CELEX: 62004TJ0060
Language: en
Date: 2007-06-12
Title: Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fifth Chamber, extended composition) of 12 June 2007. # Budějovický Budvar, národní podnik v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM). # Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Applications for a Community word mark BUD - Appellation of origin registered under the Lisbon Agreement - Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Rejection of the opposition. # Joined cases T-60/04 to T-64/04.

Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fifth Chamber, Extended Composition) of 12 June 2007 – Budĕjovický Budvar v OHIM
            – Anheuser-Busch (BUD)
      (Joined Cases T-60/04 to T-64/04)
      Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Applications for a Community word mark BUD – Indication of origin registered under the Lisbon Agreement – Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 – Rejection of the opposition
      1.                     Community trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark – Relative grounds for refusal – Opposition
            by the proprietor of an unregistered trade mark or other sign used in commerce (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 8(4)) (see
            paras 68-72)
      2.                     Community trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark – Relative grounds for refusal – Opposition
            by the proprietor of an unregistered trade mark or other sign used in commerce (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 8(4)) (see
            para. 197)
      Re: 
      
         ACTION brought against five decisions of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 3 December 2003 (Cases R 107/2003-2, R 111/2003-2,
                  R 114/2003-2, R 115/2003-2 and R 122/2003-2), concerning opposition proceedings between Budějovický Budvar, národní podnik
                  and Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
               
            Information relating to the case
      
               Applicant for the Community trade mark:
            
            
               Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
            
         
               Community trade mark sought:
            
            
               Word mark BUD for goods in Classes 9, 14, 16, 21, 25, 29 and 30 – Applications Nos 739102, 24729, 24737, 24695 and 24679
            
         
               Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings:
            
            
               Budĕjovický Budvar, národní podnik
            
         
               Mark or sign cited in opposition:
            
            
               Indications of origin BUD
            
         
               Decision of the Opposition Division:
            
            
               Oppositions dismissed
            
         
               Decision of the Board of Appeal:
            
            
               Appeal dismissed
            
         Operative part
      The Court: 
      
         
                   
               
               
                  
               
               
                  Dismisses the applications in Joined Cases T‑60/04 to T‑64/04; 
               
            
         
                   
               
               
                  
               
               
                  Orders Budějovický Budvar, národní podnik to pay the costs.