With Rio 2016 now under way, many businesses are aiming to take advantage of the buzz that it is likely to create – not least on social media.
By Phil Brown, senior associate solicitor in the Commercial team and trademark expert at law firm Napthens.However, use of the various Olympic branding is heavily guarded, with official sponsors paying highly for the right to be associated with the games.
- The Olympic Rings symbol;
- ‘RIO 2016’ and its emblems and mascots
- ‘Team GB’ and the Team GB logo
- The words ‘Olympic,’ ‘Olympian’ and similar derivatives
- Images and footage from the games
- The Olympic motto: ‘Faster, higher, stronger.’
In addition, Rule 40 of the Olympic Charter places further restrictions during the Games where images or names of athletes competing are concerned.
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