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Document 62007TA0191
Case T-191/07: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 25 March 2009 — Anheuser-Busch v OHIM — Budějovický Budvar (BUDWEISER) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community word mark BUDWEISER — Earlier international word and figurative marks BUDWEISER and Budweiser Budvar — Relative grounds for refusal — Article 8(1)(a) and (b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Genuine use of the earlier trade mark — Article 43(2) and (3) of Regulation No 40/94 — Infringement of rights of defence — Statement of reasons — Article 73 of Regulation No 40/94 — Late submission of documents — Discretion granted by Article 74(2) of Regulation No 40/94)
Case T-191/07: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 25 March 2009 — Anheuser-Busch v OHIM — Budějovický Budvar (BUDWEISER) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community word mark BUDWEISER — Earlier international word and figurative marks BUDWEISER and Budweiser Budvar — Relative grounds for refusal — Article 8(1)(a) and (b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Genuine use of the earlier trade mark — Article 43(2) and (3) of Regulation No 40/94 — Infringement of rights of defence — Statement of reasons — Article 73 of Regulation No 40/94 — Late submission of documents — Discretion granted by Article 74(2) of Regulation No 40/94)
Case T-191/07: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 25 March 2009 — Anheuser-Busch v OHIM — Budějovický Budvar (BUDWEISER) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community word mark BUDWEISER — Earlier international word and figurative marks BUDWEISER and Budweiser Budvar — Relative grounds for refusal — Article 8(1)(a) and (b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Genuine use of the earlier trade mark — Article 43(2) and (3) of Regulation No 40/94 — Infringement of rights of defence — Statement of reasons — Article 73 of Regulation No 40/94 — Late submission of documents — Discretion granted by Article 74(2) of Regulation No 40/94)
OJ C 113, 16.5.2009, p. 34–34
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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16.5.2009 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 113/34 |
Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 25 March 2009 — Anheuser-Busch v OHIM — Budějovický Budvar (BUDWEISER)
(Case T-191/07) (1)
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark BUDWEISER - Earlier international word and figurative marks BUDWEISER and Budweiser Budvar - Relative grounds for refusal - Article 8(1)(a) and (b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Genuine use of the earlier trade mark - Article 43(2) and (3) of Regulation No 40/94 - Infringement of rights of defence - Statement of reasons - Article 73 of Regulation No 40/94 - Late submission of documents - Discretion granted by Article 74(2) of Regulation No 40/94)
2009/C 113/69
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Anheuser-Busch, Inc. (Saint Louis, Missouri, United States) (represented by: V. von Bomhard and A. Renck, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervening before the Court of First Instance: Budějovický Budvar, národní podnik (České Budějovice, Czech Republic) (represented by: K. Čermák, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 20 March 2007 (Case R 299/2006-2) relating to opposition proceedings between Budějovický Budvar, národní podnik and Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders Anheuser-Busch, Inc. to bear, in addition to its own costs, the costs of OHIM and Budějovický Budvar, národní podnik. |