Re: ICANN TMCH draft specifications available - EPP extensions?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
> Behalf Of Alexander Mayrhofer
> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 6:12 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [provreg] ICANN TMCH draft specifications available - EPP
> extensions?
> 
> The current version of ICANN's trademark clearinghouse specifications
> was published on April 13th. Looking through that document, i noticed
> that it requires a certain set of EPP extensions in order to transmit
> trademark claims/registration related data over EPP.
> 
> Since the implementation of the TMCH is required for all operators of a
> new gTLD, i was wondering whether there is already work going on
> regarding specification of those EPP extensions? It would certainly not
> make much sense if every backend operator of a new gTLD invents their
> own schema/extension in order to support those required new data fields
> (registrars will certainly not appreciate those multiple extensions as
> well..).
> 
> Therefore, if no work has yet been performed on the specification of
> those extensions in an internet draft, i think it makes sense to bundle
> forces among new gTLD backend operators in order to create such an
> extension. (Apart from that, i would also appreciate informal tech
> contacts to other emerging new gTLD backend operators, in order to
> discuss other operational / technical issues around the EPP
> implementation).

Jim Gould and I are interested in working on a standard extension or extensions for Verisign, but I'm worried about the timing of the need for these specs and ICANN's launch schedule. Coming to agreement on a standard approach in a short amount of time is going to be a challenge.

Scott
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