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5 August 2016Trademarks

US Olympic Committee grilled over TM ‘bullying’

A law firm claims it has sued the US Olympic Committee (USOC) on behalf of a Minnesota-based carpet cleaning business over its ‘bullying’ tactics surrounding Olympic themed hashtags.

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