Nock warned entities which are not official sponsors of the Olympics or Team Kenya against unlicensed use of Olympic properties like the Olympic rings, the Olympic Anthem, flag, motto, flame and torches, the Olympic designations, words “Olympics”, and “Tokyo 2020”, and all references to competing teams. Of concern though was the warning against unlicensed use of its properties including “Team Kenya” and names, images and likeness of Team Kenya sports men and women. There are some problems with Nock’s claims since properties under its custody require protection by registered trademark. According to the Kipi and Wipo databases, East Africa Breweries Limited (EABL) owns “Team Kenya”. Nock has not registered “Team Kenya” Trade Mark.

Source: Standard Digital August 02, 2021 21:00 UTC