting. Specifically, During the 15 January 2026 GNSO Council meeting, the GNSO Council confirms that the intent of the EPDP policy recommendations was to enable the respondent to a UDRP or URS dispute to voluntarily leverage alternative dispute resolution mechanisms at any time once the UDRP or URS proceeding has been initiated, and the policy recommendations enabling the new arbitral proceeding should not be read to limit that ability. I doubt the resolution has been posted yet but see the link below in a few hours and it should be there. You can find the GNSO Council meeting agenda here: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/kIAtJ [icann-community.atlassian.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/kIA…> GNSO Council Resolutions found here: https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions/2020-current [gnso.icann.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions/20…> Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks, Damon J. Damon Ashcraft , P.C. O: 602.382.6389<tel:602.382.6389> | M: 602.510.1640<tel:602.510.1640> dashcraft(a)swlaw.com<mailto:dashcraft@swlaw.com> SNELL & WILMER swlaw.com [us.content.exclaimer.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/us.content.exclaimer.net?url=https*3A*2F…> | LinkedIn [us.content.exclaimer.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/us.content.exclaimer.net?url=https*3A*2F…> One East Washington Street | Suite 2700 | Phoenix, AZ 85004‑2556 Albuquerque | Boise | Dallas | Denver | Las Vegas | Los Angeles | Los Cabos | Orange County | Palo Alto | Phoenix | Portland | Reno-Tahoe | Salt Lake City | San Diego | Seattle | Tucson | Washington, D.C. This email and any attachments may be confidential and protected by legal privilege. If you have received this message in error, please do not disclose the contents to anyone. Please notify the sender by return email and delete this email as well as any attachments from your system. World Intellectual Property Organization Disclaimer: This electronic message may contain privileged, confidential and copyright protected information. If you have received this e-mail by mistake, please immediately notify the sender and delete this e-mail and all its attachments. Please ensure all e-mail attachments are scanned for viruses prior to opening or using.

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Council Meeting Outcome
by Ashcraft, Damon Jan. 15, 2026

Jan. 15, 2026

All, I’m pleased to report the motion passed at today’s Council meeting. Specifically, During the 15 January 2026 GNSO Council meeting, the GNSO Council confirms that the intent of the EPDP policy recommendations was to enable the respondent to a UDRP or URS dispute to voluntarily leverage alternative dispute resolution mechanisms at any time once the UDRP or URS proceeding has been initiated, and the policy recommendations enabling the new arbitral proceeding should not be read to limit that ability. I doubt the resolution has been posted yet but see the link below in a few hours and it should be there. You can find the GNSO Council meeting agenda here: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/kIAtJ<https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/kIAtJ> GNSO Council Resolutions found here: https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions/2020-current<https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions/2020-current> Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks, Damon J. Damon Ashcraft , P.C. O: 602.382.6389<tel:602.382.6389> | M: 602.510.1640<tel:602.510.1640> dashcraft(a)swlaw.com<mailto:dashcraft@swlaw.com> SNELL & WILMER swlaw.com<https://us.content.exclaimer.net?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.swlaw.com%2F&tenanti…> | LinkedIn<https://us.content.exclaimer.net?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompa…> One East Washington Street | Suite 2700 | Phoenix, AZ 85004‑2556 Albuquerque | Boise | Dallas | Denver | Las Vegas | Los Angeles | Los Cabos | Orange County | Palo Alto | Phoenix | Portland | Reno-Tahoe | Salt Lake City | San Diego | Seattle | Tucson | Washington, D.C. This email and any attachments may be confidential and protected by legal privilege. If you have received this message in error, please do not disclose the contents to anyone. Please notify the sender by return email and delete this email as well as any attachments from your system.

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Post-call | IGO INGO Curative Rights IRT | Meeting #17 | 14 January 2026
by Renate De Wulf Jan. 14, 2026

Jan. 14, 2026

Dear All, The recordings for Meeting #17 of the IGO INGO Curative Rights IRT held on Wednesday, 14 January 2026 are published on the meeting wiki page<https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AQDvKw>. These include: * Attendance * Audio recording * Zoom recording (including audio, visual, rough transcript, chat) Best regards, Renate

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IGO-INGO Curative Rights IRT Meeting #17 | 14 January 2026, 14:00-15:00 UTC
by Renate De Wulf Jan. 9, 2026

Jan. 9, 2026

Dear IRT, I hope you all had a wonderful and restful holiday season. I would like us to get together on Wednesday, 14 January at 14:00-15:00 UTC to discuss the GNSO Council meeting later that day and the next steps in our implementation project. Details of future meetings will also be discussed. Hope to see you all next week, Best, Peter --------- Dear All, Meeting #17 of the IGO-INGO Curative Rights IRT will be held on 14 January 2026 at 14:00-15:00 UTC [local time<https://tinyurl.com/yrpvabjk>]. The final agenda will be posted here<https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AQDvKw>. Before the meeting, please be sure you have read the ICANN Expected Standards of Behavior<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/expected-standards-2016-06-28-en>, the ICANN Community Anti-Harassment Policy<https://www.icann.org/en/governance/documents/icann-community-anti-harassme…> and the ICANN Community Participant Code of Conduct<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/adopted-icann-community-partici…>. We would like to remind participants that to ensure transparency of participation in ICANN's multistakeholder model, we ask that you sign in to Zoom sessions using your full name. For example, First Name and Last Name or Surname. You may be removed from the session if you do not sign in using your full name. Zoom information: Join the Zoom Webinar directly (recommended): https://icann.zoom.us/j/98045783633?pwd=r1KFqiOWf27TryA5XkPPONZMui9j6s.1 [icann.zoom.us]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icann.zoom.us/j/98045783633?pwd=r1KFqiOW…> Meeting ID: 980 4578 3633 Passcode: B*1siuUn&R Zoom Audio only: One tap mobile +13017158592,,98045783633#,,,,*4650718506# US (Washington DC) +13126266799,,98045783633#,,,,*4650718506# US (Chicago) Meeting ID: 980 4578 3633 Passcode: 4650718506 Find your local number: https://icann.zoom.us/u/a7FNVvMGM [icann.zoom.us]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icann.zoom.us/u/a7FNVvMGM__;!!PtGJab4!57…> Should you be unable to attend the meeting, please let us know in advance. A recording will be made available. Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have any questions. Best regards, Renate

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Re: IGO-INGO Curative Rights IRT Meeting #17 | 14 January 2026, 14:00-15:00 UTC
by Peter Eakin Jan. 9, 2026

Jan. 9, 2026

Dear Zack and Brian, Thank you both for letting me know – I’ll make sure to lead with the key headlines/updates and catch you up on the rest after the meeting. Best, Peter Peter Eakin Policy Research Specialist, Policy Research & Stakeholder Programs Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Tel: + 32 493 547 913 Office: 6 Rond Point Schuman, Bt. 1, Brussels B-1040, Belgium From: Zak Muscovitch via Igo-ingo-curative-rights-irt <igo-ingo-curative-rights-irt(a)icann.org> Reply to: Zak Muscovitch <zak(a)muscovitch.com> Date: Friday, 9 January 2026 at 13:20 To: BECKHAM Brian <brian.beckham(a)wipo.int>, Renate De Wulf <renate.dewulf(a)icann.org>, "igo-ingo-curative-rights-irt(a)icann.org" <igo-ingo-curative-rights-irt(a)icann.org> Subject: [Igo-ingo-curative-rights-irt] Re: IGO-INGO Curative Rights IRT Meeting #17 | 14 January 2026, 14:00-15:00 UTC Dear Renate and Peter, unfortunatly likewise I will be unlikely to make that call except possibly the first fifteen to twenty minutes. Zak Muscovitch Law P.C. zak(a)muscovitch.com<mailto:zak@muscovitch.com> 1-866-654-7129 416-924-5084 https://trademarklawyer.ca/ [trademarklawyer.ca]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/trademarklawyer.ca/__;!!PtGJab4!-AzF2uGe…> https://www.muscovitch.com/ [muscovitch.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.muscovitch.com/__;!!PtGJab4!-AzF2uGe…> https://dnattorney.com/ [dnattorney.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/dnattorney.com/__;!!PtGJab4!-AzF2uGeTs2c…> ________________________________ From: BECKHAM Brian via Igo-ingo-curative-rights-irt <igo-ingo-curative-rights-irt(a)icann.org> Sent: Friday, January 9, 2026 4:33:23 AM To: Renate De Wulf <renate.dewulf(a)icann.org>; igo-ingo-curative-rights-irt(a)icann.org <igo-ingo-curative-rights-irt(a)icann.org> Subject: [Igo-ingo-curative-rights-irt] Re: IGO-INGO Curative Rights IRT Meeting #17 | 14 January 2026, 14:00-15:00 UTC Dear Renate, Peter, I can only unfortunately attend the first 15-20 minutes of this as I have a commitment with other invitees that I cannot easily move. Apologies for this, and if there is anything that I can do in advance please do let me know. (I have noted Damon’s note to Council, based on our exchanges.) Brian From: Renate De Wulf via Igo-ingo-curative-rights-irt <igo-ingo-curative-rights-irt(a)icann.org> Sent: Friday, January 9, 2026 10:28 AM To: igo-ingo-curative-rights-irt(a)icann.org Subject: [Igo-ingo-curative-rights-irt] IGO-INGO Curative Rights IRT Meeting #17 | 14 January 2026, 14:00-15:00 UTC Dear IRT, I hope you all had a wonderful and restful holiday season. I would like us to get together on Wednesday, 14 January at 14:00-15:00 UTC to discuss the GNSO Council meeting later that day and the next steps in our implementation project. Details of future meetings will also be discussed. Hope to see you all next week, Best, Peter --------- Dear All, Meeting #17 of the IGO-INGO Curative Rights IRT will be held on 14 January 2026 at 14:00-15:00 UTC [local time [tinyurl.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/tinyurl.com/yrpvabjk__;!!PtGJab4!-AzF2uG…>]. The final agenda will be posted here [icann-community.atlassian.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AQD…>. Before the meeting, please be sure you have read the ICANN Expected Standards of Behavior<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/expected-standards-2016-06-28-en>, the ICANN Community Anti-Harassment Policy<https://www.icann.org/en/governance/documents/icann-community-anti-harassme…> and the ICANN Community Participant Code of Conduct<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/adopted-icann-community-partici…>. We would like to remind participants that to ensure transparency of participation in ICANN's multistakeholder model, we ask that you sign in to Zoom sessions using your full name. For example, First Name and Last Name or Surname. You may be removed from the session if you do not sign in using your full name. Zoom information: Join the Zoom Webinar directly (recommended): https://icann.zoom.us/j/98045783633?pwd=r1KFqiOWf27TryA5XkPPONZMui9j6s.1 [icann.zoom.us]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icann.zoom.us/j/98045783633?pwd=r1KFqiOW…> Meeting ID: 980 4578 3633 Passcode: B*1siuUn&R Zoom Audio only: One tap mobile +13017158592,,98045783633#,,,,*4650718506# US (Washington DC) +13126266799,,98045783633#,,,,*4650718506# US (Chicago) Meeting ID: 980 4578 3633 Passcode: 4650718506 Find your local number: https://icann.zoom.us/u/a7FNVvMGM [icann.zoom.us]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icann.zoom.us/u/a7FNVvMGM__;!!PtGJab4!57…> Should you be unable to attend the meeting, please let us know in advance. A recording will be made available. Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have any questions. Best regards, Renate World Intellectual Property Organization Disclaimer: This electronic message may contain privileged, confidential and copyright protected information. If you have received this e-mail by mistake, please immediately notify the sender and delete this e-mail and all its attachments. Please ensure all e-mail attachments are scanned for viruses prior to opening or using.

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