The IPC also reviews and raises all intellectual property matters, including any proposals, issues, policies, or otherwise, which may affect intellectual property, particularly as it interfaces with the DNS, and provides the GNSO and the ICANN Board timely and expert advice before these bodies make any decision or take any position on intellectual property matters. We also represent the interests and concerns of consumers who depend on strong intellectual property protections as an essential element of consumer confidence, consumer trust and consumer protection. Our members include individuals, companies, law firms, and intellectual property organizations from around the world.