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The '''Trademark Clearinghouse''' ('''TMC''') is a database of trademarks that was established by [[ICANN]] in order to enhance the protection of [[Intellectual Property|trademarks]] on the Internet.<ref>[http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2010/03/icann-to-create-trademark-clea.php techdailydose.nationaljournal.com]</ref> The TMC saves registrants from paying any kind of money for the data that needs to be validated again and again at several registries by paying multiple fees.<ref>[http://www.comlaude.com/TrademarkClearinghouse.pdf comlaude.com]</ref>

The '''Trademark Clearinghouse''' ('''TMC''') is a database of trademarks that was established by [[ICANN]] in order to enhance the protection of [[Intellectual Property|intellectual property]] on the Internet.<ref>[http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2010/03/icann-to-create-trademark-clea.php techdailydose.nationaljournal.com]</ref> The main role of TMC was to serve as a central repository for the information related to the rights of trademark owners to be stored, authenticated and distributed.<ref>[http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/1971874/icann-creates-trademark-clearinghouse v3.co.uk]</ref><ref>[http://www.infolawgroup.com/tags/trademark-clearinghouse/ infolawgroup.com]</ref> Use of the TMC is included in process of applying for a new gTLD, as stipulated by the Draft Applicant Guidebook (published in November 2010).<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/draft-rfp-clean-12nov10-en.pdf icann.org]Draft Applicant Guidebook, November 12, 2010; Retirieved june 1, 2011</ref>

 

 

The main role of TMC was to serve as a central repository for the information related to the rights of the trademark owners to be stored, authenticated and distributed. <ref>[http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/1971874/icann-creates-trademark-clearinghouse v3.co.uk]</ref><ref>[http://www.infolawgroup.com/tags/trademark-clearinghouse/ infolawgroup.com]</ref> Use of the TMC is included in process of applying for a new gTLD, as stipulated by the Draft Applicant Guidebook (published in November 2010).<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/draft-rfp-clean-12nov10-en.pdf icann.org]Draft Applicant Guidebook, November 12, 2010; Retirieved june 1, 2011</ref>

== Structure ==

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