The trademark BRAZIL 2014 was filed by Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), a corporation established under the laws of the Swiss Confederation (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on February 1, 2009, and received one opposition filed on March 19, 2009 by Carletti A/S on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued March 19, 2009
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (French was selected as the second language).
Divisions of EUTM registrations of the trademark registration was recorded on June 15, 2009.
The Opposition with reference B 001498339 was refused according to Article 8(1)(a) CTMR with decision issued on May 27, 2010 by the EUIPO.