I just found the following at the IPC Constituency website.
Now this is really interesting. Some of you may think that no good can come
from trademark lawyers... but... as best I can tell, if the following two recommendations
of the IPC had been followed during Sunrise and implemented now... the Sunrise Mess
would either never have happened or would evaporate now! Check this out...--------------------------------
"Sunrise
Proposal Plus Twenty:
"B. The domain name registrant must affirmatively check off
a box on
the Application Template stating that it has a valid national mark
registration
that issued at least one (1) year prior to its application for registration as a
domain name."
[I do not think this was done]
"E. ...registrars would be obligated
to promptly "take down" any domain name registered by anyone not eligible to register
domain names during the Sunrise Period once that fact was called to their attention."
[If
this were done, the mess would evaporate. Why is it not being done? Even
trademark folks suggest it? For my two cents, they should. Letting this
mess drag on jepardizes the potential for future sunrise periods.]