1. Vice Chair, UK Representative, Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC)
Presentation on ICANN to WIPO Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications Geneva, 28 March 2017
Mark Carvell
Vice Chair, UK Representative, Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC)

2. ICANN Structure www.icann.org www.gacweb.icann.org
CEO & President – Göran Marby - implements policies
Board of Directors – 18 members (including GAC Chair) – approves or rejects policies
Supporting Organisations – develop policies
GNSO – generic top level domain (gTLD) registries, business and non-commercial interests
ccNSO – country code top level domain (ccTLD) registries
ASO – IP addresses: regional Internet registries)
Advisory Committees – participate in and influence policy development
GAC governments; African Union Commission; European Commission
35 IGO observers – including WIPO, ITU, UNESCO, OECD, Council of Europe
ALAC – “at large” Internet users: regional and national representation worldwide
SSAC – security and stability
RSSAC – root server system

3. IP RIGHTS PROTECTION PROCESSES
The Intellectual Property Constituency (IPC) one of the stakeholder groups and constituencies of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO). President: Greg Shatan
The IPC’s views, including minority views, are reflected in Working Groups, recommendations made by the GNSO Council to the ICANN Board, in public comments etc.
Reviews of ICANN’s New gTLD program:
Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review.
Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process (PDP)
GNSO Working Group is conducting a Policy Development Process (PDP) to Review all Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) in all gTLDs for the New gTLD Program and for “legacy” gTLDs. Phase 1 includes the Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS) and the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH); Phase 2 includes the Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP).

4. Next steps
Next ICANN and GAC meetings: Johannesburg June 2017 Abu Dhabi 28 October – 2 November 2017 Do we need a GAC information session on rights protection reviews? Consult your GAC national representatives – membership list is at:

5. THANK YOU
MARK CARVELL
Senior Policy Advisor, Global Internet Governance
Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS)
United Kingdom Government
4th Floor, 100 Parliament Street
London SW1A 2BQ, United Kingdom
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