The U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) zealously protects its use of the word “Olympic” – if it finds another business trying to associate itself with the Olympic Games without having paid a license fee, it goes after them for trademark infringement. That's fine, as stated. The problem here is this: the word “Olympic” has multiple meanings. It's the name of several mountains or mountain ranges around the world, and it's closely associated with many things Greek.
Now the USOC has successfully forced the owner of the Olympic Gyros to change the name of his business – 30 years after the business was founded, and despite the rather obvious fact that the “Olympic” in “Olympic Gryos” refers to things Greek, and not the Olympic Games.
For shame, USOC, for shame – for even trying to do this. And what the hell has happened to our legal system that the USOC could prevail in this travesty?
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