On-Demand Webinar

ICANN86 Seville Recap

Marcus Whitfield
Cybersecurity and Digital Risk Intelligence Expert
MarkScout
Hannah Fletcher
Marketing and Events Manager
MarkScout

Marcus Whitfield and Hannah Fletcher review the ICANN86 Policy Forum, held in Seville, Spain, from 8 to 11 June 2026. The meeting took place while the application window for the 2026 round of new gTLDs was open, and the community's policy work on DNS abuse and registration data was moving forward in parallel.

Our discussion explains what these discussions mean for trademark owners and the steps brand owners can take now.

We will be covering the following topics:

  • The new Policy Development Processes on DNS abuse mitigation
  • Work on access to non-public registration data (SSAD supplemental recommendations)
  • Where the 2026 round stands and how to prepare for the objection period