WHOIS Comment

[<stumpf@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Sirs,
 
I am a German trademark attorney and member of INTA. 
INTA informed us about the eventual amendment to an Internet policy
regarding the Whois system. 
 
I wish to point out that checking the WHOIS- system belongy to my daily
work. It is a very useful instrument to find out the contact of owners of
problematic web sites. The abolishment of publicly available information
would have a very negative effect in our daily work. I thus fully support
Motion 2 with the effect to conduct an objective and comprehensive study on
the legitimate abuses and uses of Whois data. 
 
Yours sincerely
 
Karin Stumpf
German Patent Attorney
European Trademark and Design Attorney
 
Kaufmann & Stumpf
Alte Weinsteige 71
D - 70597 Stuttgart
 
Registered Partnership of Patent Attorneys 
at the Register Court Stuttgart, Register N° PR 171
 
Fon: +49 (711) 25971716
Fax: +49 (711) 25971717
 
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