Nairobi Treaty on the Protection of the Olympic Symbol

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The Nairobi Treaty on the Protection of the Olympic Symbol is an international agreement that safeguards the Olympic emblem from unauthorized commercial use by requiring its legal protection in member states.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World Intellectual Property Organization treaty
intellectual property treaty
international treaty
administeredBy World Intellectual Property Organization
aimsTo safeguard the Olympic symbol from unauthorized commercial use
appliesTo commercial use of the Olympic symbol
beneficiary International Olympic Committee
fullName Nairobi Treaty on the Protection of the Olympic Symbol self-link
language English
French
legalArea intellectual property law
trademark law
obliges contracting states to prevent unauthorized commercial use of the Olympic symbol
contracting states to refuse or invalidate trademarks containing the Olympic symbol without authorization
prohibits registration of the Olympic symbol as a trademark without IOC consent
unauthorized commercial exploitation of the Olympic symbol
protects Olympic rings
surface form: Olympic emblem

Olympic rings
surface form: Olympic symbol
protectsInterestsOf International Olympic movement
surface form: Olympic Movement
purpose to ensure exclusive rights over the Olympic symbol for the Olympic Movement
to harmonize protection of the Olympic symbol among member states
relatedTo Olympic Charter
protection of Olympic properties
requires legal protection of the Olympic symbol in contracting states
requiresAuthorizationFrom International Olympic Committee for commercial use of the Olympic symbol
scope international
shortName Nairobi Treaty on the Protection of the Olympic Symbol self-linksurface differs
surface form: Nairobi Treaty
subject protection of the Olympic symbol
symbolDefinedAs five interlaced rings of equal dimensions
rings of Olympic colors used alone or in combination

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WIPO-administered treaties includes Nairobi Treaty on the Protection of the Olympic Symbol
WIPO member states canJoin Nairobi Treaty on the Protection of the Olympic Symbol
Nairobi Treaty on the Protection of the Olympic Symbol fullName Nairobi Treaty on the Protection of the Olympic Symbol self-link
Nairobi Treaty on the Protection of the Olympic Symbol shortName Nairobi Treaty on the Protection of the Olympic Symbol self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Nairobi Treaty