After 4 long years, the time has come again: The biggest kick-off of the year will be taking place on 12th June. The football world cup in Brazil is an excellent opportunity to get creative again. But: similar to the Olympic Games in Sotchi, it is important to respect third party trademarks. This is particularly true for FIFA copyrights on images and wording – so please bear this in mind.
Taboo: the official FIFA logo and slogan (see image above) as well as any word combination such as “All in one rhythm”, “Football World Cup”, “Brazil 2014” or abbreviations such as “WC 2014” etc.
HERE you can find an official FIFA guideline for using their logo and slogans.
Spreadshirt cannot condone unauthorised distribution of trademarks, and this is also true for logos and brands of FIFA’s sponsors, partners and other trademarks.
A comprehensive list of FIFA partners can be found on this site.
More information about image and word trademarks can be found on the official FIFA homepage.
Registered trademarks can always be examined on i.e. HERE, HERE and HERE as well as on the WIPO site.
Should you have any questions, please get in touch with our Service or leave a comment below.
thanks for the article, very inspiring dan positive…