(Case T-478/21 Action brought on 9August 2021– Les Éditions P.Amaury v EUIPO– Golden Balls (BALLOND’OR)

Action brought on 9August 2021– Les Éditions P.Amaury v EUIPO– Golden Balls (BALLOND’OR)

(Case T-478/21)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Les Éditions P.Amaury (Boulogne-Billancourt, France) (represented by: T.deHaan and M.Laborde, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Golden Balls Ltd (London, United Kingdom)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Proprietor of the trademark at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: European Union word mark BALLON D’OR – European Union trade mark No 4226148

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 7June 2021 in Case R1073/2020-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

partially set aside the contested decision;

order EUIPO and the intervener to bear the costs, including those incurred by the applicant before the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO.

Plea in law

Infringement of Article51(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EC)207/2009.

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