Brian King
Head of Policy and Advocacy, Intellectual Property Group
Clarivate
Prudence Malinki
Senior Manager, Global Industry Relations
Clarivate
Following the virtual ICANN73 Community Forum, we reviewed key takeaways from this year’s kick off meeting. Updates included next steps toward a system for standardized access/disclosure (SSAD) of domain registration data (WHOIS), the future of domain transfers and ownership updates and progress toward kicking off a new gTLD round.
We provide updates on developing IP rights protection mechanisms (soon including the UDRP) and escalating tensions around increasing DNS abuse.
Topics covered include:
- Blockchain-based decentralized domain names
- Evolving DNS abuse developments
- Application procedures and timing for the next round of new gTLDs