Joined Cases T-57/04 and T-71/04: Order of the Court of First Instance of 12 June 2007 — Budějovický Budvar and Anheuser-Busch v OHIM (AB GENUINE Budweiser KING OF BEERS) ((Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for a Community figurative trade mark including the terms AB , genuine , Budweiser , king of beers — Earlier international word mark BUDWEISER — Appellations of origin registered under the Lisbon Agreement — Article 8(1)(b) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Partial acceptance and partial rejection of the opposition)
Date: 2007-07-21
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, action for annulment (EU), trade-mark law

21.7.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 170/19

COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

Order of the Court of First Instance of 12 June 2007 —
Inc.
Budějovický Budvar v OHIM — Anheuser-Busch,

(BUDWEISER)

Order of the Court of First Instance of 12 June 2007 —
Budějovický Budvar and Anheuser-Busch v OHIM (AB
GENUINE Budweiser KING OF BEERS)

(Joined Cases T-53/04 to T-56/04, T-58/04 and T-59/04) (1)

(Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Appli-
cations for a Community word mark BUDWEISER — Appel-
lations of origin registered under the Lisbon Agreement —
Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Rejection of the
opposition)

(2007/C 170/34)

Language of the case: English

(Joined Cases T-57/04 and T-71/04) (1)

((Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings —
Application for a Community figurative trade mark including
‘king of beers’ —
the terms ‘AB’,
Earlier international word mark BUDWEISER — Appella-
tions of origin registered under the Lisbon Agreement —
Article 8(1)(b) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 —
Partial acceptance and partial rejection of the opposition)

‘Budweiser’,

‘genuine’,

Parties

Applicant: Budějovický Budvar, established in (České Budějovice,
Czech Republic) (represented by: F. Fajgenbaum, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market
(Trade Marks
Folliard-
and Designs)
Monguiral and I. de Medrano Caballero, Agents)

(represented by: A.

Parties

(2007/C 170/35)

Language of the case: English

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM
intervening before the Court of First Instance: Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
(Saint Louis, Missouri, United States) (represented by: initially V.
von Bomhard, A. Renck, A. Pohlmann, D. Ohlgart and B.
Goebel, and subsequently V. von Bomhard, A. Renck, D.
Ohlgart and B. Goebel, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against six decisions of the Second Board of
Appeal of OHIM of 3 December 2003 (Cases R 820/2001-2,
R 822/2001-2, R 823/2001-2, R 921/2001-2, R 29/2002-2
and R 32/2002-2), concerning opposition proceedings between
Budějovický Budvar, národní podnik and Anheuser-Busch, Inc.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

Applicant in Case T-57/04: Budějovický Budvar, národní podnik
(České Budějovice
F.
(Czech Republic))
Fajgenbaum, lawyer)

(represented by:

(Saint Louis,
Applicant in Case T-71/04: Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
Missouri, United States)
initially V. von
Bomhard, A. Renck, A. Pohlmann, D. Ohlgart and B. Goebel,
and subsequently V. von Bomhard, A. Renck, D. Ohlgart and B.
Goebel, lawyers)

(represented by:

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market
(Trade Marks
Folliard-
and Designs)
Monguiral and I. de Medrano Caballero, Agents)

(represented by: A.

Other parties to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM
intervening before the Court of First Instance: Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
(in Case T-57/04) and Budějovický Budvar, národní podnik (in
Case T-71/04)

1. Dismisses the applications in Joined Cases T-53/04 to T-56/04,

T-58/04 and T-59/04;

2. Orders Budějovický Budvar, národní podnik to pay the costs.

Re:

(1) OJ C 94, 17.4.2004.

Action bought against the decision of the Second Board of
Appeal of OHIM of 3 December 2003 (Cases R 1024/2001-2
and R 1000/2001-2),
concerning opposition proceedings
between Budějovický Budvar, národní podnik and Anheuser-
Busch, Inc.

C 170/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

21.7.2007

Operative part of the judgment

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. In Case T-57/04:

— dismisses the application;

The Court:

1. Dismisses the applications in Joined Cases T-60/04 to T-64/04;

2. Orders Budějovický Budvar, národní podnik to pay the costs.

— orders Budějovický Budvar, národní podnik to pay the costs.

2. In Case T-71/04:

(1) OJ C 94, 17.4.2004.

— holds that there is no longer any need to adjudicate in the case;

— orders Anheuser-Busch, Inc. to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 94, 17.4.2004.

Order of the Court of First Instance of 12 June 2007 —
Budějovický Budvar v OHIM — Anheuser-Busch (BUD)

(Joined Cases T-60/04 to T-64/04) (1)

(Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings —
Applications for a Community word mark BUD — Appella-
tion of origin registered under the Lisbon Agreement —
Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Rejection of the
opposition)

(2007/C 170/36)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Budějovický

Applicant:
Budějovice, Czech Republic)
lawyer)

Budvar,

národní

(České
(represented by: F. Fajgenbaum,

podnik,

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market
Folliard-
and Designs)
(Trade Marks
Monguiral and I. de Medrano Caballero, Agents)

(represented by: A.

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM
intervening before the Court of First Instance: Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
(Saint Louis, Missouri, United States) (represented by: initially V.
von Bomhard, A. Renck, A. Pohlmann, D. Ohlgart and B.
Goebel, and subsequently V. von Bomhard, A. Renck, D.
Ohlgart and B. Goebel, lawyers)

Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 6 June 2007 —
Greece v Commission

(Case T-232/04) (1)

(EAGGF — ‘Guarantee’ section — Decision ordering the
reimbursement of sums paid as an advance)

(2007/C 170/37)

Language of the case: Greek

Parties

Applicant: Hellenic Republic (represented by: V. Kontolaimos, I.
Chalkias and S. Chala, acing as Agents)

Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by: M. Condou-Durande, acting as Agent, and by N.
Korogiannakis, lawyer)

Re:

for

annulment

Application
Commission Decision
2004/302/EC of 30 March 2004 on a financial contribution
from the Community to expenditure incurred by Greece in
establishing the Community vineyard register (OJ 2004 L 98,
p. 57)

of

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

Re:

2. Orders the Hellenic Republic to pay the costs.

Action brought against five decisions of the Second Board of
Appeal of OHIM of 3 December 2003 (Cases R 107/2003-2,
R
and
114/2003-2,
R 122/2003-2), concerning opposition proceedings between
Budějovický Budvar, národní podnik and Anheuser-Busch, Inc.

111/2003-2,

115/2003-2

R

R

(1) OJ C 179, 10.7.2004 (formerly Case C-218/04).