Motions 2024-10-17

**Deferred to November 2024 meeting

**CONSENT AGENDA**

Motion to Defer for a Further 6 Months the Next Steps of Phase Two of the Review of All Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) in All New gTLDs Policy Development Process (PDP)  

Submitted by: Greg DiBiase

WHEREAS,

1. This PDP is being conducted in two phases: Phase One focused on a review of all the RPMs that were developed for the 2012 New gTLD Program, and Phase Two will focus on issues identified in respect of the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP);
2. ICANN’s Board of Directors approved all Phase One consensus recommendations in January 2022;
3. Discussions of the GNSO Council in its 2022 meetings indicated support to delay next steps on Phase Two and that the delay should be tied to the completion or key milestones for the Implementation Review Team (IRT) once it is launched;
4. The Phase One IRT was launched in December 2022 with a projected end date of December 2024;
5. During its meeting on 16 February 2023, the GNSO Council agreed to defer next steps on the RPMs PDP Phase Two for 18 months and to provide a rationale for its decision;
6. The GNSO Council leadership posted a rationale for the decision to defer to the Council email distribution list on 04 April 2023.
7. In October 2024, GNSO support staff advised the GNSO Council leadership of staff estimates that the implementation of RPMs Phase One would be delayed until the third quarter of 2025.
8. The GNSO Council leadership posted [insert link] a revised rationale for the additional deferral of RPMs Phase Two on [insert date].

RESOLVED,

1. The GNSO Council adopts the motion to defer next steps on Phase Two of the RPMs PDP – specifically the launch of a Charter Drafting Team and an updated Policy Status Report (PSR) on the UDRP to inform the Team’s work – for an additional 6-month period beginning on 17 October 2024.
2. The GNSO Council may revise the deferral period depending on the progress of the IRT via an adopted motion.
3. The GNSO Council requests an updated PSR on the UDRP, in support of next steps for RPMs Phase Two.
4. The GNSO Council notes immediate work is not needed on this PSR and would request either (i) delivery of the PSR or (ii) confirmation that work on the PSR has begun and an updated estimate on when the PSR should be delivered, in six (6) months from the passage of this motion.
5. The GNSO Council leadership directs GNSO Policy Support Staff to notify ICANN org Global Domains & Strategy of the deferral and the request for a PSR on the UDRP.