Changes

* 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.

* 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>

Also blocked would be dictionary words from any of the 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>

Melbourne IT will be holding a half-day new gTLD trademark summit in Washington, D.C., on September 18. It will feature a panel, moderated by Melbourne IT Chief Strategy Officer and ICANN Vice-Chairman [[Bruce Tonkin]], made up of the following representatives:

Melbourne IT will be holding a half-day new gTLD trademark summit in Washington, D.C., on September 18. It will feature a panel, moderated by Melbourne IT Chief Strategy Officer and ICANN Vice-Chairman [[Bruce Tonkin]], made up of the following representatives: