Re: 60 day period

[Christopher Palermo <Christopher_Palermo@next.com>]

From: Christopher Ambler <chris@iodesign.com>

>> This procedure will be followed in *every* case.  It will be followed,
>> whether or not there is a challenge during the 60-day period.  The >registration
>> *will* be issued at the conclusion of the 60-day period, even if the >trademark
>> owner takes the applicant to court during the 60 days;  even if the >trademark
>> owner sends a letter to the registrar demanding that the registration be
>> withheld.
>
>Then this makes no sense at all. If the 60-day wait happens, but everything
>else is as it is now, then of what use is the wait? If someone protests
>during the 60-day wait, the domain is STILL issued, and the only one
>inconvenienced is the registrant! They STILL get to use it after 60 days,
>and no court action will happen that fast.
>
>So if there is no procedural change, the 60-day wait is merely an >inconvenience
>to the registrant. Nothing else.

I disagree.  The waiting period serves the legitimate purpose of relieving  
the court system of the huge burden of private litigation over trademark and  
domain name rights.  Those who have been though even one hotly contested  
intellectual property lawsuit know that it can be a terrific waste of human  
energy and court resources.  The waiting period recognizes that we ought to  
reserve court time for more important disputes.  The benefit to the court  
system is worth the inconvenience to the registrant.