The Trademark Clearinghouse became operational in Q1 of this year and is providing trademark verification services to support trademark protection in the launch of new gTLDs.  Development and implementation of the Clearinghouse services represent significant work by the ICANN community.  This will be an informational session including participation from the service providers operating the Trademark Clearinghouse functions.  The session will feature updates on the status of the verification service, as well as updates on the progress of the build-out of the sunrise and claims functions and key details on these registry-facing services.  Time will be allotted for questions from the audience.