Action brought on 20 December 2019 – Worldwide Spirits Supply v EUIPO – Melfinco (CLEOPATRA QUEEN)

(Case T-870/19)

(2020/C 77/75)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Worldwide Spirits Supply, Inc. (Tortola, British Virgin Islands) (represented by: S. Demetriou, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Melfinco S.A. (Schaan, Liechtenstein)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: European Union figurative mark CLEOPATRA QUEEN – European Union trade mark No 14 027 338

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 21 October 2019 in Case R 1820/2018-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

—	annul the contested decision and reverse the invalidity declaring it null and void;

—	alternatively,

—	substantially alter the content of the contested decision to the extent that the applicant should be invited to produce evidence of genuine use or invited to reach an amicable settlement with Melfinco S.A. in the context of coexistence.

Pleas in law

—	Infringement of Article 60(1)(a) in conjunction with Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;

—	Infringement of Article 64(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.