Action brought on 13 September 2022 — Pierre Balmain v EUIPO — Story Time (Representation of a lion head)

(Case T-564/22)

(2022/C 424/55)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Pierre Balmain (Paris, France) (represented by: J. Iglesias Monravá and S. Mainar Roger, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Story Time sp. z o.o. (Poznań, Poland)

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 (Representation of a lion head) — Application for registration No 17 515 099

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 21 June 2022 in Case R 96/2022-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

—	annul the contested decision;

—	order anyone opposing the action to pay the costs.

Plea in law

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