By: Wentworth S.B. No. 529 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT 1-1 relating to remedies for unauthorized use of certain Olympic 1-2 symbols. 1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-4 SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 16, Business & Commerce 1-5 Code, is amended by adding Section 16.30 to read as follows: 1-6 Sec. 16.30. OLYMPIC SYMBOLS. (a) Without the permission of 1-7 the United States Olympic Committee, a person may not, for the 1-8 purpose of trade, to induce the sale of goods or services, or to 1-9 promote a theatrical exhibition, athletic performance, or 1-10 competition, use: 1-11 (1) the symbol of the International Olympic Committee, 1-12 consisting of five interlocking rings; 1-13 (2) the emblem of the United States Olympic Committee, 1-14 consisting of an escutcheon having a blue chief and vertically 1-15 extending red and white bars on the base with five interlocking 1-16 rings displayed on the chief; 1-17 (3) a trademark, trade name, sign, symbol, or insignia 1-18 falsely representing association with or authorization by the 1-19 International Olympic Committee or the United States Olympic 1-20 Committee; or 1-21 (4) the words "Olympic," "Olympiad," or "Citius 1-22 Altius Fortius" or a combination or simulation of those words that 1-23 tends to cause confusion or mistake, to deceive, or to suggest 1-24 falsely a connection with the United States Olympic Committee or an 2-1 Olympic activity. 2-2 (b) On violation of Subsection (a), the United States 2-3 Olympic Committee is entitled to the remedies available to a 2-4 registrant on infringement of a mark registered under this chapter. 2-5 SECTION 2. (a) The change in law made by this Act applies 2-6 only to a violation of Section 16.30, Business & Commerce Code, as 2-7 added by this Act, committed on or after the effective date of this 2-8 Act. For purposes of this section, a violation is committed before 2-9 the effective date of this Act if any element of the violation 2-10 occurs before that date. 2-11 (b) A violation committed before the effective date of this 2-12 Act is covered by the law in effect when the violation was 2-13 committed, and the former law is continued in effect for that 2-14 purpose. 2-15 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 1995. 2-16 SECTION 4. The importance of this legislation and the 2-17 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-18 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-19 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-20 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.