Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 25 February 2026.#Empreinte v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark – Application for a three-dimensional EU trade mark – Shape of a corkscrew – Absolute ground for refusal – Sign consisting exclusively of the shape of goods which is necessary to obtain a technical result – Article 7(1)(e)(ii) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Obligation to state reasons – Examination of the facts of EUIPO’s own motion – Article 94(1) and Article 95(1) of Regulation 2017/1001 – Right to sound administration – Article 41 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights – Legal certainty