Japanese court says Olympics.com articles keep Olympic trademark alive
By Toko Sekiguchi ( July 6, 2026, 08:40 GMT | Insight) -- Japan's Intellectual Property High Court upheld the IOC's "Gorin" trademark, ruling that articles published on Olympics.com constituted trademark use, defeating a non-use challenge and preserving registration of the Olympic-related mark.Japan's Intellectual Property High Court has upheld the International Olympic Committee's trademark registration for "Gorin," a Japanese term commonly used to refer to the Olympic Games, ruling that articles published on the IOC's official Olympics.com website amounted to genuine trademark use and defeated a challenge seeking to cancel the mark for non-use....
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