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)  OJ C 431, 1.12.2014.