<VV> Corvair Olympics Preparing

[Frank DuVal]

Yes, we used to have Olympic Auto Parts in this area. They had a name 
change to Olympus Auto Parts for that very reason.

Frank DuVal

Mark Corbin wrote:

>Better beware. The USOC and IOC OWN the trademark name of "Olympic".
>They've sued at least one organization (and a couple of businesses) over
>the use of it, and the organization had to change its name. Oddly enough,
>they haven't tried to sue the "Special Olympics" over it, probably because
>they'd look like the Grinch if they did.
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>FWIW, the US Congress in its infinite wisdom granted the USOC and IOC
>trademark status for the word "olympic" and thus eliminated it from being
>considered generic or in the pubic domain.
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>-Mark
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