The trademark FIREFOX was filed by IMPORTACIONES Y EXPORTACIONES VARMA, S.A., a corporation established under the laws of the Kingdom of Spain (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on June 9, 2015, and received one opposition filed on September 8, 2015 by SAZERAC COMPANY, INC. on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by CARLOS POLO & ASOCIADOS and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued September 8, 2015
The application was filed in Spanish, and Spanish was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).