New gTLD Program Update

May 2013

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+ Applications received+ Initial Evaluation+ Rights protection

mechanisms

Agenda

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Applications Received

+Total current number of applications: 1864

+Community based: 83+Internationalized domain names: 113

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Application Subsets

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Current Applications per Region

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Evaluation Categories and Firms

+String similarity: + Interconnect Communications (w/ UCL), Interisle

+DNS stability: Interisle

+Geographical names:+The Economist Intelligence Unit, Interconnect Comms. (w/ UCL)

+Technical/Operational and Financial Panels:+Ernst & Young, JAS Advisors, KPMG

+Community priority evaluation: +The Economist Intelligence Unit, Interconnect Comms. (w/ UCL)

+Registry Services: ICANN’s GNSO community

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Initial Evaluation UpdateInitial Evaluation Panels

Pre-CQ Eval

Pending CQ Response

Post CQ Eval

Prelim Panel Results

IE Results Published

Background Screening

15 12 1871 245

String Similarity 1930

DNS Stability 1628 245

Geographic Names 2 11 1 1614 245

Financial 319 422 316 571245

Technical & Operational

326 389 239 674 245

Registry Services 9 411 277 931 245

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Grounds for ObjectionMore than 270 objections were filed prior to 13 March deadline.

String Contention

+ All applied-for strings have been reviewed for similarity to one another

+ A total of 754 identical or confusingly similar put in “contention sets”

+ Can be resolved directly by applicants, dispute resolution or community priority

+ Auction is a last resort

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+Rights protection mechanisms are supported by the Trademark Clearinghouse

+ICANN collaborated with IP and Trademark communities

Trademark Protection Mechanisms

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+ Information repository launched on 26 March 2013

+ Offers authentication, validation services for trademark data

+ First trademark repository developed for use in DNS

Trademark Clearinghouse

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+ Rights holders can submit trademark data at http://trademark-clearinghouse.com

+ About 1600 records in system+ 101 agents, 505 trademark holders

as registered users+ Includes marks in ASCII, Chinese,

Japanese and Cyrillic scripts

TMCH Activity to Date

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+ Rapid, efficient “take down” of undeniably infringing domain names

+ Expected to be operational in June 2013

+ Demo planned for ICANN 47 in Durban, South Africa

Uniform Rapid Suspension

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+ Community now discussing post-delegation dispute resolution procedures

+ Addresses registry operator’s bad faith intent to profit from infringing domain names

+ Anticipated announcement of selected providers in June

Dispute Resolution After Delegation

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Thank You