Judgment;Information — ECLI:EU:T:2021:154
Date: 2021-03-24
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Second Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Cyprus

Action brought on 30 April 2019 – Foundation for the Protection of the Traditional Cheese of Cyprus named Halloumi v EUIPO – Filotas Bellas & Yios ((Halloumi χαλλούμι Vermion grill cheese M BELAS PREMIUM GREEK DAIRY SINCE 1927) (Case T-282/19) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: Foundation for the Protection of the Traditional Cheese of Cyprus named Halloumi (Nicosia, Cyprus) (represented by: S. Malynicz QC (Queen’s Counsel), S. Baran, Barrister, and V. Marsland, Solicitor) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Filotas Bellas & Yios AE (Alexandreia Imathias, Greece) Details of the proceedings before EUIPO Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal Trade mark at issue: European Union figurative mark Halloumi χαλλούμι Vermion grill cheese/grill est/grill kase M BELAS PREMIUM GREEK DAIRY SINCE 1927 – European Union trade mark No 12 172 276 Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 15 February 2019 in Case R 2295/2017-4 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: annul the contested decision; order the Defendant to bear its own costs and pay those of the Applicant for Annulment. Pleas in law Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council; Infringement of Article 59(1)(b) of (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council. ____________