(November 11, 2005)
The Mascots of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the
XXIX Olympiad (refer to Beijing 2008 Olympiad Mascots, hereafter
the Mascots, including the image and name of the Mascots, and the
same below) were revealed today. This Committee makes the following
proclamation regarding the protection of the intellectual property
rights of the Mascots:
1. In accordance with the Regulations on the Protection of
Olympic Symbols, this Committee is the right holder of the Mascots,
and it has handled the procedure to put the Mascots as Olympic
Symbols on the record at the State Administration for Industry and
Commerce.
2. The application for the Mascots trademark registration was
submitted to the Trademark Bureau of the State Administration for
Industry and Commerce today, with this Committee as the
applicant.
3. This Committee holds the intact copyright of the Mascots, and
has submitted the application for the Mascots? copyright
registration to the Copyright Bureau of Beijing today.
4. In cooperation with the International Olympic Committee, this
Committee has handled related procedures for the protection of the
intellectual property rights of the Mascots in Hong Kong, Macao,
Taiwan and foreign countries.
5. No organization or individual may use the Mascots for
commercial purposes (including potential commercial purposes, and
the same below) without the authorization of this Committee. In
accordance with the Regulations on the Protection of the Olympic
Symbols, use of the Mascots for Commercial purposes means the use
of the Mascots in following manners:
5.1 The use of the Mascots in goods, packages or containers of
goods or trade documents of goods;
5.2 The use of the Mascots in services;
5.3 The use of the Mascots in advertising, commercial
exhibition, profit-making performance and other commercial
activities;
5.4 The use of the Mascots in selling, importing or exporting
goods bearing the Mascots;
5.5 Manufacturing or selling the Mascots; and
5.6 Other acts of using the Mascots that might mislead people to
think there are sponsorship or other supporting relations between
the doers and this Committee.
6. The use of the Mascots for non-commercial purposes must be
explicitly distinguished from commercial activities. No enterprises
(excluding participants in the Sponsor Program of the Beijing 2008
Olympic Marketing Plan) or operators are allowed to be provided
with business opportunities or advertising publicity, or locate the
use adjacent to commercial advertisements.
7. In accordance with the Patent Law of the People s Republic of
China (in particular the provisions of Articles Five and 23), and
Rules on the Examination of the Application for the Patent of the
External Design of Olympic Symbols stipulated by the Patent Office
under the State Intellectual Property Office of the People s
Republic of China, in the application for patent(s), no
organization or individual may be in conflict with the lawful
rights obtained priorly by this Committee in relation with the
Mascots.
8. In the application to the relevant authorities for the
registration of domain name and other rights, no organization or
individual may be in conflict with the lawful rights obtained
priorly by this Committee in relation with the Mascots.
9. Under any circumstances, organizations and individuals should
uphold the legitimacy and seriousness of the Mascots, and must not
misrepresent or tamper with the Mascots. The user of the Mascots
should adhere strictly to the Mascots-related technical standards
and other standardized documentations.
10. In addition to adhering strictly to the Regulations on the
Protection of Olympic Symbols, the user of the Mascots within the
administrative region of Beijing should also adhere to the Rules of
Beijing Municipality Concerning the Protection of Olympic-Related
Intellectual Property Rights.
11. Upon discovery of any infringement on the intellectual
property rights of the Mascots, this Committee will call on
relevant authorities to look into the matter and deal with it
according to law and define the responsibilities of the
infringer(s).
12. This Committee welcomes any organization or individual to
report infringement of the intellectual property rights of the
Mascots. For infringement reporting, please contact us at
Fax: (86) 010?64002577; or
Email: legal@beijing-olympic.org.cn
The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX
Olympiad
(http://en.beijing2008.com
November 11, 2005)