Order of the Court of First Instance (Fifth Chamber) of 15 November 2006 – Anheuser-Busch v OHIM – Budĕjovický Budvar (BUDWEISER)
(Case T-366/05)
Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the Community word mark BUDWEISER – Earlier international word marks and figurative marks BUDWEISER and BUDWEISER BUDVAR – Refusal to register – Restriction of the goods covered – Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law
Community trade mark – Appeals procedure (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 63) (see paras 27-48)
Re:
| ACTION brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 11 July 2005 (Case R 514/2004-2) relating to 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 32 and 33 – Application No 1603489 |
Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: | Budĕjovický Budvar, národní podnik |
Mark or sign cited in opposition: | International figurative and word marks BUDWEISER and BUDWEISER BUDVAR for goods in Classes 31 and 32 |
Decision of the Opposition Division: | Opposition upheld in respect of all the products in dispute |
Decision of the Board of Appeal: | Appeal dismissed |
Operative part
The Court:
1. |
| Dismisses the action; |
2. |
| Orders Anheuser Busch, Inc., to pay its own costs and those incurred by the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) and by Budějovický Budvar, národní podnik. |