Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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Judgment of the General Court of 5 March 2025 – Purwana v EUIPO (EAST INDIES GIN)

(Case T-73/24)
 [(1)](#ntr1-C_202502385EN.000101-E0001)

(EU trade mark - International registration designating the European Union - Figurative mark EAST INDIES GIN - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(C/2025/2385)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Victor Waskito Purwana (Petojo Utara, Indonesia) (represented by: N. Scholz-Recht, lawyer)

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

Re:

By his action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 29 November 2023 (Case R 1927/2023-2).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Mr Victor Waskito Purwana and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) each to bear their own costs. |

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/2385/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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