And here are the motions for the council meeting with regards to - STI - vertical integration Please let me know if you have any comments. Regards Wolf-Ulrich Motion to Approve the Alternative Proposal recommended by the Special Trademark Issues Review Team Whereas, on 12 October 2009, the ICANN Board sent a letter (http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/beckstrom-to-gnso-council-12oct09- en.pdf ) to the GNSO requesting its review of the policy implications of certain trademark protection mechanisms proposed for the New gTLD Program; Whereas, in response to the Board's letter, on 28 October 2009 the GNSO created the Special Trademarks Issues (STI) review team to analyze the specific rights protection mechanisms that have been proposed for inclusion into the Draft Applicant Guidebook; Whereas, on 11 December 2009, the STI Review Team delivered its Report (link: http://gnso.icann.org/issues/) to the GNSO Council describing an alternative proposal to address trademark concerns in the New gTLD Program that was supported by a consensus of its members; Whereas, the GNSO has reviewed the STI Report, and the minority reports included therein, and desires to approve the alternative proposal recommended by the STI review team; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT: RESOLVED, that the GNSO appreciates the hard work and tremendous effort shown by each member of the STI review team in developing the STI alternative proposal on an expedited basis; RESOLVED, that the GNSO hereby approves of the recommendations contained in the STI Report in their entirety, and resolves that the STI proposal to create a Trademark Clearinghouse and a Uniform Rapid Suspension procedure as described in the STI Report is a more effective and implementable solution than the Staff proposal described in the Draft Applicant Guidebook Version 3 and its accompanying memoranda; RESOLVED FURTHER, that the GNSO Council directs Staff to forward the recommendations to the Board in response to its 12 October 2009 letter. (http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/beckstrom-to-gnso-council-12oct09- en.pdf) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- Motion to delay decision regarding initiation of a Vertical Integration PDP Made by: Chuck Gomes WHEREAS, the GNSO Council requested that Staff prepare an Issues Report on Vertical Integration at its 24 September 2009 meeting; WHEREAS, the Issues Report (insert link) on Vertical Integration has been delivered to the GNSO Council on 11 December 2009; WHEREAS, in light of the approaching year-end holidays and the numerous important issues pending before the GNSO Council, the Council desires to have ample time to evaluate the recommendations contained in the Issues Report; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT: RESOLVED, that the Council acknowledges receipt of the Issues Report, thanks Staff for its efforts to produce the report, and agrees to delay consideration of the decision on whether to launch a PDP on the topic of vertical integration until January 2009. Here are some easier links to the STI document: On page: http://gnso.icann.org/issues/ the report can be found at: http://gnso.icann.org/issues/sti/sti-wt-recommendations-11dec09-en.pdf Wolf-Ulrich