Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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| European flag | Official Journal  of the European Union | EN  Series C |

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|  | C/2023/230 | 23.10.2023 |

Action brought on 12 September 2023 — Pernod Ricard v EUIPO — West End Drinks (The King of Soho)

(Case T-563/23)

(C/2023/230)

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 No 17 931 478

Proceedings before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 19 June 2023 in Case R 1380/2022-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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| — | principally, alter the contested decision by holding that the action brought by West End Drinks before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO is dismissed; |

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| — | in the alternative, annul the contested decision; |

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| — | order EUIPO and the intervener to pay the costs, including the costs incurred by the applicant in the proceedings before the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO. |

Pleas in law

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| — | Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council; |

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| — | Infringement of Article 94(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Article 41(1) and (2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. |

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