Common use of Protected Marks Clause in Contracts

Protected Marks. ShortBlock ShortBlock is a service that allows trademark rights holders to block certain labels from registration. The blocked names must comply with the provisions described in Specification 5, Section 3.3 of the Registry Agreement. Domain Names blocked by the ShortBlock service will be either an exact match of a label or will contain an exact match of such labels, or may include domain names that are a misspelling or contain a misspelling of a label. Labels which are blocked as a result of participation in ShortBlock do not prevent other trademark rights holders or ShortBlock holders from unblocking a domain name associated with the blocked label and registering the domain name.” [END NEW TEXT] Each party hereby acknowledges and agrees that this Amendment shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision of the Agreement by any party hereto, nor shall it in any way affect the validity of, or the right of any party hereto, to enforce the provisions of the Agreement. The parties agree that, except as set forth in this Amendment and any prior duly authorized and executed amendments, the current terms and conditions of the Agreement will remain in full force and effect. All capitalized terms not defined will have the meaning given to them in the Agreement. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. ACCEPTED AND AGREED: INTERNET CORPORATION FOR ASSIGNED NAMES AND NUMBERS By: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Senior Vice President, Global Domains and Strategy SHORTDOT SA By: Xxxxx Xxxxx

Protected Marks. ShortBlock ShortBlock The Best Protection The Best Protection is a service that allows trademark rights holders to block certain labels from registration. The blocked names must comply with the provisions described in Specification 5, Section 3.3 of the Registry Agreement. Domain Names blocked by the ShortBlock Best Protection service will be either an exact match of a label or will contain an exact match of such labels, or may include domain names that are a misspelling or contain a misspelling of a label. Labels which are blocked as a result of participation in ShortBlock the Best Protection do not prevent other trademark rights holders or ShortBlock the Best Protection holders from unblocking a domain name associated with the blocked label and registering the domain name.” [END NEW TEXT] Each party hereby acknowledges and agrees that this Amendment shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision of the Agreement by any party hereto, nor shall it in any way affect the validity of, or the right of any party hereto, to enforce the provisions of the Agreement. The parties agree that, except as set forth in this Amendment and any prior duly authorized and executed amendments, the current terms and conditions of the Agreement will remain in full force and effect. All capitalized terms not defined will have the meaning given to them in the Agreement. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. ACCEPTED AND AGREED: INTERNET CORPORATION FOR ASSIGNED NAMES AND NUMBERS By: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Senior Vice President, Global Domains and Strategy SHORTDOT SA BESTTLD PTY LTD By: Xxxxx XxxxxXxxxxxx

Protected Marks. ShortBlock ShortBlock is a service that allows trademark rights holders to block certain labels from registration. The blocked names must comply with the provisions described in Specification 5, Section 3.3 of the Registry Agreement. Domain Names blocked by the ShortBlock service will be either an exact match of a label or will contain an exact match of such labels, or may include domain names that are a misspelling or contain a misspelling of a label. Labels which are blocked as a result of participation in ShortBlock do not prevent other trademark rights holders or ShortBlock holders from unblocking a domain name associated with the blocked label and registering the domain name.” [END NEW TEXT] Each party hereby acknowledges and agrees that this Amendment shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision of the Agreement Registry Agreements by any party hereto, nor shall it in any way affect the validity of, or the right of any party hereto, to enforce the provisions of the AgreementRegistry Agreements. The parties agree that, except as set forth in this Amendment and any prior duly authorized and executed amendments, the current terms and conditions of the each Registry Agreement will remain in full force and effect. All capitalized terms not defined will have the meaning given to them in the each Registry Agreement. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. ACCEPTED AND AGREED: INTERNET CORPORATION FOR ASSIGNED NAMES AND NUMBERS By: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Senior Vice President, Global Domains and Strategy SHORTDOT SA By: Xxxxx XxxxxXxxxx Chief Operating Officer APPENDIX I List of Registry Agreements to be Amended TLD Registry Agreement Effective Date Amendment .bond 5 June 2014 2