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.

The Telstra Corp. logo is displayed inside a retail store in Melbourne, Australia, on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015. Source: AAP

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.