CELEX: 62009CA0214
Language: en
Date: 2010-07-29 00:00:00
Title: Case C-214/09 P: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 29 July 2010 — Anheuser-Busch Inc. v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs), Budějovický Budvar, národní podnik (Appeals — Community trade mark — Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Application for registration of the word mark BUDWEISER — Opposition — Article 8(1)(a) and (b) of Regulation No 40/94 — Earlier international word and figurative marks BUDWEISER and Budweiser Budvar — Genuine use of the earlier trade mark — Article 43(2) and (3) of Regulation No 40/94 — Submission of evidence ‘in due time’ — Certificate of renewal for the earlier mark — Article 74(2) of Regulation No 40/94)

11.9.2010   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 246/8
            
         Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 29 July 2010 — Anheuser-Busch Inc. v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs), Budějovický Budvar, národní podnik
   (Case C-214/09 P) (1)
   
   (Appeals - Community trade mark - Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Application for registration of the word mark BUDWEISER - Opposition - Article 8(1)(a) and (b) of Regulation No 40/94 - Earlier international word and figurative marks BUDWEISER and Budweiser Budvar - Genuine use of the earlier trade mark - Article 43(2) and (3) of Regulation No 40/94 - Submission of evidence ‘in due time’ - Certificate of renewal for the earlier mark - Article 74(2) of Regulation No 40/94)
   2010/C 246/13
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Appellant: Anheuser-Busch Inc. (represented by: V. von Bomhard and B. Goebel, Rechtsanwälte)
   
      Other parties to the proceedings: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral), Budějovický Budvar, národní podnik (represented by: K. Čermák, advokát)
   
      Re:
   
   Appeal against the judgment of the Court of First Instance (First Chamber) of 25 March 2009 in Case T-191/07 Anheuser-Busch, Inc. v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) by which that Court dismissed an action brought by the applicant for the word mark “BUDWEISER” for goods in class 32 seeking annulment of Decision R 299/2006-2 of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 20 March 2007, dismissing the appeal against the decision of the Opposition Division refusing registration of the mark in opposition proceedings brought by the proprietor of the international figurative and word marks “BUDWEISER” and “Budweiser Budvar” for goods in classes 31 and 32.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the appeal;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Anheuser-Busch Inc. to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 193, 15.8.2009.