Host cities of the Olympic games usually register trademarks when they apply as a candidate to host the Games – and Tokyo 2020 is no different. Trademark protection for the Tokyo 2020 logo allows the Japanese Olympic Committee to commercialise the Tokyo Games and prevent knock-off goods or services
Date: September 17, 2021
The Olympic symbol of five interconnected rings (the Olympic Rings) is protected by the Nairobi Treaty in the Protection of the Olympic Symbol in 1981 and a registered trademark by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which prohibits the use of the symbol for commercial purposes unless authorised