.XXX Blocking Clarification (Sunrise B)

[demaxxus]

I was wondering if someone could clarify just how 'permanent' the .XXX TM blocks are during the Sunrise B period?

I'll read one article that says if you block your TM from the .XXX registry that it's blocked for everyone for (up to) 10 years, yourself including, and then I'll see another article that leads me to believe that the TM holder could register their .XXX anytime they want, and that it's just blocked for others.

 

[eeedc]

This lawyer say it's "permanent" :

The filing fee for a “Reservation Request” to block others from obtaining a .xxx domain name equivalent to a trademark has not yet been set. However, any such reservation will be “permanent,” subject to the ICM Registry’s right to periodically verify that the registered trademark has not been abandoned, invalidated, canceled, or otherwise terminated.

http://www.fr.com/preventing-domains/