Belgian theater to back down from Tokyo Olympics logo suit

Belgian theater to back down from Tokyo Olympics logo suit

Belgian designer Olivier Debie, who filed a plagiarism lawsuit along with The Theatre de Liege of Belgium against the 2020 Tokyo Olympics logo, speaks to reporters in Liege, Belgium, on Sept. 22, 2015, a day after a lawyer for the theater said it will withdraw from the suit. Debie said he will continue with the action. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Belgian designer not to drop suit despite Olympics logo withdrawal

Belgian designer not to drop suit despite Olympics logo withdrawal

Undated photo shows Olivier Debie, the designer of a Belgian theater logo who says his creation was plagiarized in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic logo. Debie said on Sept. 1, 2015, that he will not drop the lawsuit he has filed, despite a decision by the Games' organizing committee to scrap the controversial design. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Belgian designer files suit to halt use of Tokyo Olympic logo

Belgian designer files suit to halt use of Tokyo Olympic logo

Undated photo shows Olivier Debie, the designer of a Belgian theater logo who says his creation was plagiarized in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic symbol. Debie filed suit in Belgium seeking to get the International Olympic Committee to halt its use, his lawyer said on Aug. 14, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Court action eyed if no step taken to stop use of Tokyo Olympic logo

Court action eyed if no step taken to stop use of Tokyo Olympic logo

Photo taken Aug. 3, 2015, shows Olivier Debie, the designer of a Belgian theater logo who says his creation was plagiarized in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic symbol. Debie has indicated that court action will be readied in Belgium as early as Aug. 10 to get the International Olympic Committee to halt the use of the Olympic logo. Tokyo Olympic logo designer Kenjiro Sano has dismissed the plagiarism accusation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo