Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 9 July 2003 in Case T-156/01: Laboratorios RTB, SL v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Article 52(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Earlier figurative and word marks containing the word GIORGI — Application for Community word mark GIORGIO AIRE — Relative ground for refusal — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 40/94 — Proof of use — Article 56(2) and (3) of Regulation No 40/94)
Date: 2003-09-06
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, Spain, action for annulment (EU), trade-mark law

6.9.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 213/31

2. Orders the applicant to pay the costs.

2. Orders the applicant to pay the costs.

( 1) OJ C 227 of 11.8.2001.

(1) OJ C 245 of 1.9.2001.

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

of 9 July 2003

of 3 July 2003

in Case T-156/01: Laboratorios RTB, SL v Office for
Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and
Designs) (OHIM) (1)

in Case T-129/01: José Alejandro, SL v Office for Harmon-
isation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
(OHIM) (1)

(Community trade mark — Opposition procedure — Earlier
national word marks BUD — Application for Community
word mark BUDMEN — Relative ground for refusal —
Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 40/94)

(Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings —
Article 52(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Earlier
figurative and word marks containing the word GIORGI —
Application for Community word mark GIORGIO AIRE —
Relative ground for refusal — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation
No 40/94 — Proof of use — Article 56(2) and (3) of
Regulation No 40/94)

(2003/C 213/59)

(Language of the case: Spanish)

(United States),

In Case T-129/01, José Alejandro SL, established in Alicante
(Spain), represented by I. Temiño Ceniceros, lawyer, v Office
for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and
Designs) (OHIM) (Agents: F. López de Rego and J.F. Crespo
Carrillo); Intervener, Anheuser-Busch Inc., established in Saint
Louis, Missouri
represented by V. von
Bomhard, lawyer: Action brought against the decision of the
First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the
Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 20 March 2001
(Case R 230/2000-1), concerning an opposition procedure
between Anheuser-Busch Inc. and José Alejandro SL, the
Court of First Instance (Second Chamber), composed of:
N.J. Forwood, President, J. Pirrung and A.W.H. Meij, Judges;
J. Palacio González, Principal Administrator, for the Registrar,
has given a judgment on 3 July 2003, in which it:

1. Dismisses the action;

(2003/C 213/60)

(Language of the case: Spanish)

In Case T-156/01, Laboratorios RTB, SL, established in Bigues
i Riells (Spain), represented by A. Canela Giménez, lawyer, v
Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks
and Designs) (OHIM) (Agents: O. Montalto and J.F. Crespo
Carrillo): Action brought against the decision of the First Board
of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal
Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 11 April 2001 (Case
R 258/2000-1), the Court of First Instance (Fourth Chamber),
composed of: V. Tiili, President, P. Mengozzi, and M. Vilaras,
Judges; B. Pastor, Deputy Registrar, has given a judgment on
9 July 2003, in which it:

1. Dismisses the application;

2. Orders the applicant to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 259 of 15.9.2001.