<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">FYI:<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">"Neuman, Jeff" <<a href="mailto:Jeff.Neuman@neustar.us">Jeff.Neuman@neustar.us</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">October 4, 2012 7:40:53 AM PDT</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Robin Gross <<a href="mailto:robin@ipjustice.org">robin@ipjustice.org</a>>, Avri Doria <<a href="mailto:avri@acm.org">avri@acm.org</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>FW: Alternate Model Trademark Clearinghouse Call on October 9th, 9 am Eastern US Time</b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div class="WordSection1"><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Robin and Avri,<br><br>I was hoping there would be a more formal ICANN Announcement on this call, but it has not yet been sent out. Can you send this out to your membership to make sure they are aware of the call?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Thanks.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Jeffrey J. Neuman</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 102, 255); "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(6, 134, 88); ">Neustar, Inc. / Vice President, Business Affairs</span></b><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(125, 125, 125); "><br><br></span><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: gray; "><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div><div style="border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); border-top-width: 1pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; ">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Neuman, Jeff<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday, October 03, 2012 3:41 PM<br><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>At-Large Worldwide<br><b>Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>'Chris Wright'; '<a href="mailto:wshorter@verisign.com">wshorter@verisign.com</a>'; 'Jeff Eckhaus (<a href="mailto:eckhaus@demandmedia.com">eckhaus@demandmedia.com</a>)'<br><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Alternate Model Trademark Clearinghouse Call on October 9th, 9 am Eastern US Time<o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">All,<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">As most of you are aware, ICANN posted its proposed implementation model of the TMCH earlier this year, with the most recent drafts posted on September 24, 2012 (<a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-7-24sep12-en.htm" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-7-24sep12-en.htm</a>). For a number of months, several registries and registrars have been working on an alternate mechanism for implementing the Trademark Clearinghouse at least with respect to how the Clearinghouse interacts with the gTLD Registries and Registrars. A paper discussing the issues presented by the proposed ICANN implementation model along with our proposed alternate Sunrise and Trademark Claims models has now been posted by ICANN at:<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><a href="http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/trademark-clearinghouse/sunrise-model-26sep12-en.pdf" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/trademark-clearinghouse/sunrise-model-26sep12-en.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><a href="http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/trademark-clearinghouse/claims-model-26sep12-en.pdf" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/trademark-clearinghouse/claims-model-26sep12-en.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><a href="http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/trademark-clearinghouse/model-issues-26sep12-en.pdf" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/trademark-clearinghouse/model-issues-26sep12-en.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">ICANN has graciously volunteered its resources to host a call on October 9<sup>th</sup><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>at 9am Eastern US time for the authors of the alternate models to discuss our models and rationale. We wanted to make sure that you all were aware of the call as well. This call will be good preparation for the meeting in a couple of weeks in Toronto.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">I hope that ICANN will send out a more formal announcement about the call. But just in case they do not, here is the call-in information that ICANN has given me.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Conference ID: 93759</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Dial-in numbers for each country</span>: <a href="http://www.adigo.com/icann/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://www.adigo.com/icann/</a><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Adobe Connect Room at</span>: <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://icann.adobeconnect.com/tmch/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://icann.adobeconnect.com/tmch/</a><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">If you have any questions, please let us know. I have included the other authors on this email chain as well.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><br>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Jeffrey J. Neuman<span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></span><span style="color: rgb(6, 134, 88); ">Neustar, Inc. / Vice President, Business Affairs</span></span></b><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(125, 125, 125); "><br>46000 Center Oak Plaza, Sterling, VA 20166</span><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: gray; "><br></span><b><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(6, 134, 88); ">Office:</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(125, 125, 125); ">+1.571.434.5772</span><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(6, 134, 88); ">Mobile:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(125, 125, 125); ">+1.202.549.5079</span><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: gray; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); "> </span><b><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(6, 134, 88); ">Fax:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(125, 125, 125); ">+1.703.738.7965</span><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: gray; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(6, 134, 88); ">/</span></b><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 102, 255); "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(6, 134, 88); "><a href="mailto:jeff.neuman@neustar.biz" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="color: rgb(6, 134, 88); ">jeff.neuman@neustar.biz</span></a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: gray; "> </span><b><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(6, 134, 88); ">/</span></b><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 102, 255); "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(6, 134, 88); "><a href="http://www.neustar.biz/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="color: rgb(6, 134, 88); ">www.neustar.biz</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: gray; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div></div></span></blockquote></div><br><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><div>IP JUSTICE</div><div>Robin Gross, Executive Director</div><div>1192 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 USA</div><div>p: +1-415-553-6261 f: +1-415-462-6451</div><div>w: <a href="http://www.ipjustice.org">http://www.ipjustice.org</a> e: <a href="mailto:robin@ipjustice.org">robin@ipjustice.org</a></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> </div><br></body></html>