Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 28.8.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 283/31 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 14 July 2017 — Certified Angus Beef v EUIPO — Certified Australian Angus Beef (CERTIFIED AUSTRALIAN ANGUS BEEF)

(Case T-55/15)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2017283EN.01003102-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - International registration designating the European Union - Figurative mark CERTIFIED AUSTRALIAN ANGUS BEEF - Earlier well-known figurative and word marks SINCE 1978 CERTIFIED ANGUS BEEF BRAND and CERTIFIED ANGUS BEEF BRAND - Relative ground for refusal - No similarity between the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

(2017/C 283/46)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Certified Angus Beef LLC (Wooster, Ohio, United States) (represented by: C. Aikens, Barrister)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Fischer and A. Söder, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Certified Australian Angus Beef Pty Ltd (Surrey Hills, Australia)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 30 October 2014 (Case R 662/2014-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Certified Angus Beef and Certified Australian Angus Beef.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Certified Angus Beef LLC to pay the costs. |

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