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What is the Trademark Clearinghouse?

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GTLD Trademark Clearinghouse

Matt:  Hi, It’s Matt Plessner, and welcome back to Internet Law Radio.  Today, we’re going to be talking about some recent updates in Internet Law, specifically, regarding the gTLD Trademark Clearinghouse.  What is that exactly?  Well, we are going to talk about that, and, of course, also what’s going on with that as we speak once again with Attorney at Law from Traverse City, Enrico Schaefer.  Enrico, nice to see you.

Enrico:  Great to be here, Matt.

Matt:  Well, great to have you here.  So, for those people who don’t know, Enrico, what is the Trademark Clearinghouse?

Trademark Clearinghouse Information from Service Providers Deloitte and IBM – YouTube Video

Representatives from Trademark Verification Service Provider Deloitte and Sunrise/Claims Service Provider IBM discuss the Trademark Clearinghouse.

My name is Jan Corstens and I am with Deloitte. I am overall responsible for the Trademark Clearinghouse as has been set up by ICANN. The Trademark Clearinghouse is ICANN’s cornerstone of their right protections mechanisms for the new gTLD program. It is going to be really central point where trademark owners will be able to add their protection for the new gTLDs program. What does that mean? Well, in principle it’s going to be a centralized database with validated trademarks.