Archive for the ‘Official Marks’ Category
Tuesday, November 13th, 2007
In its October 25th, 2006 Annual Report, the Vancouver Organizing
Committee (VANOC) announced its intention to implement special legislation
to protect the Olympic brand and to prevent ambush marketing of its
sponsors for the period leading up to the 2010 Winter Olympics. As a
result, on June 22, 2007, Bill C-47, the Olympic and ...
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Tuesday, November 13th, 2007
For more than a decade one of the world’s most recognized emblems – the
red cross on a white background – has been shared amicably between the
commercial giant health care company, Johnson & Johnson (J&J), and the
non-profit help organization, American Red Cross (ARC). J&J has used the
symbol on its commercial products ...
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Monday, November 12th, 2007
As I understand it, the American Red Cross (“ARC”) licensed its mark to companies (to be used on emergency/safety kits) for a fee which went to fund its disaster-response efforts. Johnson & Johnson (“JnJ”) is suing the ARC and its licensees over its use of the mark which it ...
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