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==Anti-Cybersquatting Plan==
==Anti-Cybersquatting Plan==
Melbourne IT has developed an anti-cybersquatting plan, called Minimizing HARM (High At-Risk Marks), which was inspired by the abandoned [[Globally Protected Marks List]], [[ICM Registry]]’s Sunrise B policy, [[.CO Internet]]’s launch program, and recent proposals from the intellectual property community. The plan looks to protect trademarks from the outset, asking the [[Trademark Clearinghouse]] to flag a certain subset of trademarks meeting certain requirements
Melbourne IT has proposed an anti-cybersquatting plan, called Minimizing HARM (High At-Risk Marks), which was inspired by the abandoned [[Globally Protected Marks List]], [[ICM Registry]]’s Sunrise B policy, [[.CO Internet]]’s launch program, and recent proposals from the intellectual property community. The plan looks to protect trademarks from the outset, asking the [[Trademark Clearinghouse]] to flag a certain subset of trademarks meeting certain requirements as High At-Risk Marks, which would receive special protections. These protections include:
* Qualification for a “Once-off Registration Fee," which, like .xxx's Sunrise B, allows trademark holders to pay a one-time fee to block their exact-match domain names.
* Anyone attempting to register an exact-match domain name would have to have two sets of contact information verified before the domain name could go live.
* The Trademark Claims service, which alerts trademark holders when someone tries to register a domain containing one of their brands, would last indefinitely, instead of the standard 60 days after the gTLD goes into general availability.
* Rapid take down (within 48 hours) of a [[Uniform Rapid Suspension]] (URS) complaint, unless a Response Fee is paid, which would be equivalent to the URS fee paid by the complainant.
Trademarks must meet the following strict requirements in order to qualify for HARM:
* Proof that the company has trademark protection on the brand in three of ICANN's five geographic regions for at least five years.
* The company must demonstrate that their marks are particularly at risk for phishing and cybersquatting. One way to do so would be by having a minimum of five successful [[UDRP]] complaints or suspensions of infringing domains by a "top ten registrar."
* Marks will need to obtain a minimum total of 100 points, where one point is awarded for each legal protection in a jurisdiction, and for each successful UDRP, court action, or domain registrar suspension undertaken in relation to the mark.
Also blocked would be dictionary words from any of UN’s six official languages.<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/08/20/melbourne-it-suggests-special-domain-protections-for-high-at-risk-marks-in-new-gtlds/ Melbourne IT Suggests Special Domain Protections For “High At-Risk Marks” In New gTLD’s, thedomains.com]</ref><ref>[http://domainincite.com/10176-whats-wrong-with-melbourne-its-new-anti-cybersquatting-plan What’s wrong with Melbourne IT’s new anti-cybersquatting plan?, domainincite]</ref>
==Awards==
==Awards==