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The '''Global Protected Marks List''' was created to provide additional protection to [[Intellectual Property]] holders. It was recommended as one of several proposed solutions by the Implementation Recommendation Team ([[IRT]]), a team formed by [[ICANN]]'s [[Intellectual Property Constituency]] in its preliminary report on Trademark Protection of New [[gTLD]]s on 29 May 2009. The report suggested the creation of an intellectual property clearinghouse wherein rights-holders could submit their IP claims and be alerted whenever a registration using their marks occurred.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2009/04/27/intellectual-property-group-suggests-protections-for-new-domains/ DomainNameWire]</ref>

 

The '''Global Protected Marks List''' ('''Globally Protected Marks List''', '''GMPL''') was created to provide additional protection to [[Intellectual Property]] holders. It was recommended as one of several proposed solutions by the Implementation Recommendation Team ([[IRT]]), a team formed by [[ICANN]]'s [[Intellectual Property Constituency]] in its preliminary report on Trademark Protection of New gTLDs on 29 May 2009. The report suggested the creation of an IP Clearinghouse wherein rights-holders could submit their intellectual property claims to the clearing ouse so that the rights-holders could be alerted whenever a registration using their marks occurred.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2009/04/27/intellectual-property-group-suggests-protections-for-new-domains/ DomainNameWire]</ref>

 

   

   

The main intent behind the creation of the GPML was to protect well-known marks at the top and second levels. The IRT recommended GPML to address the concerns of trademark owners who had pitched for the establishment of a "White List" or a "Reserved List" for trademarks.<ref>[http://icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/irt-draft-report-trademark-protection-24apr09-en.pdf IRT Draft Report]</ref>

The main intent behind the creation of the GPML was to protect well-known marks at the top and second levels. The IRT recommended the GPML to address the concerns of trademark owners who had pitched for the establishment of a "White List" or a "Reserved List" for trademarks.

 

The Global Protected Marks List allows rights holders of worldwide trademarks to add them into a white list. This gives them a good amount of protection for the use of their trademark at the top and second levels. One important thing to note is that the benefits of GPML are limited only to the trademark owners and not to their licensees. Thus, all domain name registrations that are waiting to be included into the GPML must be issued in the name of the trademark owner.<ref>[http://icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/irt-draft-report-trademark-protection-24apr09-en.pdf IRT Draft Report]</ref>

One important thing to note is that the benefits of GPML are limited only to the trademark owners and not to their licensees. Thus, all domain name registrations that are waiting to be included in the GPML must be issued in the name of the trademark owner.<ref>[http://icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/irt-draft-report-trademark-protection-24apr09-en.pdf IRT Draft Report]</ref>

==GPML Requirements==

==GPML Requirements==