Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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Judgment of the General Court of 3 September 2025 – Verband der Islamischen Kulturzentren v EUIPO – Inaba Shokuhin (TUNA)

(Case T-377/24)
 [(1)](#ntr1-C_202505457EN.000101-E0001)

(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)

(C/2025/5457)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Verband der Islamischen Kulturzentren eV (Cologne, Germany) (represented by: C. Sánchez Margareto and M. Pastor Palomares, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Inaba Shokuhin Co. Ltd (Shizuoka, Japan)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 24 May 2024 (Case R 1651/2023-5).

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/2025/5457/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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