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Foley & Lardner LLP

Keeping the Flame Alive: How IP Protects the Legacy of the Olympics

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Historically, the Olympic Games rank high as one of the most effective international marketing platforms in the world, reaching billions of people in more than 200 countries and territories across the globe. The International...more

Kaufman & Canoles

Ambush Marketing at the Olympics

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The Olympics, long an international spectacle featuring the highest caliber athletes from around the world competing for gold, also features another, less well-known battleground: the competition between companies hoping to...more

Knobbe Martens

Olympics Advertising – Don’t be Ambushed by Rule 40

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The Olympics are coming! Now is a good time for brand owners who are planning promotional activities related to the Olympic games, or have endorsement agreements with Olympic athletes, to review the rules and make sure they...more

Mayer Brown

Ambush Marketing in Events

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The Paris 2024 Olympic Games are about to begin, along with discussions around ambush marketing. Ambush marketing involves the opportunistic use of events to promote products and/or services without actually financially...more

Lerman Senter PLLC

Broadcasts and Promotions Related to the 2024 Summer Olympic Games

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The Summer Olympic Games will begin on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) carefully protect Olympic trademarks and...more

Hogan Lovells

Foul play - first enforcement of Italian Decree on ambush marketing

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On 19 April 2022, the first-ever decision based on Italian Law Decree No. 16/2020 – regulating ambush marketing – was issued. It fined the multinational e-commerce company Zalando SE ("Zalando") for an ambush marketing...more

Foster Garvey PC

Planning a Super Bowl- or Olympics-Themed Marketing Campaign? Quick Tips for Staying in Bounds and Avoiding Disqualification

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Super Bowl - With the Super Bowl coming up, it is important for brands looking to capitalize on football-themed promotions to remember that the terms “Super Bowl” and “Super Sunday” are registered trademarks guarded by...more

Smart & Biggar

Playing with Fire? Ambush marketing and the Olympic Games

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The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games officially kick-off today. Taking place a year later than scheduled as a result of the pandemic, and amid no small amount of controversy, the Games will look a little different than...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Rule 40 Changes Create New Olympic Opportunities, Challenges

Advertisers may be able to take advantage of new marketing opportunities during the Olympic Games in 2020 thanks to the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) revising their guidance around Rule 40 of the Olympic...more

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“Congrats and Thanks” U.S. Olympic Committee Expands Personal Sponsorship Marketing for Athletes and Sponsors at Tokyo 2020

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Brands will attempt to advertise and get their message through wherever people are watching, and people watch the Olympic Games in large numbers. Thus, just as official paid sponsorships of the Games is quite costly, other...more

Hogan Lovells

German courts set advertising stage for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo

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Although the opening ceremony of the next Olympic Games in Tokyo is still more than a year away, recent decisions of the German courts are already preparing the stage for commercial and advertising activities evolving around...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Be Careful When Marketing Around the Olympics

As consumers get ready to watch the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, some companies are getting ready to capitalize on the public enthusiasm. Many marketers want to incorporate Olympics-related themes – ranging from overt mentions...more

Smart & Biggar

Danger in the Korean Peninsula: Ambush marketing and the Olympic Games

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For a few weeks every two years, the Summer and Winter Olympic Games offer brand owners and advertisers the opportunity to reach billions of people in hundreds of countries. The Summer Games in Rio 2016 reached a television...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Advertising Law - August 2016 #3

ANA, 4As Battle Over Transparency Guidance - Two industry groups are engaging in a public battle over transparency. The dispute began when a joint task force was formed between the American Association of...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

MarkIt to MarketTM - August 2016

The August 2016 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to MarketTM newsletter explores the guidelines surrounding claims of "Made in the USA" and the use of scents to build strong brand identities. ...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Avoiding the Road to Ruin in Your Road To Rio Marketing Blitz

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Late last month, the United States Olympic Committee (the “USOC”) sent a few not so nice warning letters to brands that sponsor athletes, but chose not to pay the “golden” price of becoming an “official” sponsor of the games....more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Grab the Rings and Go For the Gold, At Your Own Risk

The 2016 Summer Olympic Games are about one month away, and as athletes are getting ready to compete for medals, companies are getting ready to compete for consumers. Many marketers think that including Olympics-related...more

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