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Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 5 March 2025 –  
Purwana v EUIPO (EAST INDIES GIN)

(Case T‑73/24)

(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)

| 1. | EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Absolute grounds for refusal – Marks consisting exclusively of signs or indications which may serve to designate the characteristics of a product or service – Concept  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 7(1)(c))  (see paragraphs 12-14) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Absolute grounds for refusal – Marks consisting exclusively of signs or indications which may serve to designate the characteristics of a product or service – Assessment of the descriptive character of a sign – Criteria  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 7(1)(c))  (see paragraph 15) |

| 3. | EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Absolute grounds for refusal – Marks consisting exclusively of signs or indications which may serve to designate the characteristics of a product or service – Figurative mark EAST INDIES GIN  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 7(1)(c))  (see paragraphs 30, 33, 35-37, 41) |

| 4. | EU trade mark – Procedural provisions – Examination of the facts of EUIPO’s own motion – Registration of a new trade mark – Absolute grounds for refusal  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 7(1) and 95(1))  (see paragraph 34) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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

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