Mark and Signed Mark Objects Mapping
RFC 7848
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) G. Lozano
Request for Comments: 7848 ICANN
Category: Standards Track June 2016
ISSN: 2070-1721
Mark and Signed Mark Objects Mapping
Abstract
Domain Name Registries (DNRs) may operate in special modes for
certain periods of time, enabling trademark holders to protect their
rights during the introduction of a Top-Level Domain (TLD).
One of those special modes of operation is the Sunrise Period. The
Sunrise Period allows trademark holders an advance opportunity to
register domain names corresponding to their trademarks before names
are generally available to the public.
This document describes the format of a mark and a digitally signed
mark used by trademark holders for registering domain names during
the Sunrise Period of generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs). Three types
of Mark objects are defined in this specification: registered
trademarks, court-validated marks, and marks protected by statue or
treaty.
Status of This Memo
This is an Internet Standards Track document.
This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force
(IETF). It represents the consensus of the IETF community. It has
received public review and has been approved for publication by the
Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG). Further information on
Internet Standards is available in Section 2 of RFC 7841.
Information about the current status of this document, any errata,
and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.1. Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2. Object Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.1. Holder and Contact Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.2. Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.3. Signed Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.4. Encoded Signed Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3. Formal Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3.1. Signed Mark Schema . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3.2. Mark Schema . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
4. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
5. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
6. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
6.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
6.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Author's Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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1. Introduction
Domain Name Registries (DNRs) may operate in special modes for
certain periods of time enabling trademark holders to protect their
rights during the introduction of a Top-Level Domain (TLD).
One of those special modes of operation is the Sunrise Period. The
Sunrise Period allows trademark holders an advance opportunity to
register domain names corresponding to their trademarks before names
are generally available to the public.
This specification was defined as part of the development of the
ICANN Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH). The ICANN TMCH is a global
repository for trademark data used by DNRs, registrars, and trademark
holders during the registration process of domain names.
This document describes a mapping of the common elements found in
trademark data. A digitally signed mark format is defined in order
to support digital signatures on the mark. Finally, a mapping for
encoding the signed mark document is defined.
Three types of Mark objects are defined in this specification:
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