WIPO Internet Domain Name Process

THE MANAGEMENT OF INTERNET NAMES AND ADDRESSES:
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ISSUES

Interim Report
of the
WIPO Internet Domain Name Process

December 23, 1998

Table of Contents
Executive Summary
1: The Internet, Domain Names and the WIPO Process
2: Avoiding Disjunction Between Cyberspace and the Rest of the World
3: Resolving Conflicts in a Multijurisdictional World with a Global Medium
4: The Problem of Notoriety: Famous and Well-Known Marks
5: New Generic Top-Level Domains
A-I. Panel of Experts
A-II. Formal Comments
A-III. Statistical Information
A-IV. List of States Party to the Paris Convention
A-V. List of States Party to WTO and Bound by the TRIPS Agreement

ANNEX II List of Governments, Organizations and Persons Submitting Formal Comments ^[1]

I. STATES

COUNTRY	AGENCY	WIPO RFC-1	WIPO RFC-2	SUBMISSION AT CONSULTATION
Australia	IP Australia: Department of Industry, Science and Resources	x
Belarus	Belarus Patent Office: The State Patent Committee		x
Belgium	Industrial Property Office: Ministry of Economic Affairs, Administration of Trade Policy	x
Brazil	National Institute of Industrial Property: Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism		x
Burkina Faso	Directorate General of Industrial Development: Ministry of Trade, Industry and Handicraft	x
China	Trademark Office: State Administration for Industry and Commerce of the Peoples' Republic of China	x
Egypt	Legislation and Development Information Service			x
Egypt	Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade, Administration of Commercial Registration			x
Germany	Federal Ministry of Justice	x
Hungary	Hungarian Patent Office			x
India	Department of Industrial Development: Ministry of Industry		x	x
Japan	Japanese Patent Office	x	x	x
Kyrgyzstan	State Agency of Intellectual Property of the Kyrgyz Republic	x
Mauritius	Commerce Division: Ministry of Industry and Commerce	x
Mexico	Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations Office, Geneva	x
	National Institute of Copyright: Secretariat of Public Education	x
	Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI)		x	x
Norway	Norwegian Patent Office	x
Poland	Patent Office of the Republic of Poland			x
Republic of Korea	Korean Industrial Property Office: Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy		x
Romania	State Office for Inventions and Trademarks			x
Russian Federation	Russian Agency for Patents and Trademarks		x
Singapore	Ministry of Law	x
Sweden	National Post and Telecom Agency	x	x
Sweden	Swedish Patent and Registration Office		x
Switzerland	Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property	x	x
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia	Industrial Property Protection Office			x
Zimbabwe	Data & Telegraphy: Zimbabwe Posts and Telecommunication			x
Member States of the European Community	Joint Submission of the European Community and its Member States		x

II. INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

ORGANIZATIONS	WIPO RFC-1	WIPO RFC-2	SUBMISSION AT CONSULTATION
International Labor Organization (ILO)		x
International Standards Organization (ISO)	x

III. NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

ORGANIZATIONS	WIPO RFC-1	WIPO RFC-2	SUBMISSION AT CONSULTATION
American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)	x	x	x
American University, Cairo			x
Andhra Pradesh Technology Services, Ltd.			x
Arbitration Center for Industrial Properties (ACIP)		x
Association of European Brand Owners (MARQUES), Internet Subcommittee	x	x
BitoS		x
Brazilian Association of Intellectual Property (ABPI)		x
Coalition for Advertising Supported Information and Entertainment (CASIE)			x
Council of Registrars (CORE)		x	x
Delhi Public School, India			x
Domain Name Rights Coalition (DNRC)	x	x
Egyptian Association for Protection of Industrial Property (AEPPI)			x
Electronic Commerce Forum			x
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)		x
El Instituto Latinoamericano de Alta Tecnologia, Informática y Derecho (ILATID)	x
European Brands Association (AIM)		x	x
European Communities Trademark Association (ECTA)		x
European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA)		x
Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle (FICPI)	x	x
Hungarian Internet Providers			x
IDSC, Information Highway Unit			x
Institute of Trade Mark Agents (ITMA)		x
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)	x	x
International Congress of Independent Internet Users (ICIIU)	x
International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA)		x
International Trademark Association (INTA), Internet Subcommittee	x	x	x
Internet Association of Japan			x
Internet Industry Association of Australia (IIAA)		x	x
Internet Society of Australia			x
Japan Intellectual Property Association (JIPA), Trademark Committee	x	x
Japan Trademark Association, Legal Systems Committee	x
Japanese Patent Attorneys Association			x
Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA)		x
NetAction	x
Policy Oversight Committee (POC), Generic Top Level Domain Memorandum of Understanding (gTLD-MoU)	x		x
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)		x
Regional Information Technology and Software Engineering Center (RITSEC)			x
Singapore Network Information Centre (SGNIC)		x
Southern Cross University Law School, Australia		x	x
Stanford University, USA		x	x
Supreme Council of Universities, Egypt			x
Union of Industrial Employees of the Confederation of Europe (UNICE)			x

IV. CORPORATIONS & PROFESSIONAL FIRMS

NAME	WIPO RFC-1	WIPO RFC-2	SUBMISSION AT CONSULTATION
Adams & Adams			x
Adams Law Firm, PA			x
Advanced Technology Strategy, Inc.	x
Alonson, Pardo & Asociados			x
Aoyama & Partners			x
Arter & Hadden			x
AT & T Corporation			x
Basham, Ringe y Correa, SC			x
Bell Atlantic Network Services, Inc.	x	x	x
Bentata Hoet & Asociados			x
Beuchat, Barros & Pfenniger			x
British Telecom			x
Bufete Quirós y Asociados			x
Cadence Design			x
Centraal Corporation			x
Cisco Systems			x
Clear Thinking Technology, Inc.			x
Clue Computing, Inc.			x
CommerceNet			x
Covington & Burling			x
Cyberlaw Association			x
De las Carreras & Chaloupka			x
DENIC		x
Deutsche Telekom, AG		x
Domainz, New Zealand Internet Registry Ltd.		x	x
ED Venture Holdings, Inc.			x
Effective Business Applications			x
EFPIA			x
Elena Berbery & Asociados			x
Endispute Company	x
Enternet			x
Estudio Mersan, Abogados			x
Fiorio y Alvarado/FAYC Agencia de Marcas y Patentes			x
Ford Global Technologies, Inc.		x
Ford Motor Company		x
Free Community Network		x
Hausheer Belgrano & Fernández			x
Helmy & Hamza			x
House of Donuts, International			x
Houthoff Advocaten en Notarissen			x
IBM Corporation			x
Ibrachy & Dermarkar		x	x
Infoseek			x
Intel Corporation			x
Interelectronics Corporation/Pagex Company	x
Internet Computer Bureau			x
Internet Names Australia	x
Japan Network Information Center			x
Jefferson Technologies, SA De CV			x
Lanahan & Reilley, LLP	x
Lanferman, Fisher & Hashimoto			x
Limbach & Limbach, LLP			x
Mallesons Stephens Jaques, Solicitors		x	x
MCI WorldCom	x	x	x
Melbourne IT		x	x
Microsoft Corporation			x
Microsoft Corporation Egypt			x
National Informatics Center			x
Net Registry Australia			x
NIC Mexico			x
Network Solutions, Inc.			x
NIC Brazil			x
NIC Hyderabad			x
NIC Paraguay			x
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.			x
Nominalia			x
Nominet			x
Olivares & Cia			x
Oppenheimer, Wolff & Dunnelly			x
Porsche, AG			x
Procurement Services International, Inc.			x
Prosys International			x
RAM Informatics, Ltd.			x
Rembrandt Group, Ltd.			x
Ringe y Correa, SC			x
Rosana Strassburger Kuwer			x
Rupert International			x
Satyam Computer Services, Ltd.			x
Schering			x
Sena & Bertón Moreno			x
Shalakany Law Office			x
ShockMedia, Inc.	x
Simpson Solicitors			x
Skyline International Corp.	x
Software Technology Park			x
Soto Esculante y Pontones, SC			x
Speco, Inc.	x
Spoor and Fisher			x
SWITCH			x
Taylor Joynson Garrett			x
Telstra Corporation, Ltd.			x
The Chanel Company, Ltd.		x
The Darwin Group, Inc.			x
Thomson & Thomson	x
Thorne Echeandia & Piaggio Abogados			x
Time Warner, Inc.		x
Uniforum,SA			x
UNINET (Foundation for Research and Development)			x
Viacom, Inc.		x	x
Viñamata, Roldan y Asociados, SC			x
Warner Bros., A Time Warner Entertainment Company			x
Wiley, Rein & Fieldins			x
Zacarias & Fernández			x
Zavala De Leon y Asociados, SC			x

V. INDIVIDUALS

NAME	RFC-1	RFC-2	SUBMISSION AT CONSULTATION
acyhan@hotmail.com (University of Michigan Telecommunications and Technology Law Review)		x
Akabani, Sami (Assoc. Vice President for Computing, American University in Cairo)			x
Arida, Christine (IDSC/RITSEC, Communication Engineer)			x
Azmi, Karim			x
Barrios, Gabriela			x
bentley@crenelle.com	x
Bird, Darrell J.		x
boukary.sawadogo@mcc.gov.bf	x
Breward, Alastair (Solicitor, IT/Telecoms Group, Taylor Joynson Garrett)		x
Crumbaugh, Steven	x
DeLong, B.K. (Director, New England Chapter, National Association of Webmasters)	x
eggplant@ix.netcom.com	x
eric@macwe.com	x
Evans, Gail (School of Law and Justice, Southern Cross University)			x
FinanciaCo@aol.com	x
fserrano@titan.sep.gov.mx		x
gaje419@aol.com	x
Genis, Jerez Alberto			x
Gordon, Seth	x
Gymer, Keith		x
hannes@rupertinternational.co.za	x
hdroemer@ford.com		x
Hofman, Julien (Professor of Law, University of Cape Town)			x
Horns, Axel H.		x
Ibrahim Mohamed Abd El Moniem, Ahmed			x
Iyer, Rukmani	x
Jacoy, Jacob and Kaplan, Leon B.		x
Jensen, Mike		x
Kuner, Christopher	x
László, Velok		x	x
Leal, Marcel	x
LGrif1872@aol.com	x
marcmcswain@email.msn.com	x
Mikus, Jean-Philippe	x
Minus, Derek			x
Moskin, Jonathon (Pennie & Edmonds LLP)		x
msondow@ic.sunysb.edu	x
Mueller, Milton (Associate Professor, Syracuse University School of Information Studies)	x
Nilsson, Erik (GraphiCode, Inc., President and CEO)	x
nomen@mail.cinet.es	x
Opsahl, Kurt (Research Fellow, University of California, Berkeley)			x
Padilla, Robert (Patent Attorney, US Department of Energy)			x
Pazmiño, Carlos	x
perugini@planet.it	x
Ramirez, Manuel Becerra (Professor, Instituto de Investigaciones Juridicas)			x
Rangarajan (Former Judge, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, India)		x
R.A.Reese (Research Fellow, Stanford University Law School)			x
Reidenberg, Joel R. (Professor, Fordham University, USA)		x
Rony, Ellen (Author 'The Domain Name Handbook')			x
Schenk, Oliver (Master of Laws student, University of Cape Town, South Africa)			x
Sextonx, Richard J.	x
Shahid, Alikahan (Consultant)			x
Smith, Orlando	x
Schwimmer, Martin (Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, PC)		x
Stefferud, Einar	x
Steinberg, Dan	x
Steinfeld, Ed	x
Tang, Guangliang (Professor, Institute of Law, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)			x
Verger, Gérard		x
volkmar.bonn@erls.siemens.de		x
wsmith@opasd.com	x
Yabe, Kozo		x

Footnote

[1] A total of 66 comments were submitted to RFC-1 and 72 comments were submitted to RFC-2 (of the 72 comments, six were administrative in nature). A total of 155 oral submissions were made at the 11 regional consultations (a small number of entities were represented by more than one speaker).