Action brought on 23 February 2024 – Whitehorse Liquidity Partners v EUIPO – HIG Whitehorse Management (H.I.G. WHITEHORSE)

(Case T-111/24)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Whitehorse Liquidity Partners, Inc. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) (represented by: S. Geerlings, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: HIG Whitehorse Management LLC (Miami, Florida, United States)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Trade mark at issue: European Union word mark H.I.G. WHITEHORSE – European Union trade mark No 11 882 073

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 14 December 2023 in Case R 123/2023-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

Annul the contested decision;

Revoke the trade mark at issue;

Order the other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal to pay the costs of the proceedings before the Cancellation Division and the Board of Appeal.

Plea in law

Infringement of Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

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