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Board seeks community, Names Council and Staff recommendations on topic of new generic top-level domains - taking into account protection of globally famous trademarks.

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Whereas, on April 30, 1999, the World Intellectual Property Organization submitted a report to the ICANN Board containing recommendations regarding the protection of globally famous trademarks and the introduction of new generic top-level domains;

Whereas, in resolution 99.48, the Board referred those recommendations to the Domain Name Supporting Organization (DNSO) for its recommendations on these topics, to be submitted to the ICANN Board at the earliest practicable time after the Board's August 1999 meeting in Santiago, Chile;

Whereas, the Names Council of the DNSO created working groups B and C to study and report on these topics in July 1999;

Whereas, those working groups have discussed these topics for over eight months;

Whereas, on March 8, 2000, the Names Council requested that reports from these working groups be submitted to it for comment within ten days and declared its intention to submit the reports for public comment for a period of four weeks, after which the Names Council will promptly review and make recommendations on the reports;

Resolved that the Names Council is requested to submit recommendations on the topic of the introduction of new generic top-level domains, taking into account protection of globally famous trademarks, no later than April 20, 2000;

Resolved that the staff is authorized and instructed to prepare, taking into account any working group reports and Names Council recommendations received and based on consultation with the Names Council, draft policies, draft implementation documents, commentary, and statements of issues on these topics, to be posted for public comment on the ICANN web site in advance of the Board's meeting in Yokohama on July 15-16, 2000; and

Resolved that the Board notes its intention to act on these topics at the Yokohama meeting.

Implementation Actions

  • Names Council is requested to submit recommendations on the topic of the introduction of new generic top-level domains, taking into account protection of globally famous trademarks, no later than April 20, 2000
    • Responsible entity: DNSO Names Council
    • Due date: 20 April 2000
    • Completion date: DNSO Names Council recommendations submitted 18/19 April 2000.  Second set of Names Council recommendations submitted 19 May 2000.
  • Staff is authorized and instructed to prepare, taking into account any working group reports and Names Council recommendations received and based on consultation with the Names Council, draft policies, draft implementation documents, commentary, and statements of issues on these topics, to be posted for public comment on the ICANN web site in advance of the Board's meeting in Yokohama on July 15-16, 2000
    • Responsible entity: ICANN Staff
    • Due date: 15 June 2000
    • Completion date: Staff posting of Public Comment Document "ICANN Yokohama Meeting Topic: Introduction of New Top-Level Domains on 13 June 2000.
  • Board notes its intention to act on these topics at the Yokohama meeting.

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