TradeMark DataBase (TMDB) system for Sunrise and Claims

WelcomeThe Trademark DataBase (TMDB) Explained
Registrar Webinar

Session 1: 01 Oct 2014, 15:00 UTC – 16:00 UTCSession 2: 02 Oct 2014, 08:00 UTC – 09:00 UTC

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The Trademark
DataBase (TMDB)
Explained

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Introduction: Contents of this webinar

Introduction

This webinar is intended forRegistrars and is aimed at
explaining the TMDB services.

Registration and Profile Management
Testing Sunrise functions
Testing Claims functions
Certification & certification exemption
Additional Information
How to get support
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TMDB Overview: Supporting Sunrise and Claims Processes
As part of ICANN’s gTLD program, the Trademark
Clearinghouse Database (TMDB) system serves
as the central database to provide information forRegistries and Registrars to support Sunrise andClaims processes, which are designed to protect
trademark rights in this new domain space.
The TMDB stores validated trademark informationfrom the Trademark Clearinghouse and makes
this information available in the sunrise and claims
functions it implements for Registries andRegistars.

SunriseAn introduction animation to the Sunrise andClaims processes is available at
http://www.trademark-clearinghouse.com/
Details of the Sunrise and Claims processes canbe found at
http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/trademarkclearinghouse

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The Sunrise process (Sunrise period)
Sunrise process (Sunrise period)• Exclusive registration period for
trademark holders and agents thathave been successfully verified in
the Clearinghouse• Precedes the general availability of
the new gTLD to the public• Gives these trademark holders an
opportunity to register theirtrademark domain names• Notifies trademark holders or
agents of the registration of adomain name matching a label of aregistered and validated markname in the TMDB
Details of the Sunrise process can be found at
http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/trademark-clearinghouse

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The Claims process (Claims period)
Claims process (Claims period):• Ensures that all Registrants whowant to register a domain namematching a label corresponding to
an existing validated Mark record(including registered and validated
Abused Labels) are presented witha Trademark Notice• Notifies trademark holders or
agents of the registration of adomain name matching a label(including Abused Labels) of aregistered and validated Markname in the TMDB
Details of the Claims process can be found at
http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/trademark-clearinghouse

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TMDB Overview: TMDB services
The TMDB system offers support for
the Sunrise & Claims processes andimplements the following functions for
Registrars:
Sunrise functions:•Retrieve the SMD Revocation List

Claims functions:•Slide 7

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Overview: Using the TMDB system
Steps you will have to undertake
before you can use the full production
functionality of the TMDB system:

Obtain Registration Token
Register with TMDB•

Obtain a Registration Token fromICANN•

Register in the TMDB system using theRegistration Token

Test connections•Configure your connections or profile inorder to use the TMDB services

Certification

•Test

•

Notify IBM and ICANN of test successand get certified•

Use TMDB services in the production
environment

Slide 8Complete TMDB profile pages

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Introduction: Contents of this webinar

Introduction
Registration and Profile Management
Testing Sunrise functions
Testing Claims functions
Certification & certification exemption
Additional Information
How to get support
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TMDB registration steps
In order to set up your TMDB administrator
account, several steps are required:•••

You will have to obtain an email from ICANN
with a registration token
You will have to register with this token toobtain a TMDB user account and temporary
password
After you have received a user account, youhave to set your new password

Obtain an email from ICANN
with your Registration Token

Register with this token

Receive your TMDB admin useraccount and temporary
password from the TMDB

Change password

TMDB registration tokens are obtained fromICANN.
Complete TMDB profile pages
Test connections
Certification
Use Production TMDB services
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Registering with TMDB: Step 1: obtain your Registration token
ICANN accredited Registrars that have signed the 2013 RAA may request aregistration token by following the steps below.
Send an email with a subject line of “TMDB Test Registration Token” toICANN’s Customer Support Center (CSC) Team at newgtld@icann.org. The
request should be sent by the primary contact at the Registrar and the following
information must be provided in the request:
a. The Registrar ID (this must be the IANA ID – use this link:
http://www.iana.org/assignments/registrar-ids/registrar-ids.xhtml to obtain/verify the ID).
b. The contact name and email address to which the TMDB credentials will be emailed(this occurs AFTER using the token to register at the TMDB site).
c. The Customer Service Center (CSC) will generate the token and respond back to therequestor providing them with the registration token to be used in the registration
process.

Please note: Tokens are generally active within four hours of being generated andthey do not expire, so registration can occur when convenient.
If you have any question about obtaining the Registration Token, contact ICANN’sCustomer Support Center (CSC) at newgtld@icann.org.
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Registering with TMDB: Step 1: obtain your Registration token
Once you have undertaken the actionsin the previous step, you will receive amail from ICANN with yourRegistration Token and someinstructions.

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Registering with TMDB: Step 2a: register with token
With your token, you can register via
the TMDB home page(https://marksdb.org)

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Registering with TMDB: Step 2b: register with token
When clicking on the link
“Start registration asRegistrar” on the TMDB
home page a new page
will open for your firsttime registration.

Enter the IANA Registrar ID and token
you have received from ICANN

Accept the terms and conditions

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Registering with TMDB: Step 2c: register with token
Registration Confirmation Screen

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TradeMark DataBase (TMDB) system for Sunrise and ClaimsRegistering with TMDB: Step 3: receive your TMDB login credentials
Upon a successful registration, anemail will be sent with thefollowing information:• A unique user ID• A temporary password• The URL (link) to your login
page

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Registering with TMDB: Step 4a: log on & change password
Enter your username/temporary
passwordOnce you received yourusername/temporary password, youcan log on to the TMDB system athttps://marksdb.org

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Registering with TMDB: Step 4b: log on & change password
After you have successfully logged on
to the TMDB system with yourtemporary password, you will be asked
to set a new password.

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Registering with TMDB: Step 4c: log on & change password
The password policy:•The password is case-sensitive.

•The password must be made up of at least 8 characters.

•The password must contain at least 4 alphabetic characters.

•The password must contain at least 2 non-alphabetic characters.

•Any character of the password can not be repeated more than 2 times.

•A new password can be used for a period of 91 days. After this period, the user mustchange it.

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Registering with TMDB: Step 4d: log on & change password
Welcome screen after login.

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Completing your profile pages
Steps you will have to undertake
before you can use the full functionalityof the TMDB system:•Obtain a Registration Token fromICANN•

Register in the TMDB system using theRegistration Token•

Configure your profile in order to use
the TMDB services•

Test if your configured connections
function properly•

Notify IBM and ICANN of test successand get certified•

Use TMDB services in the production
environment

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Obtain Registration Token
Register with TMDB
Complete TMDB profile pages
Test connections
Certification
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Completing your profile pages
To access your profile pages, login tothe TMDB system and select “Profile”

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Completing your profile pages: Overview
The profile pages allow thefollowing:
1. Complete Point of Contact
information
2. Complete connection settings
for Production access toSunrise and Claims services
3. Complete connection settings
for Test access to Sunrise andClaims services
4. Change your TMDB
administrator password (theone you used to login to theTMDB system)

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Completing your profile pages: Configure contact information
Contact information may be updated
using the configuration screen asfollows:• ´Person Of Contact´ (POC)
information - this is the person tobe contacted regarding
administrative or general issues.
• Technical Person Of Contact´(TPOC) information - this is theperson to be contacted by system
maintenance or the helpdesk
personnel regarding technicalquestions.

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Completing your profile pages: Configure connection information
In order to connect to a Sunrise orClaims service, the following values
are required:• a password for each service(they can be the same for eachservice)• at least one and maximum 5 IP
address for each service (thesecan be the same for eachservice)

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Introduction: Contents of this webinar

Introduction
Registration and Profile Management
Testing Sunrise functions
Testing Claims functions
Certification & certification exemption
Additional Information
How to get support
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TMDB Testing

ICANN requires Registries and Registrars to go
through a TMDB testing and certification
process before using production functionality.
-This process is described in the ICANN“welcome package” and on the ICANN
website at
http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/trademarkclearinghouse/registries-registrars-Only use TMDB test functions, before
certification

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Sunrise Testing: Download the SMD revocation list: URLs
Once the SMD revocation list test
connections have been configured,
they can be tested:• A test SMD revocation list can bedownloaded, as well as thecorresponding signature file
• The validity of the SMD revocation
list can be verified by using thesignature file and the related public
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A test SMD revocation list can be downloaded from:https://test.ry.marksdb.org/smdrl/smdrl-latest.csv

A test SMD revocation list signature can be
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Sunrise Testing: SMD revocation list function: signature file public key URL•

The public key can be downloadedfrom:https://marksdb.org/tmdb/public/pubkey•

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Introduction: Contents of this webinar

Introduction
Registration and Profile Management
Testing Sunrise functions
Testing Claims functions
CertifyingAdditional Information
How to get support
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Testing Claims services: CNIS service

A test CNIS file can be downloaded
using a lookup key:
https://test.tmcnis.org//cnis/<lookupkey>.xml

Validate/compare a screen shot of therendering of the Trademark Notice (inEnglish) to the sample Trademark
Notice in the RPM Requirements
Document:

http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/trad
emark-clearinghouse/rpmrequirements-14may14-en.pdf

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Introduction: Contents of this webinar

Introduction
Registration and Profile Management
Testing Sunrise functions
Testing Claims functions
Certification & certification exemption
Additional Information
How to get support
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Testing: ICANN Certification: Tests to be performed
For the Registrar, the following tests
must be performed:•Download a SMD Revocation List.

•Download a CNIS file•

Validate/compare a screen shot of therendering of the Trademark Notice (inEnglish) to the sample Trademark
Notice in the RPM Requirements
Document:

http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/trademark-clearinghouse/rpmrequirements-14may14-en.pdf .

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ICANN Certification: Validation process
After successful testing a Service Request must
be opened with the IBM Service Desk
(ICANNSD@nl.ibm.com) to request certification.
Registry/Operator/Registrar

Registrars:
email IBM at ICANNSD@nl.ibm.com
subject: Certification request
for Registrars, the IANA ID, Company Name and a
copy of the screen shot rendering of the Trademark Noticemust be attached to the request. Please note thatRegistrars must also have a fully executed 2013 RAA
before they will be certified.

IBM:
Will verify the request within 2 working days

IBM

Will notify the requester of the status• send an e-mail confirming successful test completion= certification• ask for repeating the tests in case of failure
Will notify ICANN of successful test completion
Will update and close the Service Request

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ICANN certification for production : Configure production settings•Once you have obtained ICANN certification,
you can use the production environment. You
will have to configure your production settings
on your TMDB Profile Pages.
•More information on the testing andcertification can be found on ICANN’s
webpage:
http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/trademarkclearinghouse/registries-registrars
in the Process Document located in the section
Registration and Platform Access Information.

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Certification Exemption• Registrars with multiple IANA IDs canrequest Certification Exemption:
Mail IBM Service Desk at
ICANNSD@nl.ibm.com
Attach filled in Certification Exemption
form and copies of 3 previously grantedcertifications• Review of your request will be finalized
within 7 working days.
The Certification Exemption process description as well
as Exemption form are available on ICANN’s web site
at: http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/trademarkclearinghouse/registries-registrars

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Certification Exemption•Certification Exemption can be requested only once•Once granted certification exemption can be applied inthe future to each subsequent IANA ID that is operated
from the same infrastructure•When a Certification Exemption Approval has beenobtained and it is applicable to an IANA ID, theRegistrar must submit to ICANN:
 The Certification Exemption Approval Complete section 3 of the exemption approval
document

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Recertification
Conditions under which recertification may berequired:•The Registrar environment under which the original
Certification was granted has or will be changed.
Examples include:•A major change to the application code impacting theway in which the Registrar will communicate with theTMDB infrastructure•Source IP addresses have been or will be changed•The TMDB infrastructure and/or interface has been orwill be changed•Major changes have been or will be implemented
impacting the published ICANN technical specifications
A recertification can be requested by opening aService Request with the IBM Service Desk
(ICANNSD@nl.ibm.com).

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Certification Exemption process description as
well as Exemption form are available on ICANN’s
web site at:
http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/trademarkclearinghouse/registries-registrars

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Introduction: Contents of this webinar

Introduction
Registration and Profile Management
Testing Sunrise functions
Testing Claims functions
Certification & certification exemption
Additional Information
How to get support
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Fees•No Fee for Registrars•

Registry fee• 5000 USD• when the new gTLD contract is signed with ICANN• 0,25 USD• Fee per succesful matching domainname registration• Invoicing is done by ICANN

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Introduction
Registration and Profile Management
Testing Sunrise functions
Testing Claims functions
Certification & certification exemption
Additional Information
How to get support
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TradeMark DataBase (TMDB) system for Sunrise and ClaimsSupporting Material

The draft TMCH functional specification
http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-lozano-tmch-func-spec-09

ICANN TMDB webpages with:-

TMDB manuals

-FAQs

-

explanation of SMD files-details about the TMDB registration process-…

http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/trademark-clearinghouse/scsvcs

The TMDB webinar announcements & recordings:
http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/webinars

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Help resources: Getting Help

For technical queries without answer in the published resources Contact IBM
Service Desk as follows:• By phone:+ 32 2 711 8604
+ 48 7 1760 8509
• By mail: ICANNSD@nl.ibm.com

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Questions?

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