ICANN has announced the members of the Implementation Recommendation Team to work on the issues raised by trademark rights holders and the community at large regarding brand protection measures.

See: http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/irt-list-23mar09-en.pdf for the complete list of members of the committee.

Results of IRT work will be part of follow-on ICANN consultations regarding the overarching issues (see http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-3-18feb09-en.htm) identified in the new gTLD implementation work. Finally, any modifications to the implementation, embodied in the New gTLD Applicant Guidebook and registry agreements will be open to at least one more round of public comment and feedback.