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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-10mar14-en.htm">https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-10mar14-en.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><h1><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Preliminary Issue Report on Access by IGOs and INGOs to the Curative Rights Protections of the UDRP and URS<o:p></o:p></span></h1><p class=MsoNormal><span class=fieldset-legend><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Comment / Reply Periods (*)</span></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Comment Open Date:&nbsp;<span class=date-display-single>10 March 2014</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Comment Close Date:&nbsp;<span class=date-display-single>14 April 2014 - 23:59 UTC</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Reply Open Date:&nbsp;<span class=date-display-single>15 April 2014</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Reply Close Date:&nbsp;<span class=date-display-single>6 May 2014 - 23:59 UTC</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=fieldset-legend><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Important Information Links</span></span><span lang=EN-US 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"'><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-10mar14-en.htm"><span lang=EN-US>Public Comment Announcement</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US 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"'><a href="mailto:comments-igo-ingo-crp-prelim-10mar14@icann.org"><span lang=EN-US>To Submit Your Comments (Forum)</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US 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"'><a href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-igo-ingo-crp-prelim-10mar14/"><span lang=EN-US>View Comments Submitted</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=fieldset-legend><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Brief Overview</span></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Originating Organization:&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>GNSO</span><span lang=EN-US 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"'>Categories/Tags:&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Contracted Party Agreements<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Policy Processes<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Purpose (Brief):&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To obtain community input on the Preliminary Issue Report requested by the GNSO Council concerning possible amendments to the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy and Uniform Rapid Suspension procedure, to enable access to them by protected International Governmental Organizations and International Non-Governmental Organizations.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Current Status:&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The GNSO Council unanimously approved the IGO-INGO PDP Working Group's consensus recommendations on 20 November 2013, as contained in the WG's </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/igo-ingo-final-10nov13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>Final Report</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 645 KB]. One of these recommendations was for an Issue Report on amending the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy and Uniform Rapid Suspension procedure to enable their use by protected IGOs and INGOs. As required by the ICANN Bylaws, public notice is hereby provided of the publication of the requested </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/igo-ingo-crp-prelim-10mar14-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>Preliminary Issue Report</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 288 KB] and of the opportunity to comment on it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Next Steps:&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>ICANN Staff will prepare a summary of the public comments received that will be submitted to the GNSO Council along with the Final Issue Report. The GNSO Council will then vote on whether or not to initiate.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Staff Contact:&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Mary Wong<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:policy-staff@icann.org?subject=More%20information%20on%20the%20Preliminary%20Issue%20Report%20on%20Access%20by%20IGOs%20and%20INGOs%20to%20the%20Curative%20Rights%20Protections%20of%20the%20UDRP%20and%20URS%20public%20comment%20period"><span lang=EN-US>Email Staff Contact</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=fieldset-legend><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Detailed Information</span></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Section I: Description, Explanation, and Purpose:&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) unanimously approved at its meeting on 20 November 2013 the consensus recommendations of the IGO-INGO PDP Working Group, which are now pending Board action. The detailed recommendations can be found in the </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/igo-ingo-final-10nov13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>Final Report</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 644 KB], with a summary provided within the </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#20131120-2"><span lang=EN-US>GNSO Council motion</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. One of the recommendations adopted was for the GNSO Council to request an Issue Report, preceding a possible Policy Development Process (PDP), to examine International Governmental Organization (IGO) and International Non-Governmental Organization (INGO) access to curative rights protection mechanisms such as the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) and Uniform Rapid Suspension procedure (URS).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Section II: Background:&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For a detailed background and history of the issue on whether to protect certain IGO and INGO identifiers prior to the initiation of the IGO-INGO PDP, please see the </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/protection-igo-names-final-issue-report-01oct12-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>Final GNSO Issue Report</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 675 KB] on the Protection of International Organization Names in New gTLDs. The IGO-INGO PDP Working Group (WG) was formed on 31 October 2012 and the WG Charter approved by the GNSO Council on 15 November 2012. &nbsp;On 10 November 2013 the WG published its </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/igo-ingo-final-10nov13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>Final Report</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 644 KB] and sent it to the GNSO Council, incorporating feedback received in response to its draft Final Report.&nbsp; The WG's Final Report includes supplemental documentation in the form of Minority Statements from various WG members and their respective constituencies, including IGOs and INGOs who may be affected by the recommendations under consideration.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The WG's consensus recommendations were unanimously </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#20131120-2"><span lang=EN-US>approved</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <span lang=EN-US>by the GNSO Council on 20 November 2013 and sent to the ICANN Board for its consideration. One of the recommendations adopted was for the GNSO Council to request an Issue Report, preceding a possible PDP, to examine possible amendments to the UDRP and URS to enable access by protected IGOs and INGOs to these curative rights protection mechanisms. ICANN staff has prepared the requested </span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/igo-ingo-crp-prelim-10mar14-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>Preliminary Issue Report</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 288 KB] and is posting it for public comment prior to preparing the Final Issue Report for the GNSO Council's consideration and vote.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Section III: Document and Resource Links:&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/igo-ingo-final-10nov13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>Final Report on Protection of IGO and INGO Identifiers in All gTLDs</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 645 KB] <o:p></o:p></span></li><ul type=circle><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo6'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/igo-ingo-final-minority-positions-10nov13-en.pdf">Supplement A &#8211; Minority Positions</a> [PDF, 216 KB]<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo6'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/igo-ingo-final-consensus-call-13nov13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>Supplement B &#8211; WG Consensus Call Tool</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 203 KB]<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo6'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/igo-ingo-final-public-comment-review-08nov13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>Supplement C &#8211; Public Comment Review Tool</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 385 KB]<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo6'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/igo-ingo-final-rcrc-scope-names-10nov13-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>Supplement D &#8211; Red Cross Red Crescent Societies Identifier List</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 616 KB]<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/council-board-igo-ingo-21jan14-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>GNSO Council Report to the ICANN Board</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [PDF, 705 KB]<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Section IV: Additional Information:&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>N/A<o:p></o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><hr size=3 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(*) Comments submitted after the posted Close Date/Time are not guaranteed to be considered in any final summary, analysis, reporting, or decision-making that takes place once this period lapses.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-s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