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Olympics
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Sports Shorts
Paris Olympics & Paralympics – Part 1: Pre-Games Spotlight
The cloud of Covid-19 (which loomed so large over Tokyo 2020 and Beijing 2022) has thankfully dissipated, but the lead up to the 2024 Olympiad in Paris (the “Paris Games”)…
MediaWrites
ASA guidance to help advertisers ‘take home the gold’ ahead of the Paris Olympic Games 2024
In a similar manner to their recent marketing tips ahead of Euro 2020 (see our MediaWrites article here), the ASA has now published guidance to help businesses understand the key…
Sports Shorts
Olympic Games: New Social Media Guidance for 2024 Athletes
By Marisol Mork, Lauryn Durham, Nicole Brenner
With the summer Olympic Games rapidly approaching, the International Olympic Committee (“IOC”) recently announced new guidance for social and digital media at the 2024 games. Our colleagues at SPB’s Global…
China Law Insight
“龙墩墩”贺甲辰年，奥运顶流再换装：聚焦奥运权益的开发与保护
By King & Wood
作者：刘迎 祝晗 2022年北京冬奥会吉祥物“冰墩墩”称得上奥运吉祥物的传奇一笔，凭借着敦厚可爱的外形，“冰墩墩”自2019年9月17日正式亮相以来热度居高不下。四年后的今天，“冰墩墩”又悄悄换装，摇身一变成为甲辰龙年新春特别版吉祥物“龙墩墩”，再次引爆奥运产品市场。2022年北京冬奥会结束后，中国奥委会是否还可以对“冰墩墩”的相关知识产权进行创作开发？ 在未来的漫长岁月中，“冰墩墩”是否可以每年身着新装出现，延续中国人对北京冬奥会的记忆？恰逢2024法国巴黎奥运年之始，借“龙墩墩”抢购浪潮的东风，今天我们就与大家一起探讨一下“龙墩墩”背后的奥运权益开发与保护问题。 阅读更多
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
CNIL Publishes 2024 Investigation Focus Plan
On February 8, 2024, the French Data Protection Authority announced the priority topics for its inspections in 2024. This blog entry provides a summary of the key topics.
Sports Shorts
Faster, higher, stronger. But also more global, sustainable and appealing to youth. A brief overview of how new sports are added to the Olympic Games programme.
By Jack Wood
For the first time in 128 years, cricket returns to the Olympics when it will feature at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games ("LA28"). It has been a long leave…
Sports Shorts
Flying the Flag for Football at LA 2028 – A Review of the Latest Sport To Be Added to the Olympic Roster
In October 2023, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that flag football will be one of five new sports (along with T20 cricket, baseball/softball, lacrosse and squash) to be introduced…
La Revue
Que reste-t-il de nos amours ?
Sens dessus dessous, le droit à la morale et le mélange du gratin et des nouilles deviennent compliqués. Ça sent le brûlé. C'est quand qu'on va où ? Plus haut-Plus vite-Plus…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigrant of the Day: Kaillie Humphries (Canada)
By Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, LinkKaillie Humphries, née Simundson, won gold for the United States at the Beijing 2022 winter Olympics. Her sport: monosled.…
Boundary Breakthroughs
Do You Believe in Miracles? YES!
By Bob Zierman
Do you believe in miracles? YES! 42 years ago, those words marked a young Al Michaels conclusion to the call of the US v. USSR semi-final hockey game in the…