I am from London, and recently registered two Olympic related domain names.
I then tried to park it with Sedo, then got told it was TRADEMARK, so i had to cancel them.
olympic is a trademark, however london and 2012 is not a trademark (yet). They can apply for trademark for 2012, but for london dont think its possible.
Quote:The Amateur Sports Act, 36 U.S.C. 380, gives the International Olympic Committee the exclusive right to prevent any person from using the following items for the purpose of trade, to induce the sale of any goods or services, or to promote any theatrical exhibition, athletic performance, or competition: [INDENT] The symbol of the IOC consisting of five interlocking rings
The emblem of the corporation
Any trademark, trade name, sign, symbol, or insignia falsely representing association with, or authorization by, the IOC
The words Olympic, Olympiad, Citius Altius Fortius, or any combination or simulation thereof tending to cause confusion, to cause mistake, to deceive, or to falsely suggest a connection with the corporation of any Olympic activity. [/INDENT]
The OLYMPIC word has indeed been trademarked! But for all practical purposes, I would nor hesitate a minute to use it for the duration of the Olympics which is so short anyway.
Do you think the Olympic Commitee would have the time (over a period of only a few short months) to initiate a complaint and have the WIPO to order the transfer of such domain in their favor??
09-10-2008, 06:43 PM (This post was last modified: 09-10-2008, 06:53 PM by investica2008.)
OK YES! OLYMPIC is trademarked and so be it!
But thousands and thousands domains were registred before OLYMPIC became a trademark. RIGHT? And thousands more after the trademark was registered. And thousands more will be registered in 2012.
And millions OLYMPIC domains names will be on the web in 2012.
My point is this: the WIPO will never be able to resolve more THAN 5/8/10 OLYMPIC domains to be transfered PER MONTH. LOL!
LOL!
My Olympicsite.com has 99.99999999% chance to survive in 2012.
