New gTLD Program Update January 2013. 2 Applications received Initial Evaluation Rights protection...

New gTLD Program Update

January 2013

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+ Applications received+ Initial Evaluation+ Rights protection

mechanisms

Agenda

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Applications Received

+Total current number of applications: 1917

+Community based: 84+Internationalized domain names: 116

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Application Subsets

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103

661

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67 49

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Applications per Region

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Evaluation Categories and Firms

+String similarity: + Interconnect Communications (w/ UCL), Interisle

+DNS stability: Interisle

+Geographical names:+The Economist Intelligence Unit, Interconnect Comms. (w/ UCL)

+Technical/Operational and Financial Panels:+Ernst & Young, JAS Advisors, KPMG

+Community priority evaluation: +The Economist Intelligence Unit, Interconnect Comms. (w/ UCL)

+Registry Services: ICANN’s GNSO community

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Initial Evaluation UpdateInitial Evaluation Panels

Not Started

In Evaluation

In CQ Prelim Panel Results

Key Dates

Background Screening

1917

String Similarity 1917 1 March

DNS Stability 11 1906

Geographic Names 11 17 1889

Financial 729 538 650CQ Release Starting 15 January

Technical & Operational

618 772 527

Registry Services 969 743 205

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On Target to meet 23 March 2013 results release date

Initial Evaluation Timeline

+ Initial Evaluation results to be released in priority order beginning 23 March 2013

+ Initial Evaluation results will ramp up to at least 100 results per week by June 2013

+ All initial evaluation results are scheduled to be published by the end of August 2013

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CQs to applicants ~ 100 per week

Applicants respond to CQs ~ 100 per week

Complete Evaluation & Review Results Starting @ 30/week 100/week

Publish IE Results Starting @ 30/week 100/week

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Application Statistics

-Withdrawals completed: 13

-Objections filed: 0

-Change requests

-Total Submitted: 513

-Approved and Posted: 139

-216 Cases created MTD

-791 Cases resolved MTD

-428 Cases Open

Customer Service Center

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Grounds for Objection

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Objection period extended to 13 March 2013

Objections & Dispute Resolution

Dispute resolution service providers:ICC: The International Center of Expertise of the International Chamber of Commerce (Paris)WIPO: World Intellectual Property Organization (Geneva)ICDR: International Centre for Dispute Resolution (New York)

Independent objector: Prof. Alain Pellet

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String Contention

+ All applied-for strings are reviewed for similarity to one another

+ Identical or confusingly similar put in “contention sets”

+ Can be resolved directly by applicants, dispute resolution or community priority

+ Auction is a last resort

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Other Projects

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Project Status Key Dates

Trademark Clearinghouse On Target

Q1 Publish TMCH Agreements Sunrise & Claims Finalize SOW Sunrise & Claims Publish SOW TMCH Validation System LaunchQ2 TMCH Database Launch

Uniform Rapid Suspension On Target

FebruaryFormalize relationship with selected providerAnnounce selected provider

Ongoing Continue to engage with additional providers to develop readiness

Pre-Delegation Testing Preparation

On Target

January Finalize implementation project planApril Pre-Delegation test service readiness

Thank You