February 08, 2017
The International Olympic Committee has settled cybersquatting claims against a man who registered hundreds of domain names with a city-year convention similar to that used by Olympics host cities, according to documents filed in Texas federal court Wednesday, the deal coming after a federal judge had gutted most of the trademark-related claims last year.
July 08, 2016
Although the U.S. and international Olympic committees are known to be aggressive enforcers of their Olympic trademarks, attorneys say that even with the help of anti-cybersquatting laws they may hit a wall trying to take website domains that combine a city name and year from a person who bought up more than a hundred such sites.
July 05, 2016
A Texas federal judge on Friday tossed most of a lawsuit brought by the International Olympic Committee against a man who has registered hundreds of domain names for potential Olympics hosting cities, finding that the IOC had not shown the man was using the domain names to sell goods or services.