TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT
DIVISION 9: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
§ 9507. Exclusive Right to Name, Seals, Emblems, and Badges. (a) Exclusive right of corporation. Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, the corporation has the exclusive right to use: (1) The name “Northern Marianas Sports Association;” (2) If and when recognized by the International Olympic Committee, the symbol of the International Olympic Committee, consisting of 5 interlocking rings, and the words “Olympic,” “Olympiad,” and “Citius Altius Fortius,” or any combination of those words; provided, that use of the word “Olympic” to identify a business or goods or services is permitted by this section where such use is not combined with any of the intellectual properties referenced in this section; (3) The symbol of the International Paralympic Committee, consisting of 3 TaiGeuks, and the words “Paralympic,” “Paralympiad,” or any combination of those words; (4) The symbol of the International University Sports Federation (FISU); (5) The symbol of the Pacific Games Council; (6) The symbol of the Micronesian Games Council; and (7) Any emblem of the corporation. (b) Contributors and suppliers. The corporation may authorize contributors and suppliers of goods or services to use names, symbols, words, and/or emblems, or any combination thereof to advertise that the contributions, goods, or services were donated or supplied to, or approved, selected, or used by, the corporation, any team representing the Northern Mariana Islands in international athletic competitions, or team members. (c) Civil action for unauthorized use. The corporation shall have the right to enforce the rights provided for in subsection (a) by an appropriate civil action against any person, seeking injunctive, monetary, or other relief, if the person, without the consent of the corporation, uses for the purpose of trade, to induce the sale of any goods or services, or to promote any theatrical exhibition, athletic performance, or competition, the names, symbols, words, and/or emblems, or any combination thereof. Source: PL 4-66, § 1 (§ 9407); repealed by PL 18-49 § 4(c) (May 7, 2014); new section enacted by PL 18-49 § 3(106) (May 7, 2014), modified. Commission Comment: See the comment to 1 CMC § 9501. The Commission corrected the capitalization of the word “If” in subsection (a)(2) pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(f). The Commission moved punctuation inside quotation marks pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(g).