62024TJ0013_INF
Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 20 November 2024 –Pernod Ricard v EUIPO – West End Drinks (The King of Soho)
(Case T‑13/24) (
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(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU figurative mark The King of Soho – Earlier EU and national word marks SOHO – Relative ground for refusal – No likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Correction of the decision of the Board of Appeal – Article 102 of Regulation 2017/1001)
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EU trade mark – Procedural provisions – Decisions of EUIPO – Rectification – Manifest oversight – Meaning
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 102 and 103)
(see paragraphs 23-31)
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EU law – Principles – Rights of the defence – Right to be heard – Scope
(Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Art. 41(2))
(see paragraphs 65, 66)
Operative part
The Court:
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Annuls the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 15 November 2023 (Case R 1380/2022‑5) in so far as it deleted paragraph 45 of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of 19 June 2023 (Case R 1380/2022‑5) and in so far as it amended paragraphs 95 and 98 thereof relating to the assessment of conceptual similarity, paragraph 95 thereof relating to the assessment of phonetic similarity and paragraph 107 thereof relating to the level of attention of the relevant public;
2.
Dismisses the action as to the remainder;
3.
Orders EUIPO, in addition to bearing its own costs, to pay those incurred by Pernod Ricard;
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Declares that West End Drinks Ltd shall bear its own costs.
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)	OJ C C/2024/1556, 26.2.2024.