Comments on: Olympic Trademark Legislation http://www.trademarkblog.ca/olympic-trademark-legislation/ Commentary on Canadian Trademarks & Technology Law Fri, 17 Sep 2010 05:58:18 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Canadian Trademark Blog » Olympic Trademark Legislation http://www.trademarkblog.ca/olympic-trademark-legislation/comment-page-1/#comment-3497 Canadian Trademark Blog » Olympic Trademark Legislation Tue, 06 Mar 2007 00:06:51 +0000 http://www.trademarkblog.ca/olympic-trademark-legislation/#comment-3497 [...] The Canadian government has now come forward with new legislation to prevent unauthorized persons from marketing their wares and services in association the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. As noted in an earlier blog, similar legislation has been introduced prior to other Games, including legislation introduced by Italy prior to the 2006 Turin Winter Games. [...] [...] The Canadian government has now come forward with new legislation to prevent unauthorized persons from marketing their wares and services in association the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. As noted in an earlier blog, similar legislation has been introduced prior to other Games, including legislation introduced by Italy prior to the 2006 Turin Winter Games. [...]

]]> By: Canadian Trademark Blog » Parodies of Canadian Trademarks http://www.trademarkblog.ca/olympic-trademark-legislation/comment-page-1/#comment-2714 Canadian Trademark Blog » Parodies of Canadian Trademarks Tue, 20 Feb 2007 18:27:52 +0000 http://www.trademarkblog.ca/olympic-trademark-legislation/#comment-2714 [...] An earlier blog reported that the organizers of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games have threatened legal action against pranksters who mock the Olympic brand through the use of spoofs or parodies on the Internet.  [...] [...] An earlier blog reported that the organizers of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games have threatened legal action against pranksters who mock the Olympic brand through the use of spoofs or parodies on the Internet.  [...]

]]> By: Canadian Trademark Blog » More Olympic Trade-mark Issues http://www.trademarkblog.ca/olympic-trademark-legislation/comment-page-1/#comment-1419 Canadian Trademark Blog » More Olympic Trade-mark Issues Fri, 19 Jan 2007 22:36:42 +0000 http://www.trademarkblog.ca/olympic-trademark-legislation/#comment-1419 [...] Protecting the official trademarks of the Olympic Games is proving to be an ongoing challenge for the organizers of the Beijing 2008 Games, as well as the Vancouver 2010 Games.  We reported some time ago regarding possible new Canadian legislation.  Beijing organizers are now threatening legal action against pranksters that are using the Internet to poke fun at several of the official marks of the Beijing Games. [...] [...] Protecting the official trademarks of the Olympic Games is proving to be an ongoing challenge for the organizers of the Beijing 2008 Games, as well as the Vancouver 2010 Games.  We reported some time ago regarding possible new Canadian legislation.  Beijing organizers are now threatening legal action against pranksters that are using the Internet to poke fun at several of the official marks of the Beijing Games. [...]

]]> By: Dominik Boecker http://www.trademarkblog.ca/olympic-trademark-legislation/comment-page-1/#comment-816 Dominik Boecker Tue, 19 Dec 2006 11:48:22 +0000 http://www.trademarkblog.ca/olympic-trademark-legislation/#comment-816 Dear Colleagues, "Such legislation is not new." Indeed, it's not. Germany does have a law protecting the words 'Olympiade', 'Olympia', 'olympisch' and their synonyms including these words in other languages. Greetings from Germany Dominik Boecker Dear Colleagues,

“Such legislation is not new.” Indeed, it’s not. Germany does have a law protecting the words ‘Olympiade’, ‘Olympia’, ‘olympisch’ and their synonyms including these words in other languages.

Greetings from Germany
Dominik Boecker

]]> By: MarkenBlog » Blog Archive » Kanada: Olympische Markenrechte http://www.trademarkblog.ca/olympic-trademark-legislation/comment-page-1/#comment-815 MarkenBlog » Blog Archive » Kanada: Olympische Markenrechte Tue, 19 Dec 2006 10:26:11 +0000 http://www.trademarkblog.ca/olympic-trademark-legislation/#comment-815 [...] Quelle: Trademark Blog Canada [...] [...] Quelle: Trademark Blog Canada [...]

]]> By: David Square http://www.trademarkblog.ca/olympic-trademark-legislation/comment-page-1/#comment-801 David Square Sun, 17 Dec 2006 19:04:14 +0000 http://www.trademarkblog.ca/olympic-trademark-legislation/#comment-801 I am about to publish a book of historical fiction with the title Golden Glory: The story of the world's first Olympic gold hockey team. Is it acceptable to use the word Olympic in the title without infringing on trade-mark and licensing issues? I am about to publish a book of historical fiction with the title Golden Glory: The story of the world’s first Olympic gold hockey team.

Is it acceptable to use the word Olympic in the title without infringing on trade-mark and licensing issues?

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