CELEX: 62017TA0417
Language: en
Date: 2018-11-23 00:00:00
Title: Case T-417/17: Judgment of the General Court of 23 November 2018 — Cyprus v EUIPO — Papouis Dairies (fino Cyprus Halloumi Cheese) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark fino Cyprus Halloumi Cheese — Earlier United Kingdom certification word mark HALLOUMI — Rejection of the opposition — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

4.2.2019   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 44/35
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 23 November 2018 — Cyprus v EUIPO — Papouis Dairies (fino Cyprus Halloumi Cheese)
      (Case T-417/17) (1)
      
      ((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark fino Cyprus Halloumi Cheese - Earlier United Kingdom certification word mark HALLOUMI - Rejection of the opposition - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)))
      (2019/C 44/44)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Republic of Cyprus (represented by: S. Malynicz QC, and V. Marsland, Solicitor)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Gája and D. Walicka, acting as Agents)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Papouis Dairies Ltd (Nicosia, Cyprus) (represented by: N. Korogiannakis, lawyer)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 April 2017 (Case R 2650/2014-4) concerning opposition proceedings between the Republic of Cyprus and Papouis Dairies.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 20 April 2017 (Case R 2650/2014-4) concerning opposition proceedings between the Republic of Cyprus and Papouis Dairies Ltd;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the Republic of Cyprus;
               
            
                  3.
               
               
                  Orders Papouis Dairies to bear its own costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 277, 21.8.2017.