(World cup) trade mark issue
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- chrisRG
How do I find out if it's ok to use something like:
"Kick it world cup game"I heard FIFA won't allow anyone to use "world cup" on any context, any one has any experience on that?
- utopian0
Just do it.
- detritus0
The term 'World Cup' isn't exclusive to football, so FIFA can't own it, so FIFA can go fuck themselves.
- yurimon0
Just replace the word cup http://thesaurus.com/browse/cup
- feel0
the global chalice
- lodef0
I am making a documentary called "One World Cup" but it might be different from what you're intending because its in a non-commercial, documentary/ journalistic context. They don't own the actual word mark but they do protect it legally in certain circumstances. The best bet is to try and distance your use as much as possible from their event and branding, make it as generic as possible.
- doesnotexist0
you can't use it to sell something (that's why the samsung commercial is like that), so yeah you can use it in a journalistic sense.