Tag Archives: implementation recommendation team

Mon 29th June 2009
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
IRT: Classic Case Study of How Not to Sell a Plan - The ICANN IRT needs a lesson in getting buy-in. Implementation Recommendation Team (IRT) was set up by trademark interests to come up with a way to protect trademark owners during the launch of new top level domain names. The process by which it was set up and operated could be a case study in how not to get buy-in for a new idea. I’ve worked with a lot of teams over the past dozen years and have had to sell ideas many times. I’ve managed groups of union workers, ... read more ...
Sun 31st May 2009
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Trademark Group Pushes Rapid Domain Takedown Scheme - Group submits final report to ICANN. Implementation Recommendation Team (IRT), an ad hoc group put together to represent trademark interests in the launch of new top level domains, has issued its final report (pdf). The report will be discussed at ICANN’s next meeting in Sydney. The part that seems most relevant to domain investors is the Uniform Rapid Suspension system (URS). Think of it as a fast track UDRP for obvious trademark cases. Here are few of my observations: 1. ... read more ...
Wed 6th May 2009
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
National Arbitration Forum’s Surprise Response to IRT - UDRP arbitration forum makes surprising remarks about Implementation Recommendation Team findings. That National Arbitration Forum would be opposed to Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URSS), a fast-track UDRP-like process, comes as no surprise. After all, it would destroy 90% of NAF’s and World Intellectual Property Organization’s domain dispute business. But NAF went above and beyond in comments to ICANN about URSS, suggesting that perhaps UDRP has gradually ... read more ...