[gtld-council] Information for Consideration from Michael Palage

["Bruce Tonkin" <Bruce.Tonkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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ICANN's former General Counsel, Louis Touton, has already written
correspondence to the GAC in connection with trademark protection in a
top-level domain, see
http://www.icann.org/correspondence/touton-letter-to-tarmizi-10feb03.htm

In this correspondence there are links to policies from both the United
States and United Kingdom's Trademark Offices regarding the trademark
protection in TLDs.

As I believe we recognized today, notwithstanding the recognitions of
trademarks rights in a TLD string, that should not prevent a third party
dispute provider from employing a confusingly similar test.

Hope these historical documents help advance the groups discussion.