- (a) An application for registration of a mark that uses a symbol, emblem, trademark, trade name, or insignia of the International Olympic Committee or the United States Olympic Committee; or which consists of or includes the words, "Olympic," "Olympiad," or "Citius Altius Fortius," or a combination or simulation of those words must be accompanied by a letter from the United States Olympic Committee consenting to its use as a trademark or service mark and its registration as a trademark or service mark.
- (b) Written consent from the United States Olympic Committee for the registration of the mark is not determinative of the issue of registrability under the provisions of §16.051 of the Business & Commerce Code.
Source Note:The provisions of this §93.40 adopted to be effective September 1, 2012, 37 TexReg 6287.