Changes

* Its Comments to the Recommendations of the [[Special Trademark Issues Review Team]] ([[STI]])- IPC reiterated that trademarks must be sufficiently protected with efficient and fair mechanisms to avoid court litigation that is burdensome to all involved parties.The Constituency recommended that new gTLD operators should be given the freedom to go beyond the minimum level of protection within  appropriate circumstances and ICANN should that a periodic review of the efficiency of the implementation of new gTLDs.<ref>[http://ipconstituency.org/PDFs/2010_Jan26_IPC_STI_Comments.PDF Comments to the Recommendations of Special Trademark Issues]</ref>

* Its Comments to the Recommendations of the [[Special Trademark Issues Review Team]] ([[STI]])- IPC reiterated that trademarks must be sufficiently protected with efficient and fair mechanisms to avoid court litigation that is burdensome to all involved parties.The Constituency recommended that new gTLD operators should be given the freedom to go beyond the minimum level of protection within  appropriate circumstances and ICANN should that a periodic review of the efficiency of the implementation of new gTLDs.<ref>[http://ipconstituency.org/PDFs/2010_Jan26_IPC_STI_Comments.PDF Comments to the Recommendations of Special Trademark Issues]</ref>

===.com Renewal===

===.com Renewal===

In August, 2012, 3 of [[ICANN]]'s Constituencies ([[ALAC]], [[GNSO]] [[Business Constituency]], [[GNSO]] [[Intellectual Property Constituency]]) sent a letter to the organization complaining that the organization held its renewal talks with [[Verisign]] behind closed doors and the result is that there are no [[Whois|Thick Whois]] requirements for the .com TLD.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/08/21/constituencies-blast-icanns-closed-door-verisign-com-contract-renewal/ Constituencies Blast ICANNs Closed Door Verisign Com Contract Renewal, DomainNameWire.com]</ref>

In August, 2012, 3 of [[ICANN]]'s Constituencies ([[ALAC]], [[GNSO]] [[Business Constituency]], [[GNSO]] Intellectual Property Constituency) sent a letter to the organization complaining that the organization held its renewal talks with [[Verisign]] behind closed doors and the result is that there are no [[Whois|Thick Whois]] requirements for the .com TLD.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/08/21/constituencies-blast-icanns-closed-door-verisign-com-contract-renewal/ Constituencies Blast ICANNs Closed Door Verisign Com Contract Renewal, DomainNameWire.com]</ref>

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