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://trademark-clearinghouse.com/sites/default/files/files/downloads/TMCH%20guidelines%20v1.2_0.pdf
- TMCH Operational Requirements: https://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/trademark-clearinghouse/rpm-requirements-30sep13-en.pdf
- TMCH Functional Specifications: https://tools.ietf.org/pdf/draft-ietf-regext-tmch-func-spec-04.pdf (version 4, updated June 2018)
- GNSO Special Trademark Issues (STI) Review Team recommendations: STI Report - December 2009
- GNSO Implementation Recommendations Team (IRT) Final Report: https://archive.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/irt-final-report-trademark-protection-29may09-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
OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND RELATED INFORMATION:
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TMCH Implementation Assistance Group (IAG) report: https://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/trademark-clearinghouse/summary-iag-input-26sep12-en.pdf
METRICS, REVIEWS & EXTERNAL REPORTS:
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The Analysis Group's Draft Report on the TMCH (25 July 2016): https://newgtlds.icann.org/en/reviews/tmch/draft-services-review-25jul16-en.pdf
- UPDATE - Revised Report published on 23 February 2017: https://newgtlds.icann.org/en/reviews/tmch/revised-services-review-22feb17-en.pdf
TMCH statistics: http://www.trademark-clearinghouse.com/content/tmch-stats
- UPDATE - Deloitte Consolidated Report (sent to the Working Group in March 2017): ICANN TMCH report _Feb 2017.pdf
NEW!
Summary of INTA Cost Impact Study Results (dated April 2017)
ICANN New gTLD Survey Update (May 2017 presentation by Lori Schulman to the CCT-RT)
TMCH CONTRACTING, CRITERIA AND SUBMISSION/VALIDATION PROCESS:
Registration guidelines and information from the TMCH: http://www.trademark-clearinghouse.com/downloads?title=guidelines&field_category_tid=All
TMCH Guidelines: http://www.trademark-clearinghouse.com/sites/default/files/files/downloads/TMCH%20guidelines%20v1.0%20_1.pdfpd
General information about the TMCH: https://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/trademark-clearinghouse/faqs
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Scope of IBM database services: https://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/trademark-clearinghouse/database-framework-02jul13-en.pdf (with Statement of Work #1: https://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/trademark-clearinghouse/database-platform-sow-02jul13-en.pdf, and Statement of Work #2: https://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/trademark-clearinghouse/sunrise-claims-sow-02jul13-en.pdf)
OTHER INFORMATION:
Qualified Launch Program (QLP): https://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/trademark-clearinghouse/rpm-requirements-qlp-addendum-10apr14-en.pdf
Approved Launch Program (ALP): https://newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/announcement-12nov13-en