Trademark Clearinghouse

["Louise Timmons" <ltimmons@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

In Section 3, Criteria for Trademark Inclusion in Clearinghouse

One of the Provisions 3.6 states:

3.6 Registrations that include top level extensions such as  
?icann.org? or ?.icann? as part of the word mark will not be permitted  
in the Clearinghouse regardless of whether that mark has been  
registered or it has been otherwise validated or protected (e.g., if a  
mark existed for icann.org, or .icann, neither will not be permitted  
in the Clearinghouse).
with the strike throughs taken out (the "not" at the end was meant to  
be struck through).
This is illegal. If a mark has been awarded by a legal entity - even  
one that includes an extension - on what grounds does ICANN  
re-delegate what the government has already validated? GoDaddy.com is  
a legal trademark. You're saying, GoDaddy.com will not be included in  
the clearinghouse? Why not? If someone registers BingBingDeeDee.net as  
a trademark, there is only one BingBingDeeDee.net - why does the  
Clearinghouse skip protection?
Louise Timmons
Starting a Small Business .net™