WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION
International Olympic Committee and Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games v. Contact Privacy Inc. ...The IOC owns all rights to the Olympic Games, the Olympic symbol, the Olympic flag, motto and anthem, the word Olympic, and its Host City Year trademarks. ...
2020-06-19 - Case Details
Factual Background
The Complainant is the IOC, which is an international, non-governmental, non-profit organization, acting as
the umbrella organization of the Olympic movement. Since 1896, the IOC has supervised the organization of
the Olympic Games, and has particularly conducted 24 Olympic Winter Games and 29 Olympic Summer
Games, most recently the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, China. ...The
Olympic Games are very well-known, popular, and widely broadcasted around the world.
The Complainant submits evidence that it owns an international trademark portfolio for marks including
OLYMPIC, OLYMPIC GAMES, and 奥运会 (word and device marks). ...
2022-07-27 - Case Details
The Domain Name was registered on July 26, 2020 and currently resolves to a website at
“www.playofftickets.us”. The home page is headed “OLYMPIC GAMES” and features information
relating to this year’s winter Olympic Games in Beijing and future summer and winter games in Paris,
Cortina, and Los Angeles along with buttons labelled “Opening Ceremony Tickets”, “Olympic Games
Tickets” and “Closing Ceremony Tickets”. ...However, even assuming that the Respondent was in fact selling Olympic
Games tickets, the Domain Name now resolves to a website at “www.playofftickets.us”, which is also
offering tickets for American football, Basketball, and Hockey league matches, having nothing to do
with the Olympic Games.
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2022-03-03 - Case Details
Since 1896, the
Complainant has supervised the organization of the Olympic Games. The Complainant has conducted 24
Olympic Winter Games and 32 Olympic Summer Games. The Complainant 1 leads the Olympic Movement,
of which the International Sport Federations and the 206 National Olympic Committees are also an integral
part.
...When the Complainant 1 selects a city to stage the Olympic Games, the city and the National Olympic
Committee of the host country create the Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games which will organize
these Games. ...
2024-03-13 - Case Details
ARBITRATION
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MEDIATION CENTER
ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION
International Olympic Committee (IOC), Brisbane 2032 Olympic and
Paralympic Games Organising Committee, Australian Olympic Committee
Inc. v. ...In 1896, under the First Complainant’s direction, Athens, Greece hosted the first Olympic Games
of the modern age. Since 1896, the IOC has supervised the organization of each of the Olympic Games,
namely 24 Olympic Winter Games and 32 Olympic Summer Games, and most recently the 2022 Olympic
Winter Games in Beijing, China. ...
2024-02-28 - Case Details
ARBITRATION
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MEDIATION CENTER
ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION
Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games
2028, United States Olympic and Paralympic Properties, LLC v. Lawrence
Washington
Case No. ...Factual Background
The f irst co-Complainant, the Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games
2028 (“LA28”), is the organizing committee for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Summer Games and
Paralympic Summer Games (“2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games”). ...
2025-09-11 - Case Details
Since 1950, the Complainant has been charged with promoting the Olympic Games and organizing and supporting United States teams for Olympic Games and other international amateur athletic competitions.
...The Domain Name includes the OLYMPIC mark in its entirety, adding a plural “s” (the Olympic Games are commonly called “the Olympics” in English-speaking countries) and the dictionary words “best hotels”. ...
2010-01-13 - Case Details
Factual Background
Complainant was founded on June 23, 1894, an international non-governmental, non-profit organization. In
1896, the first Olympic Games of the modern era was held in Athens Greece. Since that time Complainant
has conducted 23 Olympic Winter Games and 28 Olympic summer games. There are now 206 National
Olympic Committees which assist the IOC in its role of conducting the Olympic Summer and Winter games.
...
2022-03-16 - Case Details
In
particular, the evidence shows that the term “奥运会” was widely used in China to refer to the Olympic
Games supervised by the Complainant during the broadcasts of the 2000 summer Olympic Games and in
reports regarding the bidding process in 2001 that led to the Complainant’s selection of Beijing as host city of
the 2008 summer Olympic Games. The association of the term “奥运会” with the Olympic Games
supervised by the Complainant continued during the preparations for, and hosting of, the 2008 summer
Olympic Games in Beijing. ...
2022-08-17 - Case Details
Factual Background
The Complainant is the organizer of the Olympic Games. Since 1894, it has conducted 28 Summer Olympic Games and 23 Winter Olympic Games.
It is estimated that half the world’s population watched the 2016 Summer Olympic Games held in and around Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.
...These games pins featured the name of the games; so, for example, Rio 2016 or London 2012. As the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games were conducted without live audiences from the general public, the Complainant did not issue Olympic pins for this event. ...
2021-11-22 - Case Details
In 1896, the Complainant hosted
the first Olympic Games of the modern era in Athens, Greece. Since then, the Complainant has supervised
the organization of the Olympic Games. The Complainant has conducted dozens of Olympic Winter and
Summer Games, most recently the 2022 Beijing Olympic Winter Games. The Complainant owns all rights to
the Olympic Games, the Olympic symbol, the Olympic flag, motto and anthem, including the word “olympic”
and its Host City & Year trademarks when associated with the Olympic Games.
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2022-04-01 - Case Details
Factual Background
The Complainant is an international, non-governmental, and non-profit organization, which is responsible for supervising the organization of the Olympic Games. The Complainant’s first Olympic Games were held in 1896 in Athens and since then has conducted 23 Olympic Winter Games and 28 Olympic Summer Games.
...Given the reputation and popularity of the Complainant (as reflected in, inter alia, the unique audience of the Olympic Games), it would defy common sense for the Respondent to argue that it was not aware that it was registering a domain name incorporating the Complainant’s well-known OLYMPIC trademark.
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2022-02-08 - Case Details
Factual Background
The Complainant is an international, non-governmental, and non-profit organization, which is responsible for supervising the organization of the Olympic Games. The Complainant’s first Olympic Games were held in 1896 in Athens and since then has conducted 23 Olympic Winter Games and 28 Olympic Summer Games.
...Given the reputation and popularity of the Complainant (as reflected in, inter alia, the unique audience of the Olympic Games), it would defy common sense for the Respondent to argue that it was not aware that it was registering a domain name incorporating the Complainant’s well-known OLYMPIC trademark.
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2022-02-08 - Case Details
To designate and differentiate each of the Olympic Games including Youth Olympic Games, the IOC has a long history of using trademarks in connection with the Olympic Games (e.g., ATHENS 1896, BEIJING 2008, LONDON 2012, SOCHI 2014, RIO 2016, and PEYONGCHANG 2018).
The IOC owns all rights to the Olympic Games, the Olympic symbol, the Olympic flag, motto and anthem, the word Olympic, and its trademarks.
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2021-02-02 - Case Details
In 1896, under Complainant’s
direction, Athens, Greece hosted the first Olympic Games of the modern era. Since 1896, Complainant has
supervised the organization of the Olympic Games. It has conducted 24 Olympic Winter Games and 29
Olympic Summer Games, most recently the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, China. ...
2022-09-05 - Case Details
The Complainant has supervised the organization of the Olympic Games. The Complainant has conducted 23 Olympic Winter Games and 28 Olympic Summer Games.
The Complainant is the owner of several THE OLYMPIC STORE trademarks. ...In order to designate and differentiate each Olympic Games, the Complainant has a long history of using “Host City & Year” trademarks in connection with the Olympic Games since 1896 (e.g. ...
2022-01-04 - Case Details
Moreover, it has been established that such trademarks are distinctive, highly
publicized and have a global reputation. See International Olympic Committee and Tokyo Organising
Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games v. Contact Privacy Inc. Customer 1246395316 / Daniel
O'Hare, WIPO Case No. D2020-0808; International Olympic Committee (IOC), Brisbane 2032 Olympic and
Paralympic Games Organising Committee, Australian Olympic Committee Inc. v. ...
2024-07-26 - Case Details
Factual Background
Complainant is the International Olympic Committee, the Swiss non-profit organization that supervises the
organization of the Olympic Games. ...Factual Background
Complainant is the International Olympic Committee, the Swiss non-profit organization that supervises the organization of the Olympic Games. ...
2022-03-31 - Case Details
Complainant derives substantial revenue from licensing its marks in connection with goods and services associated with the Olympic Games (Complaint paragraphs 28, 32). Respondent’s website originally advertised future sale of Olympic merchandise, memorabilia, and souvenirs. ...Respondent’s admitted desire to sell merchandise or photographs related to the Olympic Games through his website indicates an intent to benefit from the goodwill associated with Complainant’s marks.
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2000-07-20 - Case Details
WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited v. H&S Media Ltd
Case No. D2010-0415
1. The Parties
The Complainant is The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (“United Kingdom”), represented by Demys Limited, United Kingdom.
...As a result of the Host City Contract for the Games executed by the International Olympic Committee, the Mayor of London and the British Olympic Association on July 6, 2005, the Complainant was entrusted with preparing and staging the 2012 Games, including protecting the brand LONDON 2012 and to ensure that sufficient funding for the Games might be raised from sponsorship, broadcasting rights and the sale of merchandise and tickets.
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2010-05-06 - Case Details