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Judgment of the General Court of 27 November 2024 – Vino Vintana v EUIPO – Torrevento (SINCE 1974 PRIMITIVO DI MANDURIA)

(Case T-276/24)
 [(1)](#ntr1-C_202500567EN.000101-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark SINCE 1974 PRIMITIVO DI MANDURIA DENOMINAZIONE DI ORIGINE CONTROLLATA Una antica tradizione familiar - Absolute ground for invalidity - Lack of distinctive character - Article 52(1)(a) and Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(a) and Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

(C/2025/567)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Vino Vintana AG (Ebikon, Switzerland) (represented by: F.-M. Orou, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: V. Ruzek, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Torrevento Srl (Corato, Italy)

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 26 March 2024 (Case R 1483/2021-4).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders each party to bear its own costs. |

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/567/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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