The trademark BUDVAR RESERVE was filed by Budejovicky Budvar, narodni podnik, Budweiser Budvar, National Corporation, Budweiser Budvar, Entreprise Nationale, a corporation established under the laws of the Czech Republic (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on October 1, 2020, and received one opposition filed on December 30, 2020 by Anheuser-Busch, LLC on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by Hogan Lovells (Alicante) S.L. & Cia. and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued December 30, 2020
The application was filed in Czech, and Czech was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).