I.-The French Paralympic and Sports Committee is the owner of the national Paralympic emblems.
It is also the custodian of :
1° The Paralympic emblems, flag, motto and symbol;
2° The Paralympic anthem;
3° The logo, mascot, slogan and posters of the Paralympic Games;
4° The year of the Paralympic Games “city + year”, in conjunction with the French National Olympic and Sports Committee;
5° The terms “Paralympic Games”, “Paralympic”, “Paralympiade”, “Paralympism”, “Paralympian” and “Paralympienne”;
6° The acronym “JP”.
II – The act of registering as a trademark, reproducing, imitating, affixing, deleting or modifying the elements and terms mentioned in I or their translations, without the authorisation of the French Paralympic and Sports Committee, is punishable by the penalties set out in Articles L. 716-9 to L. 716-13 of the French Intellectual Property Code.
III – By way of exception to Article II and for acts committed between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2024, the rights and actions arising from this Article shall be exercised by the Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games on its own behalf. However, the French Paralympic and Sports Committee may join any proceedings or body in order to obtain compensation for its own loss.