Olympic Symbol etc. (Protection) Act 1995
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1995 c. 32 |
(1) There shall be a right, to be known as the Olympics association right.(2) The right shall carry with it the rights and remedies provided by this Act, which shall be exercisable by such person as the Secretary of State may appoint more than one person;may make different appointments for different purposes;may make provision for joint or concurrent exercise of rights;may apply (with or without modifications) or make provision similar to a provision of section 23 of the Trade Marks Act 1994 (c. 26) (co-ownership) .(3) An order under subsection (2) above which revokes a previous order under that subsection may contain such supplementary and transitional provision as the Secretary of State (4) A statutory instrument containing an order under subsection (2) above shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.(1) The Olympics association right shall confer exclusive rights in relation to the use of the Olympic symbol, the Olympic motto and the protected words.constitutes infringement under section 3 below, andis done without the consent of the person for the time being appointed under section 1(2) above (in this Act referred to as “the proprietor”) .(3) The proprietor may exploit the rights conferred by subsection (1) above for gain, but may not make any disposition of, or of any interest in or over, them.subsisting immediately before the day on which this Act comes into force, orthe registration of a design under the the registration of a trade mark under the (5) Consent given for the purposes of subsection (2) (b) above by a person appointed under section 1(2) above shall, subject to its terms, be binding on any person subsequently appointed under that provision; and references in this Act to doing anything with, or without, the consent of the proprietor shall be construed accordingly.a representation of the Olympic symbol, the Olympic motto or a protected word, ora representation of something so similar to the Olympic symbol or the Olympic motto as to be likely to create in the public mind an association with it, F9or a word so similar to a protected word as to be likely to create in the public mind an association with the Olympic Games or the Olympic movement affixes it to goods or the packaging thereof,incorporates it in a flag or banner,offers or exposes for sale, puts on the market or stocks for those purposes goods which bear it or whose packaging bears it,imports or exports goods which bear it or whose packaging bears it,offers or supplies services under a sign which consists of or contains it, oruses it on business papers or in advertising.in publishing or broadcasting a report of a sporting or other event forming part of the Olympic Games,in publishing or broadcasting information about the Olympic Games,as an incidental inclusion in a literary work, dramatic work, artistic work, sound recording, film or broadcast, within the meaning of Part I of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c. 48) (copyright) , oras an inclusion in an advertisement for a publication or broadcast of a kind described in paragraph (a) or (b) .(2) But the exceptions in subsection (1) (a) and (b) do not apply to advertising material which is published or broadcast at the same time as, or in connection with, a report or information.any kind of contractual relationship,any kind of commercial relationship,any kind of corporate or structural connection, andthe provision by a person of financial or other support for or in connection with the Olympic Games or the Olympic movement, butaccords with honest practices in industrial or commercial matters, anddoes not make promotional or other commercial use of a protected word by incorporating it in a context to which the Olympic Games and the Olympic movement are
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