Re:
Action on the basis of Article 270 TFEU seeking, first, annulment of the decision of 22 December 2015 of the Head of Unit 
‘Career and perf ormance management’ of the Commission’s Direct orate-General for Human Resources and Secur ity, 
concer ning the reassignment of the applicant with retroactive effect, and, secondly , compensation for the mat erial and non- 
material harm which he claims to have suffered.
Operativ e part of the judgment
The Cour t:
1.Annuls the decision of 22 December 2015 of the Head of Unit ‘Career and perfor mance manage ment ’ of the Commission’s 
Director ate-Gener al for Human Resour ces and Secur ity, concer ning the reassignment of Mr Nikolaos Pipiliagkas with effect from 
1 Januar y 2013;
2.Dismisses the action as to the remainder;
3.Orders the Commission to bear its own costs and half of the costs of Mr Pipiliagkas ;
4.Orders Mr Pipiliagkas to bear half of his own costs.
(1) OJ C 441, 28.11.2016.
Judgment of the General Cour t of 13 December 2018 — CX v Commission
(Case T-743/16 RENV) (1)
(Civil service — Officials — Disciplinar y measur e — Remo val from post — Rights of the defence — Duty 
to have regard for the welfare of officials — Article 22(1) of Annex IX to the Staff Regulations — 
Articles 41 and 52 of the Char ter of Fundamental Rights — Liability — Actual damag e — Causal link)
(2019/C 82/55)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: CX (represented by É. Boig elot, lawyer.)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by F. Simonetti and C. Ehrbar , acting as Agents)
Re:
Action pursuant to Article 270 TFUE seeking, first, annulment of the Decision of 16 Octob er 2013 in which the 
Commission found that the applicant was guilty of two instances of serious misconduct and, consequently , remove d him 
from his post without reduction pro tempor e to his entitlement to a retirement pension and, second, comp ensation for the 
harm allegedly suffered by the applicant on account of that decision.
Operativ e part of the judgment
The Cour t:
1.Annuls the decision of 16 October 2013 by which the Commission removed CX from his post without reduction pro tempore to his 
entitlement to a retirement pension;C 82/48 EN Official Jour nal of the European Union 4.3.2019
2.Dismisses the action as to the remainder .
3.Orders each party to bear its own costs.
(1) OJ C 85, 22.3.2014 (case initially regist ered before the European Union Civil Service Tribunal under Case No F-5/14 and transferred 
to the General Cour t of the European Union on 1.9.2016).
Judgment of the General Cour t of 13 December 2018 — Monolith Frost v EUIPO — Dovgan 
(PLOMBIR)
(Case T-830/16) (1)
(EU trade mark — Invalidity procee dings — EU word mark PLO MBIR — Absolute ground for refusal — 
Descr iptiv e character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of 
Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Examination of the facts — Article 76(1) of Regulation No 207/2009 
(now Article 95(1) of Regulation 2017/1001) — Evidence submitted for the first time before the Gener al 
Cour t)
(2019/C 82/56)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Monolith Frost GmbH (Leopoldshöhe, Germany) (represente d by: E. Liebich and S. Labesius, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Proper ty Offi ce (represente d by: A. Söder , D. Walick a and M. Fischer , acting as 
Agents)
Other party to the proce edings befor e the Boar d of Appeal of EUIPO, inter vener befor e the Gener al Cour t: Dovgan GmbH (Hamburg, 
Germany) (represente d by: J.-C. Plate and R. Kaase, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Four th Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 22 Sept ember 2016 (Case R 1812/2015-4) 
relating to invalidity proceedings between Monolith Frost and Dovg an.
Operativ e part of the judgment
The Cour t:
1.Annuls the decision of the Four th Boar d of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Proper ty Office (EUIPO) of 22 September 
2016 (Case R 1812/2015-4);
2.Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incur red by Monolith Frost GmbH, including the costs necessar ily incur red by 
Monolith Frost for the purpose of the proceed ings before the Boar d of Appeal of EUIPO;
3.Orders Dovgan GmbH to bear its own costs.
(1) OJ C 22, 23.1.2017.4.3.2019 EN Official Jour nal of the European Union C 82/49