Is it illegal to personify mascots?

It is illegal to personify mascots. BOCOG has issued a separate announcement to protect the intellectual property rights of the emblem and mascot. No organization or individual may, under any circumstances, disassemble, distort or tamper with the emblem and mascot, or take the emblem as a part of other designs.

The Olympic spirit is embodied as follows:

According to the international practice of the Olympic movement, Olympic symbols such as emblem and mascot not only have general commercial attributes, but also embody the Olympic spirit. Protecting them according to law is not only from the commercial point of view, but also the commitment of the host country and city to the international community, and it is also a respect for the dignity of the Olympic Movement. The spoof spread of the emblem and mascot of the Beijing Olympic Games not only violates the Olympic spirit, but also violates the relevant laws and regulations of our country. BOCOG will reserve the right to take corresponding legal measures against some infringers depending on the development of the situation.

The definition of mascot infringement is:

1, to determine the scope of protection of design patents;

2. Determine whether the patented product of design and the infringing product belong to the same or similar products. The infringement comparison of design patents should follow the principle of overall observation and comprehensive judgment. The most easily observed part of the design product in normal use, as well as the design features different from the existing design, have a greater impact on the overall visual effect.

The role of mascots:

It is used to express people's emotional wishes, which means that we can know what people cherish and the lifestyle of our nation. Mascot is an object that people give things different meanings based on their original attributes and characteristics, make them processed and express people's emotional wishes. The meaning of mascots is mainly to bring good luck and good luck to people.

Meaning of mascot:

The handling methods used by mascots include attribute extension, homophonic, legend addition, artistic treatment and so on. Enlarge or extend the attributes of things to make them have auspicious meanings; Use the homonym of objects to make them auspicious; Many mascots are passed down from mouth to mouth and have never seen the real thing; Draw and carve patterns on mascots to express good luck.

patent law of the people's republic of china

Article 16 An inventor or designer has the right to state clearly in the patent document that he is an inventor or designer. The patentee has the right to indicate the patent mark on his patented product or the packaging of the product.