Background Documents

Materials relevant to initial scoping of the PDP:

Final Issue Report (published 11 January 2016)

Preliminary Issue Report (published 9 October 2015)

• Report of Public Comments received on Preliminary Issue Report (December 2015)

RPM Staff Paper (ICANN staff paper, published September 2015)

• Draft Paper (February 2015)
• All public comments received (March 2015): https://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-rpm-review-02feb15/
• Report of Public Comments received on the Draft Paper (May 2015)

Final Issue Report on the Current State of the UDRP (published 3 October 2011)

• Report of Public Comments received on Preliminary Issue Report (August 2015)

Source Documents for the RPMs:

Draft IRT Report (March 2009)

Final IRT Report (May 2009)

• Public Comments to Draft IRT Report
• Summary of Public Comments Received

Special Trademark Issues (STI) Review Team Report (Dec 2009)

• Public Comments Received
• Summary of Public Comments (Feb 2010)

The RPMs - Policies, Procedures & Applicable Rules

The Trademark Post-Delegation Dispute Resolution Procedure (TM-PDRP):

• The Procedure: http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/agb/pddrp-04jun12-en.pdf
• The Rules: http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/agb/pddrp-rules-15oct13-en.pdf
  • ADNDRC Supplemental Rules: https://www.adndrc.org/mten/img/pdf/Supplemental_Rules_TMPDDRP_10-03-2014.pdf
  • FORUM Supplemental Rules: http://www.adrforum.com/resources/gTLD/Supplemental%20Rules-PDDRP.pdf
  • WIPO Supplemental Rules: http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/amc/en/docs/supplrulestmpddrp.pdf

The Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH):

• http://www.trademark-clearinghouse.com/ 

The Uniform Rapid Suspension Procedure (URS):

• The Procedure: http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/urs/procedure-01mar13-en.pdf 
• The Rules: http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/urs/rules-28jun13-en.pdf
  • ADNDRC Supplemental Rules: http://www.adndrc.org/mten/img/pdf/URS_Supplemental_Rules_8_September_2014.pdf
  • FORUM Supplemental Rules: http://www.adrforum.com/resources/URS/URS%20Supplemental%20Rules.pdf
  • MFSD Supplemental Rules: https://urs.mfsd.it/system/system_data/CMS_ELEM_DOC/data_PDF/mfsd_supplemental_rules.pdf

Presentations to the Working Group & ICANN Community

21 April 2016: Overview of Working Group background, scope, and chartered methodology 

27 April 2016: Overview of Final Issue Report and Working Group Charter (objectives, deliverables)

4 May 2016: Overview of Rights Protection Mechanisms - Webinar Slides

8 June 2016: Overview of the TM-PDDRP

ICANN56, Helsinki, June 2016: Open Community Session Slides

14 September 2016: Overview of the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH)

21 September 2016: Overview of Sunrise Registrations

27 September 2016: Overview of Trademark Claims Service

ICANN57, Hyderabad, November 2016: Open Community Session Slides

ICANN58, Copenhagen, March 2017: RPM WG Slides - ICANN58

ICANN60, Abu Dhabi, Oct 2017 - URS Overview

13 December 2017 - URS Rules - Overview

Other Materials

WIPO correspondence with ICANN on RPMs & New gTLDs

GNSO Rules and Procedures relevant to the conduct of the PDP:

GNSO PDP Manual

GNSO Working Group Guidelines

Working Group Sign Up Sheet