[governance] ICANN stumbling on a hornet nest

[Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro]

On Mon, Sep 3, 2012 at 8:54 AM, Fahd A. Batayneh <fahd.batayneh at gmail.com>wrote:

> Chaitanya,
>
>
> In fact if I am to think from my point of view (a quite limited one) - I
>> don't really see any of these TLDs making any sort of impact to me or
>> people in similar positions/situations.
>>
>
> WIPO's latest report on trademarks shows that more than 5 million new
> trademarks were registered in 2011, and the same amount during 2010.
> Trademark protection is a target here.
>
> In addition, from the many applicants I have talked to, many have set a
> target of 100,000 domain names to be sold at the cost of USD 10; thus
> making 1 million USD per year. They find the amount to suffice to their
> needs.
>
> To see the WIPO 2011 Report, visit:
http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/freepublications/en/intproperty/941/wipo_pub_941_2011.pdf

The impact of trademarks as well as other things like patents have a
significant impact on countries GDPs.

> Fahd
>
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