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Old Thu Jun 21, 2012, 11:40am
Camron Rust Camron Rust is offline
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Originally Posted by Eastshire View Post
IAABO is trademarked, just like the Super Bowl is. Legally, the tournament organizer must get permission to use the trademark in its advertising. Just having IAABO officials isn't sufficient.
When IAABO certifies the official, they have implicitly given that official the right to use and claim that certification. What good would a certification be if the certified official were barred from advertising it.
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