Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 16.12.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 310/14 |

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Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 19 October 2006 — Bitburger Brauerei v OHIM — Anheuser-Busch (BUD, American Bud and Anheuser Busch Bud)

(Joined Cases T-350/04 to T-352/04)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2006310EN.01001401-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for registration of the Community word mark BUD - Applications for registration of the Community figurative marks American Bud and Anheuser Busch Bud - Earlier national word and figurative marks including the term ‘bit’ - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 40/94)

(2006/C 310/26)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Bitburger Brauerei Th. Simon GmbH (Bitburg Germany) (represented by M. Huth-Dierig, lawyer,)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by A. Folliard-Monguiral)

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: A. Renck, V. von Bomhard, A. Pohlmann, D. Ohlgart and B. Goebel, lawyers,)

Re:

Three applications brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 22 June 2004 in cases R447/2002-2, R451/2002-2 and R453/2002-2, concerning opposition proceedings between Bitburger Brauerei Th. Simon and Anheuser-Busch, Inc.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the actions; |

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| 2. | Orders Bitburger Brauerei Th. Simon GmbH to pay the costs |

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