{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-16.105","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Business \u0026 Commerce Code § 16.105","heading":"OLYMPIC SYMBOLS.","body":"(a) Without the permission of the United States Olympic Committee, a person may not, for the purpose of trade, to induce the sale of goods or services, or to promote a theatrical exhibition, athletic performance, or competition, use:\n(1) the symbol of the International Olympic Committee, consisting of five interlocking rings;\n(2) the emblem of the United States Olympic Committee, consisting of an escutcheon having a blue chief and vertically extending red and white bars on the base with five interlocking rings displayed on the chief;\n(3) a trademark, trade name, sign, symbol, or insignia falsely representing association with or authorization by the International Olympic Committee or the United States Olympic Committee; or\n(4) the words \"Olympic,\" \"Olympiad,\" or \"Citius Altius Fortius\" or a combination or simulation of those words that tends to cause confusion or mistake, to deceive, or to suggest falsely a connection with the United States Olympic Committee or an Olympic activity.\n(b) On violation of Subsection (a), the United States Olympic Committee is entitled to the remedies available to a registrant on infringement of a mark registered under this chapter.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 248, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.\nAmended by:\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 563 (H.B. 3141), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2012.","path":["BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE","TITLE 2. COMPETITION AND TRADE PRACTICES","CHAPTER 16. TRADEMARKS","SUBCHAPTER C. ENFORCEMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.16.htm#16.105","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:56Z","sha256":"e5400e948e7f4dc06c488349d06b8773f8fc8a886ced0a4a88522cc9e4511f9e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-16.104","next":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-16.106"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}