'''STI''' is the abbreviation for '''Specific Trademark Issues'''. It is also sometimes referred to as '''Special Trademark Issues'''. It was mostly adopted as a resolution by the Generic Names Support Organization ([[GNSO]]) on 28 October 2009. It was basically proposed by the GNSO when the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ([[ICANN]]) sent a letter to the GNSO requesting to review the policy implications of specific trademark protection mechanisms for the sake of the proposed new [[gTLD]] Program. The STI consisted of the following representatives:
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'''Specific Trademark Issues''' ('''STI''', also '''Special Trademark Issues''') is a resolution adopted by the Generic Names Support Organization ([[GNSO]]) on 28 October 2009. It was originally proposed by the GNSO when the [[ICANN]] sent a letter to the GNSO requesting to review the policy implications of specific trademark protection mechanisms for the sake of the proposed new [[gTLD]] Program. The STI consisted of the following representatives: