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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-03-21-en">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-03-21-en</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h1><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Call for Volunteers: New GNSO Policy Development Process Working Group to Review All Rights Protection Mechanisms in All gTLDs<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<h3><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">In Brief<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council seeks volunteers for a new Working Group that will conduct a Policy Development Process (PDP) to Review All Rights Protection
Mechanisms (RPMs) in All Generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs). The GNSO Council approved the PDP Working Group's
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/rpm-charter-26feb16-en.pdf"><span lang="EN-US">Charter</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
<span lang="EN-US">[PDF, 510 KB] on </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+9+March+2016"><span lang="EN-US">9 March 2016</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h3><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">What This Team Will Do<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Conduct the PDP in two phases</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">This PDP Working Group is being chartered to conduct a review of all RPMs in all gTLDs in two phases as defined in the
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/whois-ng-gtld-rds-charter-07oct15-en.pdf"><span lang="EN-US">approved charter</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
[PDF, 524 KB]: Phase One will focus on a review of all the RPMs that were developed for the New gTLD Program (i.e. the Trademark Clearinghouse and associated notification and sunrise mechanisms, the Uniform Rapid Suspension procedure, and the Post-Delegation
Dispute Resolution Procedures), and Phase Two will focus on a review of the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">At a minimum, in each Phase of this PDP, the Working Group will be expected to first assess the effectiveness of the relevant RPM(s), for which it should
seek the input of experienced online dispute resolution providers and other subject matter experts, as appropriate. The Working Group is also expected to look at the interplay between and complementary roles of each RPM in seeking to more fully understand
their overall functioning and effectiveness. Ultimately, the goal is for the Working Group to consider the overarching issue as to whether or not all the RPMs collectively fulfill the purposes for which they were created, or whether additional policy recommendations
are needed, including to clarify and unify the policy goals.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">In public comments to the
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/udrp/udrp-final-issue-report-03oct11-en.pdf"><span lang="EN-US">UDRP Final Issue Report</span></a>
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">[PDF, 2.69 MB], the
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/reviews/rpm/rpm-review-11sep15-en.pdf"><span lang="EN-US">RPM Staff Paper</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
[PDF 2.5 MB], and the </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/rpm-prelim-issue-2015-10-09-en"><span lang="EN-US">Preliminary Issue Report</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
<span lang="EN-US">for this PDP, various community groups and participants had identified a number of issues that they considered appropriate for review in a PDP. As such, the Working Group is expected to consider these community suggestions, which have been
listed in the Working Group Charter, with further modifications, additions and deletions to be determined by consensus of the Working Group.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Coordinate its work with other parallel efforts</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Working Group will monitor the progress of and, where appropriate, coordinate with, other ICANN groups that are working on topics that may overlap
with or otherwise provide useful input to this PDP. These other efforts include the Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review Team, the Trademark Clearinghouse Independent Review and the GNSO's PDP Working Group on New gTLDs Subsequent Procedures.
In this regard, the GNSO Council directed that a GNSO community liaison be appointed by the two GNSO PDP Working Groups. Further, as the manager of the policy development process, the GNSO Council is to be kept informed about the various coordination efforts
so that in case of conflict between these groups, the Council may take the appropriate action to align the different work processes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">At the conclusion of Phase One of its work, the Working Group is expected to assess the need for modification to its Charter and, if appropriate, submit
a request to the GNSO Council accordingly for the subsequent phase(s) of its work.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h3><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">How This Team Will Work<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">ICANN Working Groups use transparent, open processes. The meetings of this PDP Working Group will be recorded and transcribed, and the recordings and transcriptions will be available
to the public. The mailing list for the Working Group will be archived publicly. The group will collaborate using a public workspace for draft materials and all final work products and milestones will be documented on the
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/RARPMRIAGPWG/Review+of+all+Rights+Protection+Mechanisms+%28RPMs%29+in+all+gTLDs+PDP+Working+Group+Home"><span lang="EN-US">WG's wiki</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">.
The PDP WG is expected to follow the </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/annex-1-gnso-wg-guidelines-08apr11-en.pdf"><span lang="EN-US">GNSO Working Group Guidelines</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
[PDF, 350 KB] as well as the </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/annex-2-pdp-manual-16feb16-en.pdf"><span lang="EN-US">GNSO PDP Manual</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
[PDF, 300 KB].<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h3><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">How to participate<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">There are two ways to volunteer:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Individual Members</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> – anyone interested can volunteer to join the PDP Working Group
as a member, regardless of whether they are members of the ICANN community. Members are expected to actively contribute to mailing list conversations as well as meetings – it is anticipated that the Working Group will at a minimum meet on a weekly basis via
teleconference. Members are expected to provide essential input to the process. Members will be required to provide a Statement of Interest (</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi/New+SOIs"><span lang="EN-US">SOI</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">).<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5">
<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Mailing list observers</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> – for those who are merely interested in monitoring the
Working Group's deliberations, it is possible to sign up as a mailing list "observer" which offers read-only access to the mailing list. Mailing list observers will not be permitted to post, will not receive invitations to the meetings of the Working Group
and will not have to complete a Statement of Interest. At any point in time, a mailing list observer can join the WG as a member simply by informing the
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org?subject=Call%20for%20volunteers"><span lang="EN-US">GNSO Secretariat</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">In addition, there will be opportunities to provide input through public consultations and public comment processes that the PDP Working Group is expected to organize.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h3><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">How to Join<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">If you are interested in joining the Working Group either as an individual participant or mailing list observer, please fill in the
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://goo.gl/forms/sMAaNujZdB"><span lang="EN-US">sign up form</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> or send the
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/58729953/Review%20of%20all%20Rights%20Protection%20Mechanisms%20in%20all%20gTLDs%20PDP%5B1%5D.docx?version=2&modificationDate=1458138472316&api=v2"><span lang="EN-US">Word
document</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> [DOCX, 72 KB], filled in, to the
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org?subject=Call%20for%20volunteers"><span lang="EN-US">GNSO Secretariat</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">All members and observers will be listed on the PDP Working Group's wiki page.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h4><em><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Next steps</span></em><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></h4>
<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The GNSO Council directed that this call for volunteers be circulated as widely as possible in order to ensure broad representation and participation in the Working Group. it is
anticipated that the Working Group will convene online for the first time in early April 2016. Following that, regular online meetings will be scheduled in accordance with the Working Group's work plan, which it is expected to develop as one of its first tasks.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h4><em><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Further information and preparation</span></em><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></h4>
<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">For those interested in volunteering for this effort, you are strongly encouraged to review the following materials prior to the first meeting of the PDP WG:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The </span>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/rpm-final-issue-11jan16-en.pdf"><span lang="EN-US">Final Issue Report</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
[PDF, 1 MB]<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo8">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The </span>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/rpm-charter-26feb16-en.pdf"><span lang="EN-US">approved charter</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
[PDF, 510 KB]<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo8">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Materials available at the Working Group's
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/RARPMRIAGPWG/Review+of+all+Rights+Protection+Mechanisms+%28RPMs%29+in+all+gTLDs+PDP+Working+Group+Home"><span lang="EN-US">online wiki workspace</span></a>
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<h4><em><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Background</span></em><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></h4>
<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The question of who legally has rights to, or is the legitimate holder of, a domain name can be open to dispute. In relation to domain name disputes concerning the registration
and use of legally protected trademarks, the </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/help/dndr/udrp-en"><span lang="EN-US">Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP)</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
is the longest standing alternative dispute resolution procedure. As a result of the New gTLD Program, several new rights protection mechanisms (RPMs) were developed to mitigate potential risks and costs to trademark rights holders that could arise in the
expansion of the gTLD namespace, which included certain safeguards to protect registrants who engage in legitimate uses of domain names: the
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/urs-2014-01-09-en"><span lang="EN-US">Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS)</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">;
the </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/trademark-clearinghouse"><span lang="EN-US">Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH)</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
and the associated availability through the TMCH of Sunrise periods and the Trademark Claims notification service; and
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/tm-pddrp-2013-10-31-en"><span lang="EN-US">the Post-Delegation Dispute Resolution Procedures (PDDRPs)</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">.
Prior to the launch of the New gTLD Program, on 3 October 2011 ICANN staff had published a Final Issue Report on the current state of the UDRP. The recommended course of action in that
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/udrp/udrp-final-issue-report-03oct11-en.pdf"><span lang="EN-US">UDRP Final Issue Report</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
[PDF, 2.69 MB] was not to initiate a PDP at the time, but to hold off launching any such PDP until after the new URS had been in operation for at least eighteen (18) months. In addition, the September 2015 revised
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/reviews/rpm/rpm-review-11sep15-en.pdf"><span lang="EN-US">RPM Staff Paper</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
<span lang="EN-US">[PDF 2.5 MB] had explicitly noted that some of the concerns identified by the community for consideration as part of a review of the RPMs might be appropriate topics for policy development work. The UDRP has not been subject to comprehensive
review. There has also not been a full review of all the RPMs developed to date by ICANN, to consider whether or not they are collectively achieving the objectives for which they were created.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">In preparation for this PDP, a new
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/rpm-prelim-issue-09oct15-en.pdf"><span lang="EN-US">Preliminary Issue Report</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
[PDF, 1.4 MB] was published for </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/rpm-prelim-issue-2015-10-09-en"><span lang="EN-US">public comment</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
on 9 October 2015. A </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/rpm-final-issue-11jan16-en.pdf"><span lang="EN-US">Final Issue Report</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
[PDF, 1.2 MB] was subsequently published on 7 October 2015, including links to all public comments received, along with a draft charter for the
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/rpm-charter-26feb16-en.pdf"><span lang="EN-US">PDP WG</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
[PDF, 510 KB]. The final charter was approved by the GNSO Council on </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+9+March+2016"><span lang="EN-US">9 March 2016</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">,
enabling the formation of a GNSO working group of community volunteers to conduct this PDP.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">More information can be found on the activities webpage for
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/active/rpm"><span lang="EN-US">GNSO PDP Review of All Rights Protection Mechanisms in All gTLDs</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
and the </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/RARPMRIAGPWG/Review+of+all+Rights+Protection+Mechanisms+%28RPMs%29+in+all+gTLDs+PDP+Working+Group+Home"><span lang="EN-US">Working Group's
online wiki workspace</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">, which includes the charter, community input provided during the public comment period, and an extensive library of foundational materials
to inform the Working Group's deliberations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">As this will be a complex multi-phase PDP, anyone interested in helping to shape the review of all RPMs in all gTLDs are encouraged to volunteer for this Working Group</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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