Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2021:217
Date: 2021-04-28
Language of the case: French
Court formation: Second Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: United Kingdom

Action brought on 20 January 2020 – West End Drinks v EUIPO – Pernod Ricard (The King of SOHO) (Case T-31/20) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: West End Drinks Ltd (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: C. Hawkes, Solicitor and C. Hall, Barrister) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Pernod Ricard SA (Paris, France) Details of the proceedings before EUIPO Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union figurative mark The King of SOHO in the colours golden, dark yellow, light yellow and cream – Application for registration No 11 539 103 Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 16 October 2019 in Case R 1543/2018-1 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: annul the contested decision; annul the decision of the Opposition Division ; order EUIPO to pay the costs. Pleas in law Infringement of Article 42(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council; Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council. ____________