4 questions / Jean Guillon

[Jean Guillon <jean@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On «Proposal For Trademark Clearing House - Revised february 2010», I read :


   - page 6 (point 6 §1) : «All New gTLD registries will be required to use
   the Trademark Clearinghouse to support its pre-launch rights protection
   mechanism».

and :


   - page 8 (second point 8 - should be 9 no ?) : «Costs should be
   completely borne by the parties utilizing the service»

A few questions here :


   1. How can Trademark Clearinghouse be ready on time prior to publication
   of Final Applicant Guidebook (december 2010?) ? There are only 9 months
   left.
   2. How do brand owners have their information submitted in this database
   by june 2011 ? There’s a little more than 1 year to create and inform about
   this project.
   3. I read page 2 of this same document (last line) : "Further, failure to
   submit trademarks into the Clearinghouse should not be perceived to be a
   lack of vigilance by Trademark holders..." :  does it mean this extra
   mandatory tool is added to the cost of organizing traditional sunrise
   periods ?
   4. Since Trademark Clearinghouse WILL have to be implemented in each new
   gTLD registries supporting pre-launch right protection mechanism, I
   understand :
      1. Registries will have to pay since they will be "required to use the
      Trademark Clearinghouse" ;
      2. Registrants (trademark holders) will have to pay to be in this
      database ;
      3. Registrars won't necessary have to pay to submit their client's
      applications since they will also benefit from a standard
Sunrise submission
      procedure.

Is this last point correct ?


Sorry for my poor English, I am French. Regards,


Jean Guillon
Guillon.tel
Tél : +33 (0)6 31 10 98 37