Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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Judgment of the General Court of 23 July 2025 – Pernod Ricard v EUIPO – West End Drinks (The King of Soho)

(Case T-563/23)
 [(1)](#ntr1-C_202504756EN.000101-E0001)

(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 - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Obligation to state reasons - Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)

(C/2025/4756)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Pernod Ricard (Paris, France) (represented by: T. de Haan and S. Vandezande, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: V. Ruzek, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: West End Drinks Ltd (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: J.-C. Rebling, lawyer)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the alteration or annulment of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 19 June 2023 (Case R 1380/2022-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Annuls the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 19 June 2023 (Case R 1380/2022-5); |

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| 2. | Dismisses the action as to the remainder; |

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| 3. | Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Pernod Ricard for the purposes of the proceedings before the General Court. |

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4756/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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