AOC case against Telstra dismissed

A federal court judge has dismissed the Australian Olympic Committee's legal case against Telstra for its Rio-themed marketing campaign.

Inside A Telstra Corp. Retail Outlet As Company Reports Full-Year Results — The Telstra Corp. logo is displayed inside a retail store in Melbourne, Australia, on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015. Source: AAP

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Published 29 July 2016 3:32pm

Updated 29 July 2016 3:55pm

Source: AAP

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The Australian Olympic Committee has lost its Federal Court case against Telstra over its "I go to Rio" marketing campaign.

The AOC took Telstra to court after the telco released a series of TV commercials featuring a revamped version of the Peter Allen hit describing Telstra as the "Official Technology Partner" of the Seven Network.

In a Sydney court on Friday, Justice Michael Wigley dismissed the AOC's application and directed it to pay Telstra's legal costs.

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