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

(Case T‑55/15)

(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)

EU trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark — Relative grounds for refusal — Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services — Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark — Criteria for assessment

(Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))

(see paras 18, 25)

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

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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

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