Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 21.7.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 170/19 |

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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-57/04 and T-71/04)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2007170EN.01001902-E0001)

((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)

(2007/C 170/35)

Language of the case: English

Parties

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

Applicant in Case T-71/04: 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)

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

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)

Re:

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.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | In Case T-57/04:   |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | dismisses the application; |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | orders Budějovický Budvar, národní podnik to pay the costs. | |

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| 2. | In Case T-71/04:   |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | holds that there is no longer any need to adjudicate in the case; |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | orders Anheuser-Busch, Inc. to pay the costs. | |

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