FINAL TMCH FRAMEWORK DOCUMENT:
https://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/agb/trademark-clearinghouse-04jun12-en.pdf (as published in the final version of the Applicant Guidebook, in June 2012)
Supplemental Information:
- TMCH Guidelines: http://www.trademark-clearinghouse.com/sites/default/files/files/downloads/TMCH%20guidelines%20v1.0%20_1.pdf
- TMCH Operational Requirements: https://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/trademark-clearinghouse/rpm-requirements-30sep13-en.pdf
BACKGROUND & DEVELOPMENT:
GNSO Community Recommendations:
http://gnso.icann.org/issues/sti/sti-wt-recommendations-11dec09-en.pdf (Special Trademark Issues (STI) Review Team Report - group convened by the GNSO Council following an ICANN Board request that the GNSO community review certain aspects of ICANN implementation proposals in Version 3 of the Draft Applicant Guidebook)
http://archive.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/irt-final-report-trademark-protection-29may09-en.pdf (Implementation Review Team (IRT) Final Report - group convened by the GNSO Intellectual Property Constituency at Board request following identification of trademark protection as an overarching issue for the New gTLD Program)
Implementation of the 2012 New gTLD Program Round:
https://archive.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/trademark-clearinghouse-clean-28may10-en.pdf (May 2010, ICANN explanatory memoranda on the TMCH)
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https://archive.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/trademark-clearinghouse-redline-15apr11-en.pdf (Apr 2011 version as contained in Version 6 of the Draft Applicant Guidebook - relevant comments received available at https://forum.icann.org/lists/6gtld-base/)
General and archival informationArchival Information:
https://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/trademark-clearinghouse
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