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|facts=* The [https://uscode.house.gov/statutes/pl/95/606.pdf Amateur Sports Act] of 1978 chartered the [https://www.teamusa.com/ U.S. Olympic Committee] ("Olympics") as a private corporation | |||
* The aforesaid Act gave the Committee the exclusive right to use the word "Olympic" & authority to use others who mis-used the word | |||
* In 1981, the San Francisco Arts & Athletics, Inc. (San Francisco Athletics; "Athletics") advertised the "Gay Olympic Games" | |||
* Athletics sold merchandise bearing the name "Gay Olympic Games" for the event | |||
* Olympics asked Athletics to stop using the name "Olympic" | |||
|procedural_history=* Olympics sued Athletics to prohibit (enjoin) Athletics from using the word "Olympic" | |||
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|link=https://www.quimbee.com/cases/san-francisco-arts-amp-athletics-inc-v-united-states-olympic-committee | |link=https://www.quimbee.com/cases/san-francisco-arts-amp-athletics-inc-v-united-states-olympic-committee | ||
Revision as of 22:35, April 28, 2024
| San Francisco Athletics v. US Olympics | |
| Court | Supreme Court of the United States |
|---|---|
| Citation | 483 U.S. 522 |
| Date decided | June 25, 1987 |
| Appealed from | 9th Circuit |
Facts
- The Amateur Sports Act of 1978 chartered the U.S. Olympic Committee ("Olympics") as a private corporation
- The aforesaid Act gave the Committee the exclusive right to use the word "Olympic" & authority to use others who mis-used the word
- In 1981, the San Francisco Arts & Athletics, Inc. (San Francisco Athletics; "Athletics") advertised the "Gay Olympic Games"
- Athletics sold merchandise bearing the name "Gay Olympic Games" for the event
- Olympics asked Athletics to stop using the name "Olympic"
Procedural History
- Olympics sued Athletics to prohibit (enjoin) Athletics from using the word "Olympic"
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