CELEX: 62004TJ0053
Language: en
Date: 2007-06-12 00:00:00
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 BUDWEISER - Appellations of origin registered under the Lisbon Agreement - Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Rejection of the opposition. # Joined cases T-53/04 to T-56/04, T-58/04 and T-59/04.

Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fifth Chamber, Extended Composition) of 12 June 2007 – Budĕjovický Budvar v OHIM
            – Anheuser-Busch (BUDWEISER)
      (Joined Cases T-53/04 to T-56/04, T-58/04 and T-59/04)
      Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Applications for a Community word mark BUDWEISER – Appellations 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 70-74)
      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. 204)
      Re: 
      
         ACTION brought against six decisions of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 3 December 2003 (Cases R 820/2001-2, R 822/2001-2,
                  R 823/2001-2, R 921/2001-2, R 29/2002-2 and R 32/2002-2), 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 BUDWEISER for goods in Classes 9, 14, 16, 21, 25, 29, 30, 35, 38, 41 and 42 – Applications Nos 739177, 24612, 24661,
                  24620, 24638 and 927533
               
            
         
               Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings:
            
            
               Budĕjovický Budvar, národní podnik
            
         
               Mark or sign cited in opposition:
            
            
               Indications of origin BUDWEISER BIER, BUDWEISER BIER-BUDVAR, BUDWEISER BUDVAR
            
         
               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‑53/04 to T‑56/04, T‑58/04 and T‑59/04;
               
            
         
                   
               
               
                  
               
               
                  Orders Budějovický Budvar, národní podnik to pay the costs.