Sport-China's Olympic body says illegal use of athletes' names as trademarks must stop

[ASFN Admin]

Several Chinese gold medallists from the Tokyo Games, including shooter Yang Qian, table tennis player Chen Meng and 14-year-old diver Quan Hongchan, saw their names illegally registered as trademarks in the alcohol, sportswear and tutoring industries, the report said. Quan had at least 19 trademark applications related to her name in one week after the Olympics, the report said.

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