US government may demand more gTLD TM protection
04 January 2012
Edward Conlon, London
The most senior politician in the US government agency that gives Icann power over delegating new gTLDs has said he will evaluate whether additional trade mark protection measures are needed in April 2012
Lawrence Strickling, assistant secretary at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), wrote to Icann yesterday to express his concerns about brands being unaware of existing protection measures and stakeholders not knowing enough about the programme.
His letter, which follows two Congress hearings on gTLDs in December 2011, also asks Icann to resolve problems over Whois, the Registrar Accreditation Agreement and contract compliance by the end of 2012.
Writing to Icann chair Steve Crocker, Strickling said Icann may have to “phase in” new gTLDs once it becomes clear in April how many gTLDs have been applied for. His comments...
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