Another look at the data model for launch phase registrations

Hi all,

I've been cogitating on the sort of data model that would meet our
requirements, based on the discussions on this list and also with other
people in the trademark world.

I'm proposing a new data model for "sunrise" phases, where applicants
generally have a claim over a string based on a trade mark, which may be
registered with a national authority, or a "common law" trademark such
as a company name.

The model is flexible in that multiple claims may be submitted - as
Jothan suggested previously - and the specific nature of each claim may
be described. Applicants can also signal which authority has registered
their claim by using normal contact objects to identify trademark
offices, company registers, and so on.

Here's a rough description of the model. I've included some example
request frames below. Comments appreciated.

The <create> element of the <extension> element:

      * MUST have an <applicationID>, assigned by the server when the
        application is created
      * MUST have 1 or more <status> codes from the set: [pending,
        validated, invalid, cancelled, allocated] (Q: possibly others?)
      * MUST have a <phase> from the set [SR, LR] (Q: should we let
        servers define further phases?)
      * if phase=SR, MAY have one or more <claim> elements. a <claim>:
              * MUST have a boolean "preVerified" attribute
              * if preVerified=1:
                      * MUST have a <pvrc> element
                      * MAY have a <issuer> element. an <issuer>:
                              * identities a contact object in the
                                registry
                              * identifies the name, address, contact
                                information of the issuing authority
                              * MAY be created by the client (ie open
                                approach) or the server (ie closed
                                approach), depending on server policy
              * if preVerified=0:
                      * MUST have at least one:
                              * <claimName> identifying the text string
                                in which the applicant has a claim,
                              * OR
                              * <claimNumber> identifying the registered
                                trade mark
                      * MAY have a <claimType> from the set [registered,
                        unregistered] ("unregistered" covers company
                        names and "common law" trademarks)
                      * MUST have a <claimCountry> from the ISO
                        3166-alpha2 set
                      * MAY have <claimRegion>. a <claimRegion> may
                        contain the name of a city, state, province or
                        other region in which the claim is valid
                      * MAY have an <issuer>. an <issuer>:
                              * identities a contact object in the
                                registry
                              * identifies the name, address, contact
                                information of the issuing authority
                              * MAY be created by the client (ie open
                                approach) or the server (ie closed
                                approach), depending on server policy
                              * MAY have a <claimEntitlement> from the
                                set [owner, successor, licensee] (Q: any
                                others?)

Example <domain:create> request with an application with pre-verified
claim:

	<epp xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:epp-1.0">
	<command>
		<create>
		<domain:create xmlns:domain="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:domain-1.0">
			<!-- domain create stuff -->
		</domain:create>
		</create>
		<extension>
		<create xmlns="[whatever]">
			<phase>SR</phase>
			<claim preVerified="1">
				<pvrc>abc-12345</pvrc>
				<issuer>CLEARINGHOUSE-CONTACT-ID</issuer>
			</claim>
		</create>
		</extension>
		<clTRID>abc-12345</clTRID>
	</command>
	</epp>

Example <domain:create> request for a registered trademark with an
application with unverified claim:

	<epp xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:epp-1.0">
	<command>
		<create>
		<domain:create xmlns:domain="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:domain-1.0">
			<!-- domain create stuff -->
		</domain:create>
		</create>
		<extension>
		<create xmlns="[whatever]">
			<phase>SR</phase>
			<claim preVerified="0">
				<claimName>Example Corp.</lp>
				<clamNumber>TM-1234321</claimNumber>
				<claimType>registered</claimType>
				<claimCountry>US</claimCountry>
				<issuer>USPTO-CONTACT-ID</issuer>
			</claim>
		</create>
		</extension>
		<clTRID>abc-12345</clTRID>
	</command>
	</epp>

Example <domain:create> request for a German company name with an
application with unverified claim:

	<epp xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:epp-1.0">
	<command>
		<create>
		<domain:create xmlns:domain="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:domain-1.0">
			<!-- domain create stuff -->
		</domain:create>
		</create>
		<extension>
		<create xmlns="[whatever]">
			<phase>SR</phase>
			<claim preVerified="0">
				<claimName>Example GmbH.</lp>
				<claimType>unregistered</claimType>
				<claimCountry>DE</claimCountry>
				<claimRegion>Bayern</claimRegion>
				<issuer>MUNICH-COURT-CONTACT-ID</issuer>
			</claim>
		</create>
		</extension>
		<clTRID>abc-12345</clTRID>
	</command>
	</epp>


Example <domain:create> request for a British company name with an
application containing two different claims:

	<epp xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:epp-1.0">
	<command>
		<create>
		<domain:create xmlns:domain="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:domain-1.0">
			<!-- domain create stuff --t>
		</domain:create>
		</create>
		<extension>
		<create xmlns="[whatever]">
			<phase>SR</phase>
			<claim preVerified="0">
				<claimName>Example Ltd.</lp>
				<claimType>unregistered</claimType>
				<claimCountry>UK</claimCountry>
				<issuer>COMPANIESHOUSE-CONTACT-ID</issuer>
			</claim>
			<claim preVerified="1">
				<claimName>Example</lp>
				<claimType>registered</claimType>
				<claimCountry>UK</claimCountry>
				<issuer>UKIPO-CONTACT-ID</issuer>
			</claim>
		</create>
		</extension>
		<clTRID>abc-12345</clTRID>
	</command>
	</epp>

-- 
Gavin Brown
Chief Technology Officer
CentralNic Ltd
Innovative, Reliable and Flexible Registry Services
for ccTLD, gTLD and private domain name registries
https://www.centralnic.com/

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