Bing Dundun is the mascot of the National Winter Olympics. It does not belong to any one person, so authorization must be obtained with the consent of the country.
:
The exclusive rights of Bingdundun belong to the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee. Bingdundun's cartoon image constitutes a work of art and is protected by the Copyright Law and subject to the restrictions on fair use of works in Article 24 of the Copyright Law. The production and sale of Bingdundun's pirated peripherals is "copying and using Olympic symbols and Olympic-related works without permission" and violates the "Regulations on the Protection of Olympic Symbols", "Regulations on the Management of Special Symbols", "Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China" and "China Trademark Law". Patent Law of the People's Republic of China, Advertising Law of the People's Republic of China, and Anti-Unfair Competition Law of the People's Republic of China