Maine's Redneck Olympics Threatened with Lawsuit[U S Olympic Committee]

MPBN ^ | 08/10/2011 | Jay Field

[Jack Hammer]

So when are they going to sue the Special Olympics?

“Olympics” is a generic term for any rigorous competition, IMHO.

But let’s see what the courts say.

[Dilbert San Diego]

Thanks for the info from a professional in the business.

[Red Barr]

I am pig biting angry at the Olympic Committee telling or ordering the “rednecks” in Maine not to use the title Olympics regarding rednecks… I am not a “redneck” but what ever happen to free speech and having great time.

[Gene Eric]

Fine, call it the Redneck Olympigs.

[Red Barr]

[chaosagent]

Since there is a World Series of Poker, I assume that baseball has not done anything to trademark the name “World Series”.

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Athletics and card game exhibitions are unrelated services.

But don’t mind me, I’ve only been practicing trademark law for decades.

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But I seem to remember stories about the USOC threatening places like restaurants and dry cleaners for using the word ‘Olympic’.

Is this due to the fact that this protection was done by an act of Congress? Or what?

[BykrBayb]

One of my favorite SNL skits of all time.

SNL All Drug Olympics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPcBIw2422U

[Gil4]

Special Olympics probably has been granted permission to use the name.

I would be surprised if the Redneck Olympics wasn’t a competition of some sort.

[Cboldt]

-- I would be surprised if the Redneck Olympics wasn't a competition of some sort. --

Yeah, there were definielty competitions. Eight events.

Redneck Olympics, Pig Roast and Music Festival. There will be eight Redneck Olympic events like bobbing for pigs feet, wife carrying, pie eating, and water mellon haul. There will also be mud runs, lawn mower races and a wet T-shirt contest. Ice cold beer will be available. Also at the event will be six (6) bands for musical entertainment.

[reasonisfaith]

Not conflicts. Lawsuits. They help avoid lawsuits.

[fight_truth_decay]

Liberals have a great time?..they always are so angry calling the Right, Nazi etc..an on-line mag staff member had to be erased from further view [called kill the evidence of bias] on a personal facebook page via friend when calling Republicans: Nazi to another "friend" on that site--which turned into a firestorm of words. People wonder why a well known mag which has added political views is losing to competition same state glossy mags which focus showing the beauty of "that state", the real estate available, events etc which use none of this political rhetoric.

[fight_truth_decay]

Liberals have a great time?..they always are so angry calling the Right, Nazi etc..an on-line mag staff member had to be erased from further view [called kill the evidence of bias] on a personal facebook page via friend when calling Republicans: Nazi to another "friend" on that site--which turned into a firestorm of words. People wonder why a well known mag which has added political views is losing to competition same state glossy mags which focus showing the beauty of "that state", the real estate available, events etc which use none of this political rhetoric.