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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 [[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.<ref>[http://gnso.icann.org/issues/sti/sti-wt-recommendations-11dec09-en.pdf  gnso.icann.org]</ref>

==STI-DT==
The GNSO created the STI-DT for the task of analyzing the specific rights protection mechanisms, which needed to be included in the Draft Application Guidebook or [[DAG]]. It consisted mostly of attorneys and others with experience in trademark law and the Internet as representatives from the following organizations:

* Representatives from each [[SG|Stakeholder Group]]
* [[Nominating Committee Appointees]]
* [[GAC]]<ref>[http://gnso.icann.org/issues/sti/sti-wt-recommendations-11dec09-en.pdf  gnso.icann.org]</ref>

After its creation, the STI-DT was assigned with the task of processing and addressing trademark issues, as well as providing solutions to the benefit of both the non-commercial users as well as those of the trademark owners and the DNS community as a whole.<ref name="link2">[http://www.komaitis.org/1/post/2010/6/my-personal-statement-to-icann-on-its-trademark-policies.html komaitis.org]</ref> The STI-DT published a report providing recommendations regarding the creation of a [[TMC | Trademark Clearinghouse]] and [[Uniform Rapid Suspension System]].<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-17dec09-en.htm icann.org]</ref>

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