Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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Judgment of the General Court of 9 July 2025 – Guangzhou Wanglaoji Grand Health v EUIPO – Multi Access (Representation of three Chinese characters)

(Case T-128/24)
 [(1)](#ntr1-C_202504450EN.000101-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Figurative mark representing three Chinese characters - Absolute ground for invalidity - Bad faith - Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

(C/2025/4450)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Guangzhou Wanglaoji Grand Health Co. Ltd (Guangzhou, China) (represented by: P. Groß, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: E. Nicolás Gómez and T. Klee, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Multi Access Ltd (Road Town, British Virgin Islands) (represented by H. Gauß and S. Rak, lawyers)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 19 December 2023 (Case R 329/2023-4).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Guangzhou Wanglaoji Grand Health Co. Ltd to pay the costs. |

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4450/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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