CELEX: 62015TA0055
Language: en
Date: 2017-07-14 00:00:00
Title: Case T-55/15: Judgment of the General Court of 14 July 2017 — Certified Angus Beef v EUIPO — Certified Australian Angus Beef (CERTIFIED AUSTRALIAN ANGUS BEEF) (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)

28.8.2017   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 283/31
            
         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)
   
   ((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:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Certified Angus Beef LLC to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 107, 30.3.2015.