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Base RA redline
by Anne ICANN May 1, 2025

May 1, 2025

Hi Karla, Do we currently have a link to the entire Base RA redline as previously requested? Will the Base RA language be going out for public comment at the same time as the draft AGB in its entirety? How long with the public comment period be? Thank you, Anne Anne Aikman-Scalese GNSO Councilor NomCom Non-Voting 2022-2026 anneicanngnso(a)gmail.com

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Changing the definition of trademark licensee in Spec 13
by Kathy Kleiman May 1, 2025

May 1, 2025

Dear Marc, As you and the WG requested, I put the issue of removing the requirement of being a trademark licensee/registrant being a business as a requirement for a .Brand gTLD out to IP Professors and senior attorneys I work with and /*there is *//*strong disagreement about the change. */ /**/ Please remember that .BRAND gTLDs are created under special rules – and exempted from many rules and requirements due to diligent advocacy by you, Jeff and others – but there are still some rules by which .BRAND gTLD must operate and business affiliation + contractual obligations for the .Brand registry and registrants are key. You asked and I did the research: In Specification 13 of the Registry Agreement, for a .BRAND gTLD (like .SONY): * registration of domain names is limited: "only Registry Operator, its Affiliates or Trademark Licensees are registrants of domain names in the TLD and control the DNS records associated with domain names at any level in the TLD;" The current definition of trademark licensee does not include individuals: * "'Trademark Licensee' means any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or similar legal entity (and not a person) that has a written trademark license agreement with Registry Operator or its Affiliate, for use of the registered trademark owned by Registry Operator or its Affiliate, the textual elements of which correspond exactly to the .Brand TLD string operated by Registry Operator, where: 1. such license is valid under applicable law; 2. such license is for the use of such trademark in the regular course of that entity’s businessoutside of the provision of Registry Services, and is not primarily for the purpose of enabling registration or use of domain names in the TLD 3. such trademark is used continuously in that entity’s business throughout the Term; and 4. the domain names in the TLD registered to the Trademark Licensee are required to be used for the promotion, support, distribution, sales or other services reasonably related to any of the goods and/or services identified in the trademark registration." emphasis added. According to the IP professionals and professors I contacted (very familiar with ICANN processes), to add “individuals” will blur the line of what a .BRAND is and is not, and bring .BRANDs into the world of regular registries. Such a change would allow a .Brand to register domain names to potentially millions of individuals – not to clear, known, and contractual business partners - and that is not the narrowly-tailored purpose of a .BRAND. As one IP professor noted: “I have a license to use Microsoft, but I can never present myself as affiliated with Microsoft as an individual. This is not a license to ‘merely allow people to express affiliation with, support of, or fandom for the TM owner.’” Idea: To capture the narrow case you are looking to protect, e.g., the individual realtors you mentioned who operate under .REALTOR (which we now know is a trademark, although no one thinks so), they suggest that you may want to recommend adding “sole proprietorships” to “corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or similar legal entity (and not a person)…” in the definition of trademark licensee.(*Sole Proprietorship definition below) ---------------- Overall, the essence of the .BRAND and the Spec 13 requirements and exemptions always came with _very clear limitation on domain name registration_ -- _only those with a binding business relationship to the Brand_. We cannot expand that limitation to individuals without a full PDP – for that would be creating new policy. And we do not create new policy in an IRT, as you would be the first to agree. Best, Kathy * Sole proprietorship is a business structurewhere one individual owns and operates the business, with no legal distinction between the owner and the business. This means the owner is personally liable for all business debts and receives all profits. It's often the simplest and most common form of business ownership.

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SubPro IRT Meeting #133 Follow Up - ASP Support Plan
by Samantha Mancia April 30, 2025

April 30, 2025

Dear IRT members, I hope you are all well. We are reaching out to follow up on several questions posed during the recent SubPro IRT Meeting #133<https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SPIR/pages/180879361/2025…> regarding the ASP support plan. In our last ASP IRT Sub-Track call we provided an update on the professional service providers who have volunteered to provide pro bono services and mentorship and where those numbers currently stand. The good news is that we have great coverage so far. You can find more information in the deck and recording from that meeting here<https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SPIR/pages/204242945/2025…>. We also have some planned next steps around pro bono service providers such as: * publishing the list once the first ASP applicants complete the evaluation process (which we expect will occur within the next few months) or sooner to provide support to ASP applicants still in the ASP application process; * creating pro bono service provider and mentor profiles for supported applicants to learn about their areas of expertise; * holding onboarding webinars for pro bono service providers and mentors; and * holding webinars for supported applicants to introduce them to the services and areas of specialty that pro bono service providers and mentors offer, while also maintaining supported applicants’ anonymity. We will update the IRT once we make progress on the next steps outlined above. The duration of the package of support is planned to extend through the lifecycle of the application process and beyond. Capacity development support materials include a learning journey guiding the applicant through post-contracting and highlighting opportunities to engage with ICANN’s multi-stakeholder community. ICANN’s dedicated ASP Applicant Counselor will provide guidance to ASP potential applicants, applicants in progress, and supported applicants through regular touch-points, access to learning resources, and communications. Pro bono service provider resource availability and mentorship is at the discretion of those providers, our ask of them is that they will continue to actively engage with supported applicants for the long-term, as deemed appropriate by both parties. We hope this has provided additional clarity on the availability and duration of support we are planning. More information on non-financial support and pro bono services can be found in our FAQs<https://newgtldprogram.icann.org/en/application-rounds/round2/asp/faqs#21> and in the ICANN82 presentation to the NCSG<https://icann82.sched.com/event/1vpdv/gnso-ncsg-issue-forum> deck and recording. For information on the Applicant Counselor, please refer to slide 19<https://static.sched.com/hosted_files/icann82/37/ICANN82%20NCSG%20briefing%…>. Please don’t hesitate to share additional questions at the upcoming IRT Outreach briefing on 14 May 2025 at 6:00 - 7:00 UTC<https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SPIR/pages/180879502/2025…> or via globalsupport(a)icann.org<mailto:globalsupport@icann.org>. Kind Regards, Samantha Mancia Project Manager, New gTLD Program Team Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Office Telephone: +1 310 301 5800 www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org>

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Updated AGB Language re: CPE
by Jared Erwin April 30, 2025

April 30, 2025

Dear IRT Members, Please find below the updated CPE language for our call next week (will confirm date shortly). The updated language reflects changes related to our discussion on awareness and longevity, the comments re: double counting and nexus, and to align language on Community Registration Policies with the AGB language on PICs/RVCs/RCE. * Google doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gVDvbjPEdwzxmBI96yLZ7yN0FKQvccBFmWCg2-t… * PDF: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SPIR/pages/112200175/1.+W… Thank you, Jared -- Jared Erwin Director, New gTLD Program Global Domains & Strategy Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) jared.erwin(a)icann.org<mailto:jared.erwin@icann.org>

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Post call | SubPro IRT Meeting #136 | 30 April 2025
by Next Round Policy Implementation April 30, 2025

April 30, 2025

Dear All, The recordings for Meeting #136 of the SubPro IRT held on Wednesday, 30 April 2025 are published on the meeting wiki page<https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AQDMCg>. These include: * Audio recording * Zoom recording (including audio, visual, rough transcript, chat) * Attendance * Deck For additional information, you may consult the mailing list archives<https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/subpro-irt/> and the main wiki page<https://community.icann.org/x/pQM5Dg>. Best regards, Renate

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Re: Updated Application Questions
by Lars Hoffmann April 30, 2025

April 30, 2025

Dear IRT members, Bringing Jared’s email from last week Thursday back to the top of your inboxes as this will today’s second topic (after Fees). Best. Lars From: Jared Erwin via SubPro-IRT <subpro-irt(a)icann.org> Reply to: Jared Erwin <jared.erwin(a)icann.org> Date: Thursday, 24 April 2025 at 16:11 To: "subpro-irt(a)icann.org" <subpro-irt(a)icann.org> Subject: [SubPro-IRT] Updated Application Questions Dear IRT Members, Please find here the updated application questions for our call at 18 UTC today. * See document here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FZ7NaLUaQ67DWeSoUHgUhTaa0s5y5hmwup0-nXI… [docs.google.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/document/d/1FZ7NaLUaQ67D…> * PDF: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SPIR/pages/112200175/1.+W… [icann-community.atlassian.net]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/space…> (give the link a second to load to the correct spot) Please note that due to changes in format, a (useful) redline is not possible to create, but the following updates or changes have been made: * Have indicated where applicable that Latin Characters should be used * Have indicated where applicable that Acronyms should be spelled out * Have provided more information regarding response format, document and character limitations * Noted in Question 3 regarding the legal form in English * Added questions 11-14 regarding Affiliate * Updated question 63 regarding significant influence * Added question 104 regarding Refund * Added Questions 120, 127, 135, 141 regarding “generic” name * Added questions 182-184 regarding RVCs * Removed question regarding Registry Data Escrow provider For your reference, see the previous version here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18PoM_quQ3vZtLnPdWF1TZOWjUINvsl8iYjRHpvw… [docs.google.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/document/d/18PoM_quQ3vZt…> Thank you, Jared -- Jared Erwin Director, New gTLD Program Global Domains & Strategy Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) jared.erwin(a)icann.org<mailto:jared.erwin@icann.org>

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REMINDER | SubPro IRT Meeting #136 | 30 April 2025, 12:00-14:00 UTC
by Next Round Policy Implementation April 30, 2025

April 30, 2025

Dear All, Meeting #136 of the SubPro IRT will be held in one hour on 30 April 2025 at 12:00-14:00 UTC [local time<https://tinyurl.com/5a7aw6m7>]. Planned topics: 15. Application Fees; Objections & Appeals; RSP Selection The final agenda can be consulted here<https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AQDMCg?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiNzg1N…>. 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> and the ICANN Community Anti-Harassment Policy<https://wecann.icann.org/external-link.jspa?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.icann.org…>. 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/97063459905?pwd=VUVsd0J0RnNtRXkyNXJFZW9vdTEzZz09 [icann.zoom.us]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icann.zoom.us/j/97063459905?pwd=VUVsd0J0…> Meeting ID: 970 6345 9905 Passcode: DQ#0L.9x5e Zoom Audio only: One tap mobile +13462487799,,97063459905#,,,,*5806401747# US (Houston) +16699006833,,97063459905#,,,,*5806401747# US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 970 6345 9905 Passcode: 5806401747 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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Post call | SubPro IRT Meeting #135 | 29 April 2025
by Next Round Policy Implementation April 30, 2025

April 30, 2025

Dear All, The recordings for Meeting #135 of the SubPro IRT held on Tuesday, 29 April 2025 are published on the meeting wiki page<https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/IgDICg>. These include: * Audio recording * Zoom recording (including audio, visual, rough transcript, chat) * Attendance * Deck For additional information, you may consult the mailing list archives<https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/subpro-irt/> and the main wiki page<https://community.icann.org/x/pQM5Dg>. Best regards, Renate

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REMINDER | SubPro IRT Meeting #136 | 30 April 2025, 12:00-14:00 UTC
by Next Round Policy Implementation April 30, 2025

April 30, 2025

Dear All, Meeting #136 of the SubPro IRT will be held on 30 April 2025 at 12:00-14:00 UTC [local time<https://tinyurl.com/5a7aw6m7>]. Planned topics: 15. Application Fees; Objections & Appeals; RSP Selection The final agenda can be consulted here<https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AQDMCg?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiNzg1N…>. 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> and the ICANN Community Anti-Harassment Policy<https://wecann.icann.org/external-link.jspa?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.icann.org…>. 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/97063459905?pwd=VUVsd0J0RnNtRXkyNXJFZW9vdTEzZz09 [icann.zoom.us]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icann.zoom.us/j/97063459905?pwd=VUVsd0J0…> Meeting ID: 970 6345 9905 Passcode: DQ#0L.9x5e Zoom Audio only: One tap mobile +13462487799,,97063459905#,,,,*5806401747# US (Houston) +16699006833,,97063459905#,,,,*5806401747# US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 970 6345 9905 Passcode: 5806401747 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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IRT meeting 30 April
by Lars Hoffmann April 30, 2025

April 30, 2025

Dear members of the IRT, For tomorrow’s (30 April) call, we will discuss fees and application questions. Materials for both topics were previously shared on list. We also updated the wiki that now has a link to the slide deck. Best wishes, Lars https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AQDMCg

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