Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2024:846
Date: 2024-11-20
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Third Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded;Action for annulment - successful
Origin: France

Action brought on 10 January 2024 – Pernod Ricard v EUIPO – West End Drinks (The King of Soho) (Case T-13/24) Language in which the application was lodged: French Parties Applicant: Pernod Ricard (Paris, France) (represented by: T. de Haan and S. Vandezande, lawyers) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: West End Drinks Ltd (London, United Kingdom) Details of the proceedings before EUIPO Applicant for the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal Trade mark at issue: Application for the EU figurative mark The King of Soho – Application for registration No 17 931 478 Proceedings before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 15 November 2023 amending the decision adopted on 19 June 2023 in Case R 1380/2022-5 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: annul the contested decision; order EUIPO to pay the costs. Pleas in law Infringement of Article 41(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; Infringement of Article 94(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council; Infringement of Article 27(2) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625; Infringement of Article 102 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council. ____________