I would just like to state for the record...The above letters were
written by individuals not affiliated with IOD. Anyways, here is IOD's legal
mechanism they will use to protect TM holders:(from their application)---TAKE
NOTE ICANN, The law here is on IOD's side....that is what you need to look at...what
you LEGALLY can do to protect TM holders...because if you merely try and shuttle
this through, it will be OVERTURNED..that is clear...(based on the legal opinions
above)
>>>Notwithstanding the difficulties in providing generic sunrise provisions
for particular classes of trademark owners, though, Image Online Design will implement
a policy that will provide significant protection to trademark owners during the
full inclusion of .Web domain names into the main DNS system. First, if any trademark
registration owner files a UDRP complaint or file suit to contest the ownership of
a domain name registration in a court of competent jurisdiction before .Web is added
to the root, Image Online Design will place the subject .Web domain name registration
on hold, preventing use of that domain name by anyone. This remedy is not presently
available to trademark owners in the .com, .net and .org TLDs. This remedy will allow
trademark owners to block widespread potential trademark infringement through the
use of a previously registered Image Online Design .Web second level domain name
registration before it is allowed to begin. Additionally, Image Online Design will
provide a notice of this policy to all existing Image Online Design .Web domain name
registrants and encourage them to voluntarily relinquish any domain names that are
likely to provoke a domain name dispute and register a different domain name in its
place without charge. This offer will be revoked, however, should a domain name be
formally contested, either through the filing of a complaint under the UDRP or the
filing of a legal action in a court of competent jurisdiction with respect to the
domain name. <<<<
Gregory W. Krajewski
gkrajews@mato.com