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European Union
Budějovický Budvar, národní podnik v Anheuser-Busch Inc. (C-482/09)
Judgment
Consideration of the questions referred
Parts (a) and (b) of the first question
46

Budějovický Budvar, národní podnik v Anheuser-Busch Inc. (C-482/09)

Judgment of 22 Sept 2011law://eu/cjeu/2009/c-482-09/para_46@2026-11-11

46That interpretation is supported by the context of Article 9(1) of Directive 89/104 and by the objectives of the directive.

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · First Chamber
Case: C-482/09 · ECLI:EU:C:2011:605
Decided: 22 Sept 2011
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Court of Appeal (England & Wales) (Civil Division) (United Kingdom)
Applicant: Budějovický Budvar, národní podnik
Defendant: Anheuser-Busch Inc.
Rapporteur: M. Safjan
Advocate General: V. Trstenjak
Bench: 5 judges
A. Tizzano, M. Ilešič, E. Levits, M. Safjan, M. Berger
Language: English
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62009CJ0482

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Approximation of laws System of property ownership

History · 1 version

22 Sept 2011Reading

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Interprets 1: First Council Directive 89/104/EEC of 21 December 1988 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks
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Cites 24: Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark (codified version) (Text with EEA relevance); easyCar (UK) Ltd v Office of Fair Trading (C-336/03); Padawan SL v Sociedad General de Autores y Editores de España (SGAE) (C-467/08); Directive 2008/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2008 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks (Codified version) (Text with EEA relevance); Ekro BV Vee- en Vleeshandel v Produktschap voor Vee en Vlees (327/82); Société fiduciaire nationale d’expertise comptable v Ministre du Budget, des Comptes publics et de la Fonction publique (C-119/09); CARTESIO Oktató és Szolgáltató bt (C-210/06); Zino Davidoff SA v A & G Imports Ltd and Levi Strauss & Co. and Others v Tesco Stores Ltd and Others (C-414/99, C-415/99, C-416/99); Criminal proceedings against Vítor Manuel dos Santos Palhota and Others (C-515/08); Silhouette International Schmied GmbH & Co. KG v Hartlauer Handelsgesellschaft mbH (C-355/96); Google France SARL and Google Inc. v Louis Vuitton Malletier SA, Google France SARL v Viaticum SA and Luteciel SARL and Google France SARL v Centre national de recherche en relations humaines (CNRRH) SARL and Others (C-236/08, C-237/08, C-238/08); Grand Duchy of Luxemburg v Berthe Linster, Aloyse Linster and Yvonne Linster (C-287/98); The Queen, on the application of International Air Transport Association and European Low Fares Airline Association v Department for Transport (C-344/04); First Council Directive 89/104/EEC of 21 December 1988 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks; Develey Holding GmbH & Co. Beteiligungs KG v European Union Intellectual Property Office (C-238/06 P); Friederike Wallentin-Hermann v Alitalia - Linee Aeree Italiane SpA (C-549/07); L'Oréal SA, Lancôme parfums et beauté & Cie SNC and Laboratoire Garnier & Cie v Bellure NV, Malaika Investments Ltd and Starion International Ltd (C-487/07); Levi Strauss & Co. v Casucci SpA (C-145/05); Coty Prestige Lancaster Group GmbH v Simex Trading AG (C-127/09); Budějovický Budvar, národní podnik v Anheuser-Busch Inc. (C-482/09); Joined Cases C-202/08 P and C-208/08 P (C-202/08); Federación de Servicios Públicos de la UGT (UGT-FSP) v Ayuntamiento de La Línea de la Concepción, María del Rosario Vecino Uribe and Ministerio Fiscal (C-151/09); LTJ Diffusion SA v Sadas Vertbaudet SA (C-291/00); Ansul BV v Ajax Brandbeveiliging BV (C-40/01)