Order — ECLI:EU:T:2006:347
Date: 2006-11-15
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Fifth Chamber
Based on: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (1957)
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Concepts: Actions before the Community Courts
Procedure: Action for annulment

Order of the Court of First Instance of 15 November 2006 - Anheuser-Busch v OHIM - Budějovický Budvar (BUDWEISER) (Case T-366/05) 1 (Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community word mark BUDWEISER - Earlier international word marks and figurative marks BUDWEISER and BUDWEISER BUDVAR - Refusal to register - Restriction of the goods covered - Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: Anheuser-Busch (Saint Louis, Missouri, United States) (represented by: V. von Bomhard, B. Goebel, A. Renck and A. Pohlmann, lawyers) Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, Agent) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the Court of First Instance: Budějovický Budvar, národní podnik (Česke Budějovice, Czech Republic) (represented by: F. Fajgenbaum, lawyer) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 11 July 2005 (Case R 514/2004-2) relating to opposition proceedings between Budějovický Budvar, národní podnik, and Anheuser Busch, Inc. Operative part of the order 1. The action is dismissed; 2. Anheuser Busch, Inc., shall pay its own costs and those incurred by the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) and by Budějovický Budvar, národní podnik. ____________ 1 - OJ C 330, 24.12.2005.