Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2017:499
Date: 2017-07-14
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Second Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded

Action brought on 3 February 2015 – Certified Angus Beef v OHIM – Certified Australian Angus Beef (CERTIFIED AUSTRALIAN ANGUS BEEF) (Case T-55/15) Language in which the application was lodged: English Parties Applicant: Certified Angus Beef, LLC (Wooster, Ohio, United States of America) (represented by: C. Aikens, Barrister) Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Certified Australian Angus Beef Pty Ltd (Surrey Hills, Australia) Details of the proceedings before OHIM Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal Trade mark at issue: International registration designating the European Union in respect of the figurative mark containing the word elements ‘CERTIFIED AUSTRALIAN ANGUS BEEF’ – International registration designating the European Union No 1 095 394 Procedure before OHIM: Opposition proceedings Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 30 October 2014 in Case R 662/2014-4 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: annul the contested decision; uphold the Opposition in its entirety order OHIM to pay the costs. Plea in law Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009.