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Documents provided by trademark attorneys for Olympic for International Olympic Committee & Red Cross for NCSG consideration:
"Thank you all for taking the time to speak with me in Dakar regarding the Governmental Advisory Committee's proposal to protect Olympic and Red Cross terminology in the new generic Top-Level Domains.
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As the IOC has stated to ICANN counsel, "\[T\]he Nairobi Treaty on Protection of the Olympic Symbol obligates all participating nations to protect the Olympic Symbol-- the five interlocking rings-- against any commercial use without the express authorization of the IOC. The Nairobi Treaty demonstrates that sixty-five65 signatory nations, including forty eight48 contracting parties, are dedicated to protecting the Olympic rings--- and also the Olympic properties generally ---in in recognition of the unique nature of the Olympic movement.” Letter from Urs LaCotte and Howard M. Stupp to Kurt Pritz and Amy Stathos, available at [http://www.icann.org/en/correspondence/lacotte-stupp-to-pritz-stathos-01feb11-en.pdf|http://www.icann.org/en/correspondence/lacotte-stupp-to-pritz-stathos-01feb11-en.pdf]<span style="color: #000000">(February 1, 2011). "The Nairobi Treaty protects the Olympic Symbol--<span style="text-decoration: line-through; ">the the five interlocking rings rings</span>-- rather than the words OLYMPIC or OLYMPIAD. The Treaty demonstrates the international breadth of legal protection enjoyed by the Olympic movement. The treaty shows that unique protection for the Olympic words and symbols is an internationally accepted principle of law that should be applied to the domain name system.” Letter from Howard M. Stupp to Kurt Pritz and Amy Stathos, available </span>[at|athttp://www.icann.org/en/correspondence/stupp-to-pritz-stathos-04apr11-en.pdf][http://www.icann.org/en/correspondence/stupp-to-pritz-stathos-04apr11-en.pdf|athttp://www.icann.org/en/correspondence/stupp-to-pritz-stathos-04apr11-en.pdf]<span style="color: #0500ff"> </span><span style="color: #000000">(April 4, 2011).</span> |
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