For the purposes of strengthening the protection of Olympic intellectual property rights, protecting the lawful rights and interests of the Olympic proprietors and related rights proprietors, Beijing Municipal People's Government formulated the Regulations on Protection of Olympic Intellectual Property Rights in Beijing, which was in effect from November 1, 2001.

Under the Regulations, the protection of Olympic intellectual property rights shall comply with the principles of safeguarding the dignity of the Olympic Games, prohibiting any infringement of proprietary rights, as well as protecting and using such rights according to law. Acts that infringe upon Olympic intellectual property rights are prohibited£º using the same or similar trademarks, special symbols, patents, works and other creations without authorization in production, business operations, advertising, propaganda, performance and websites, domains, toponymy, buildings, structures, etc.£»forging or making without authorization representations of the same or similar trademarks or special symbols, or selling representations of the same or similar trademarks or special symbols that are forged or made without authorization.

(China IP News)

2008-06-18