CELEX: 62007TA0191
Language: en
Date: 2009-03-25 00:00:00
Title: Case T-191/07: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 25 March 2009 — Anheuser-Busch v OHIM — Budějovický Budvar (BUDWEISER) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community word mark BUDWEISER — Earlier international word and figurative marks BUDWEISER and Budweiser Budvar — Relative grounds for refusal — Article 8(1)(a) and (b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Genuine use of the earlier trade mark — Article 43(2) and (3) of Regulation No 40/94 — Infringement of rights of defence — Statement of reasons — Article 73 of Regulation No 40/94 — Late submission of documents — Discretion granted by Article 74(2) of Regulation No 40/94)

16.5.2009   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 113/34
            
         Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 25 March 2009 — Anheuser-Busch v OHIM — Budějovický Budvar (BUDWEISER)
   (Case T-191/07) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark BUDWEISER - Earlier international word and figurative marks BUDWEISER and Budweiser Budvar - Relative grounds for refusal - Article 8(1)(a) and (b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Genuine use of the earlier trade mark - Article 43(2) and (3) of Regulation No 40/94 - Infringement of rights of defence - Statement of reasons - Article 73 of Regulation No 40/94 - Late submission of documents - Discretion granted by Article 74(2) of Regulation No 40/94)
   2009/C 113/69
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Anheuser-Busch, Inc. (Saint Louis, Missouri, United States) (represented by: V. von Bomhard and A. Renck, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervening before the Court of First Instance: Budějovický Budvar, národní podnik (České Budějovice, Czech Republic) (represented by: K. Čermák, lawyer)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 20 March 2007 (Case R 299/2006-2) relating to opposition proceedings between Budějovický Budvar, národní podnik and Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Anheuser-Busch, Inc. to bear, in addition to its own costs, the costs of OHIM and Budějovický Budvar, národní podnik.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 183, 4.8.2007.