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Document 62024TA0121
Cases T-121/24 to T-127/24 and T-129/24: Judgment of the General Court of 9 July 2025 – Guangzhou Wanglaoji Grand Health v EUIPO – Multi Access (Representation of three Chinese characters) (EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – Figurative marks representing three Chinese characters – Word mark WANG LAO JI – 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))
Cases T-121/24 to T-127/24 and T-129/24: Judgment of the General Court of 9 July 2025 – Guangzhou Wanglaoji Grand Health v EUIPO – Multi Access (Representation of three Chinese characters) (EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – Figurative marks representing three Chinese characters – Word mark WANG LAO JI – 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))
Cases T-121/24 to T-127/24 and T-129/24: Judgment of the General Court of 9 July 2025 – Guangzhou Wanglaoji Grand Health v EUIPO – Multi Access (Representation of three Chinese characters) (EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – Figurative marks representing three Chinese characters – Word mark WANG LAO JI – 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))
OJ C, C/2025/4597, 25.8.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4597/oj (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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Official Journal |
EN C series |
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C/2025/4597 |
25.8.2025 |
Judgment of the General Court of 9 July 2025 – Guangzhou Wanglaoji Grand Health v EUIPO – Multi Access
(Representation of three Chinese characters)
(Cases T-121/24 to T-127/24 and T-129/24) (1)
(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Figurative marks representing three Chinese characters - Word mark WANG LAO JI - 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/2025/4597)
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 decisions of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 19 December 2023 (Cases R 322/2023-4 to R 328/2023-4 and R 330/2023-4).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Joins Cases T-121/24 to T-127/24 and T-129/24 for the purposes of the judgment; |
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders Guangzhou Wanglaoji Grand Health Co. Ltd to pay the costs. |
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4597/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)