Judgment;Information — ECLI:EU:T:2025:825
Date: 2025-09-03
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Eighth Chamber
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Germany

Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 3 September 2025 – Verband der Islamischen Kulturzentren v EUIPO – Inaba Shokuhin (TUNA) (Case T‑377/24) ( EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU word mark TUNA – Absolute ground for refusal – Mark of such a nature as to deceive the public – Article 7(1)(g) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – Article 63(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Authority of a final decision ) 1. EU trade mark – Appeals procedure – Action before the EU judicature – Limitation of the list of goods and services after the decision of the Board of Appeal – Consequences (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 43(1)) (see paragraphs 18, 19) 2. EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Absolute grounds for invalidity – Marks of such a nature as to deceive the public – Criteria for assessment (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 7(1)(g) and 52(1)(a)) (see paragraphs 40-43, 80, 81) 3. EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Absolute grounds for invalidity – Marks of such a nature as to deceive the public – Word mark TUNA (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 7(1)(g) and 52(1)(a)) (see paragraphs 53–59, 72, 76, 77, 82) Operative part The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders each party to bear its own costs.