Isn't that completely different to what Afilias told you, us before??? >>Afilias (.info) responds with:
>>"If the name is a sunrise name the new owner should update with their >>trademark information. If it is a landrush or real-time name the new owner >>should update with there (sic) information only." >>and further: >>What if the name is a sunrise name, but the new registrant does not have >>TM info? >>"They are subject to the rules of the sunrise period, which state you must >>have a trademark that meets the requirements." ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Allan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Chuck Hatcher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 7:45 PM Subject: Re: what about the trademark information after a transfer > Here is an update from Afilias - we were really clear in our exchange this > time:) (their answers are in CAPS): > > >>If I have a sunrise name, can I transfer it to someone else? > YES > > >>Does this other party have to have a TM? > NO > > >>If they do not have a trademark, what should the TM show in the WHOIS? > Enter null information in the TM fields and it will not show up in the WHOIS > > >>Does Afilias review this transaction? > NO > > >>Would challenges be subject to the normal UDRP? > YES > > Hope this clears up any concerns. Thanks to the good folks at Afilias for > their help. > > sA > > At 11:29 AM 5/14/02 -0400, Chuck Hatcher wrote: > >The question I have is this: > > > >Will there be any difference in the handling of disputes of domain names > >initially registered without a trademark (eg landrush) and those initially > >registered with a trademark (eg sunrise), once the initial sunrise > >challenges, STOP processes, etc. are over? > > > >Obviously any gTLD domain name is subject to a UDRP action at any time. The > >wording from Neulevel could be interpreted to mean UDRP and other challenges > >which apply to all .biz and .us names, not just those originally registered > >under sunrise rules. The statements from Afilias, on the other hand, imply > >some sort of permanent watch on sunrise names to make sure nobody ever tries > >to own one without the benefit of a trademark. (I have not heard anything > >>from Afilias regarding how revoked names will be returned to the public pool > >in the future, since LR2 does not seem to include many names currently being > >challenged by Afilias.) > > > >I don't know if the statements made by the registries are deliberately vague > >to allow for evolving policy changes, or if they are just having trouble > >clearly expressing their intentions. I think I understand Neulevel/Neustar, > >but I can't figure out why Afilias seems to be doing everything in their > >power to reduce the stability and value of the .info namespace. > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Scott Allan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "Marc Schneiders" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 10:33 AM > >Subject: Re: what about the trademark information after a transfer > > > > > > > At 04:26 PM 5/14/02 +0200, Marc Schneiders wrote: > > > >What does this mean on a practical level? This is much too vague. Suppose > > > >that Microsoft is the registrant of word.info and they decide at some > >time > > > >in the future to rename their wordprocessor and sell the domain > >word.info. > > > >They sell it, say, to me, having no trademark on 'word'. This means that > > > >anyone who has, can UDRP me?? > > > > > > This is not how I interpret their response. It get: > > > > > > - TM info was only required for initial registration > > > - TM DB data is not the responsibility of the registry > > > > > > I then infer: > > > - any name can be challenged at any time; registrants who acquire already > > > registered names should note this, and ensure they consider this when > >acquiring > > > - I would imagine that should they take prudent steps, and secure > > > documentation etc... they will be able to withstand any challenges, > > > provided they comply with the registries other terms > > > > > > Hope this helps - > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > sA > > Scott Allan > Director OpenSRS > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
