BOCOG: Bird's Nest under IPR protection

Recently, relevant principal from the Legal Affairs Department of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) talked on the litigation by the National Stadium Limited on the image infringement.

The principal said that the National Stadium ("Bird's Nest") is the main venue of Beijing Olympic Games. With its original and significant image, Bird's Nest has become a symbol of the 2008 Olympic Games as well as the "New Beijing, Great Olympics" logo.

As the legal owner of "Bird's Nest", the National Stadium Limited took the legal measures to safeguard their legitimate rights and interests. It is also conducive to safeguarding the international image of Beijing Olympic Games, guaranteeing the order of Olympic IPR management and protecting the Olympic landscape management and market development.

According to "Olympic Charter" and "Olympic Host City Contract", all the Olympic related works, including the image of the Olympic venues, fall under the Olympic intellectual property protection and management. [Chinese version is available on Legal Daily]