oe livier says the emblem looks exactly like one he created for a theater. he posted them on twitter. and he noted they shared a striking resemblance in composition and form. debi says he's consultsing the theater and a lawyer to decide whether to take legal action. other critics say the logo reminds them of a motif by a spanish design company. that logo was created to solicit donations for northern japan after the 2011 disaster. the organizers of the games say they checked registered trademarks worldwide before unveiling the logo. and they've discussed the issue with the designer. they say they don't believe there's a problem, and tokyo's governor agrees. >> translator: i don't see any particular problems, but they look alike. >> international olympic committee spokesperson mark adams says it's not the first time a logo has been questioned. >> i remember when the rio logo was launched there were a number of people saying that it was similar to a different logo. >> adams says the ioc doesn't see any problem with using sano's design. >>> government officials