CELEX: 62020TN0031
Language: en
Date: 2020-01-20 00:00:00
Title: Case T-31/20: Action brought on 20 January 2020 — West End Drinks v EUIPO — Pernod Ricard (The King of SOHO)

16.3.2020   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 87/24
            
         
      Action brought on 20 January 2020 — West End Drinks v EUIPO — Pernod Ricard (The King of SOHO)
      (Case T-31/20)
      (2020/C 87/29)
      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:
      
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                  annul the contested decision;
               
            
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                  annul the decision of the Opposition Division;
               
            
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                  order EUIPO to pay the costs.
               
            
         Pleas in law
      
      
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                  Infringement of Article 42(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
               
            
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                  Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.