RE: [gnso-idng] 3rd Draft on Sting Similarity

["Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Avri,

I did not rewrite those examples; I simply made nonmaterial edits.  At the same 
time, I do support leaving the examples because I think they go a long ways 
toward explaining our point.  But, like I said, I am fine with adding other 
examples in addition to meaning examples.

Chuck 

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> [mailto:owner-gnso-idng@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Avri Doria
> Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 12:50 PM
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> Subject: Re: [gnso-idng] 3rd Draft on Sting Similarity
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> On 15 Dec 2009, at 15:23, Gomes, Chuck wrote:
> 
> > What in my rewrite assumes that translation is the primary 
> cause for 'confusingly similar'? 
> 
> 
> the example of "duck soup" and "鸭汤" (yā tāng)  is a meaning 
> based example (assuming '鸭汤' refers to the same thing as 
> 'duck soup' and not "fooled you with a silly example")
> 
> as i expect are: 
> 
> > .arab and an Arabic version of the same; 2) The DotAsia 
> Registry would 
> > not be allowed to  offer a Chinese version of .asia;
> 
> since they could not be consider beneficially similar if they 
> weren't also considered confusingly similar, but the 
> confusing similarity would then be based on having the same meaning.
> 
> assuming that they are not simalar based on meaning would 
> indicate that they could be applied for without any problem.
> 
> this is omitting the fact that because they are geographical 
> they have other issues attached to them - the geographical  issues.
> 
> a.
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