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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-7-24sep12-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-7-24sep12-en.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><h1><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Trademark Clearinghouse Update: Implementation Material for Public Comment<o:p></o:p></span></h1><p class=MsoNormal><span class=date-display-single><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>24 September 2012</span></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Updated 25 September 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Trademark Clearinghouse is one of several important enhanced rights protection mechanisms that have been built into the New gTLD Program. The Clearinghouse will accept and authenticate rights information, and will support both trademark claims and sunrise services, required in all new gTLDs.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Today, ICANN is publishing two explanatory memoranda related to the Trademark Clearinghouse for a 45-day public comment period:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ol start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/trademark-clearinghouse/proof-of-use-24sep12-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>Implementing the Proof of Use Verification</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 176 KB] – This memo describes the procedures to be used by the Clearinghouse to verify proof of use associated with a trademark where requested.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/trademark-clearinghouse/matching-rules-24sep12-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>Implementing the Matching Rules</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 194 KB] – This memo provides the detailed explanation of how a "match" is determined between a trademark record and a domain name, for purposes of the sunrise and claims processes.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The public comment period opened 24 September 2012 and will close on 7 November 2012 at 23:59 UTC.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To access the public comment forum see </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/tmch-docs-24sep12-en.htm"><span lang=EN-US>http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/tmch-docs-24sep12-en.htm</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In addition to the explanatory memoranda above, the current </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/trademark-clearinghouse/draft-tmch-requirements-24sep12-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>draft version of the Trademark Clearinghouse Requirements</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 1.285 MB] is available for review. This </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/trademark-clearinghouse/draft-tmch-requirements-24sep12-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>Requirements document</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 1.285 MB] details the responsibilities of the Trademark Clearinghouse provider, expanding upon the Clearinghouse Request for Information (RFI) to define the specific requirements of the Clearinghouse at a detailed level. It is informed by the </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/agb"><span lang=EN-US>gTLD Applicant Guidebook</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>, as well as inputs from the </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/cctrdmrkclrnghsiag/Home"><span lang=EN-US>Implementation Assistance Group (IAG)</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> and other community discussions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Note that </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/tmch-tech/"><span lang=EN-US>discussions on technical implementation</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> of some Clearinghouse processes are continuing, and a volunteer group is working to develop possible alternative models for sunrise and trademark claims services for community feedback. </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>These discussions are not currently captured in the requirements.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'>Glen de Saint Géry <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'>GNSO Secretariat <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'><a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org">http://gnso.icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>