CELEX: 62014TA0727
Language: en
Date: 2016-06-29 00:00:00
Title: Joined Cases T-727/14 and T-728/14: Judgment of the General Court of 29 June 2016 — Universal Protein Supplements Corp. v EUIPO — H Young Holdings (animal) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU figurative marks animal — Unregistered earlier national word mark ANIMAL — Relative ground for refusal — Application of national law by EUIPO — Article 53(1)(c) and Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Particulars of the right on which the application for a declaration of invalidity is based — Rule 37(b)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95)

8.8.2016   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 287/21
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 29 June 2016 — Universal Protein Supplements Corp. v EUIPO — H Young Holdings (animal)
   (Joined Cases T-727/14 and T-728/14) (1)
   
   ((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative marks animal - Unregistered earlier national word mark ANIMAL - Relative ground for refusal - Application of national law by EUIPO - Article 53(1)(c) and Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Particulars of the right on which the application for a declaration of invalidity is based - Rule 37(b)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95))
   (2016/C 287/25)
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Universal Protein Supplements Corp. (New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States) (represented by: S. Malynicz, Barrister)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: P. Bullock and A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agents)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: H Young Holdings plc (Newbury, United Kingdom) (represented by: D. Parrish, Solicitor, and A. Roughton, Barrister)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decisions of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 31 July 2014 (Cases R 2054/2013-1 and R 2058/2013-1), relating to invalidity proceedings between Universal Protein Supplements and H Young Holdings.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the applications;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Universal Protein Supplements Corp. to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 431, 1.12.2014.