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EN Official Journal of the European Union C 70/20

Judgment of the General Court of 25 January 2017 — Anton Riemerschmid Weinbrennerei und Likörfabrik v EUIPO — Viña y Bodega Botalcura (LITU)

(Case T-187/16) (1)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark LITU - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - No similarity between the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

(2017/C 070/28)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Anton Riemerschmid Weinbrennerei und Likörfabrik GmbH & Co. KG (Erding, Germany) (represented by: P. Koch Moreno, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Viña y Bodega Botalcura SA (Las Condes, Chile)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 9 February 2016 (Case R 719/2015-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Anton Riemerschmid Weinbrennerei und Likörfabrik and Viña y Bodega Botalcura.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders Anton Riemerschmid Weinbrennerei und Likörfabrik GmbH & Co. KG to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).

(1) OJ C 243, 4.7.2016.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 161/27

Judgment of the General Court of 6 April 2017 — Policolor v EUIPO — CWS-Lackfabrik Conrad W. Schmidt (Policolor)

(Case T-178/16) (1)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU figurative mark Policolor - Earlier EU figurative mark ProfiColor - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Obligation to state reasons - Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009))

(2017/C 161/37)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Policolor SA (Bucharest, Romania) (represented by: M. Comanescu, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: CWS-Lackfabrik Conrad W. Schmidt GmbH & Co. KG (Düren-Merken, Germany)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 29 January 2016 (Case R 346/2015-1), relating to opposition proceedings between CWS-Lackfabrik Conrad W. Schmidt and Policolor.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders Policolor SA to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 211, 13.6.2016.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 144/40

Judgment of the General Court of 22 March 2017 — Hoffmann v EUIPO

(Case T-425/16) (1)

((European Union trade mark - Application for EU word mark Genius - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

(2017/C 144/54)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Karl Hoffmann (Bad Schwalbach, Germany) (represented by: C. Jonas, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Walicka, agent)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 31 May 2016 (Case R 1631/2015-5), concerning an application for registration of the word sign Genius as an EU trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders Mr Karl Hoffmann to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 343, 19.9.2016.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 221/20

Judgment of the General Court of 16 May 2017 — Airhole Facemasks v EUIPO — sindustrysurf (AIR HOLE FACE MASKS YOU IDIOT)

(Case T-107/16) (1)

((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark AIR HOLE FACE MASKS YOU IDIOT - Bad faith - Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Power to alter decisions))

(2017/C 221/25)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Airhole Facemasks, Inc. (Vancouver, Canada) (represented by: S. Barker, Solicitor, and A. Michaels, Barrister)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: sindustrysurf, SL (Trapagaran, Spain)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 18 January 2016 (Case R 2547/2014-4), relating to invalidity proceedings between Airhole Facemasks and sindustrysurf.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 18 January 2016 (Case R 2547/2014-4), relating to invalidity proceedings between Airhole Facemasks, Inc. and sindustrysurf, SL, and alters it to the effect that the appeal brought before EUIPO by sindustrysurf against the Cancellation Division’s decision of 30 July 2014 is dismissed;

2. Orders Airhole Facemasks and EUIPO to bear their own respective costs incurred before the General Court;

3. Orders sindustrysurf to pay the costs incurred by Airhole Facemasks before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO;

4. Dismisses the action as to the remainder.

(1) OJ C 175, 17.5.2016.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 195/25

Judgment of the General Court of 5 May 2017 — Messe Friedrichshafen v EUIPO — El Corte Inglés (Out Door)

(Case T-224/16) (1)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - EU figurative mark Out Door - Earlier EU word mark OUTDOOR PRO - Relative ground for refusal - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Article 76 of Regulation No 207/2009))

(2017/C 195/35)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Messe Friedrichshafen GmbH (Friedrichshafen, Germany) (represented by: W. Schulte Hemming, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Eberl and D. Hanf, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: El Corte Inglés, SA (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: J.L. Rivas Zurdo, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 8 February 2016 (Case R 2302/2011-2), relating to opposition proceedings between El Corte Inglés and Messe Friedrichshafen.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders Messe Friedrichshafen GmbH to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 232, 27.6.2016.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 256/25

Judgment of the General Court of 21 June 2017 — Kneidinger v EUIPO — Topseat International (toilet seat)

(Case T-286/16) (1)

((Community design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered Community design representing a toilet seat - Earlier Community design - Ground for invalidity - Individual character - Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002))

(2017/C 256/28)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Ernst Kneidinger (Wilhering, Austria) (represented by: M. Grötschl, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervening before the General Court: Topseat International (Plano, Texas, United States) (represented by: C. Eckhartt, A. von Mühlendahl, and P. Böhner, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 5 April 2016 (Case R 1030/2015-3), relating to invalidity proceedings between Topseat International and Mr Kneidinger.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders Mr Ernst Kneidinger to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 260, 18.7.2016.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 249/28

Judgment of the General Court of 14 June 2017 — LG Electronics v EUIPO (Second Display)

(Case T-659/16) (1)

((EU trade mark - Application for the EU word mark Second Display - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptiveness - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

(2017/C 249/42)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: LG Electronics, Inc. (Seoul, Republic of Korea) (represented by: T. de Haan and P. Péters, lawyers)

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

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO dated 10 June 2016 (Case R 106/2016-1) concerning an application for registration of the word sign Second Display as an EU trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders LG Electronics, Inc. to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 402, 31.10.2016.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 283/42

Judgment of the General Court of 14 July 2017 — Massive Bionics v EUIPO — Apple (DriCloud)

(Case T-223/16) (1)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU figurative mark DriCloud - Earlier international word marks ICLOUD - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Submission of evidence out of time - Article 76(2) of Regulation No 207/2009))

(2017/C 283/63)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Massive Bionics, SL (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: M. Galindo Martens, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Palmero Cabezas, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Apple Inc. (Cupertino, California, United States) (represented by: J. Olsen and P. Andreottola, Solicitors, and G. Tritton, Barrister)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 3 March 2016 (Case R 339/2015-5), relating to opposition proceedings between Apple and Massive Bionics.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders Massive Bionics, SL to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 251, 11.7.2016.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 277/40

Judgment of the General Court of 5 July 2017 — Gamet v EUIPO — ‘Metal-Bud II’ Robert Gubała (Door handle)

(Case T-306/16) (1)

((Community design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered Community design representing a door handle - Earlier design - Ground for invalidity - No individual character - Degree of freedom of the designer - No different overall impression - Article 6 and Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 - Evidence submitted in support of the opposition after the expiry of the prescribed period - Production of evidence for the first time before the Board of Appeal - Discretion of the Board of Appeal - Article 63 of Regulation No 6/2002))

(2017/C 277/59)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Gamet S.A. (Toruń, Poland) (represented by: A. Rolbiecka, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Firma produkcyjno-handlowa ‘Metal-Bud II’ Robert Gubała (Świątniki Górne, Poland) (represented by: M. Mikosza, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 17 March 2016 (Case R 2040/2014-3), relating to invalidity proceedings between Firma produkcyjno-handlowa ‘Metal-Bud II’ Robert Gubała and Gamet.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders Gamet S.A. to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 296, 16.8.2016.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 300/29

Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2017 — Aristoteleio Panepistimio Thessalonikis v ERCEA

(Case T-348/16 OP) (1)

((Arbitration clause - Application to have a judgment set aside - Stay of execution of a judgment by default - Interlocutory judgment))

(2017/C 300/35)

Language of the case: Greek

Parties

Applicant in the main proceedings: Aristoteleio Panepistimio Thessalonikis (Thessaloniki, Greece) (represented by: V. Christianos, lawyer)

Defendant in the main proceedings: European Research Council Executive Agency (ERCEA) (represented by: M. Pesquera Alonso and F. Sgritta, acting as Agents, and E. Kourakis, lawyer)

Re:

Application to have the judgment of 6 April 2017, Aristoteleio Panepistimio Thessalonikis v ERCEA (T-348/16, not published, EU:T:2017:268) set aside.

Operative part of the judgment

Execution of the judgment of 6 April 2017, Aristoteleio Panepistimio Thessalonikis v ERCEA (T-348/16), is stayed pending the outcome of the application made by the European Research Council Executive Agency (ERCEA) to have that judgment set aside.

(1) OJ C 296, 16.8.2016.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 283/40

Judgment of the General Court of 14 July 2017 — Klassisk investment v EUIPO (CLASSIC FINE FOODS)

(Case T-194/16) (1)

((EU trade mark - International registration designating the European Union - Figurative mark CLASSIC FINE FOODS - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Duty to state reasons - Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009))

(2017/C 283/61)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Klassisk investment Ltd (Hong Kong, China) (represented by: J.-C. Plate and R. Kaase, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Eberl and D. Hanf, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 29 January 2016 (Case R 1970/2015-1) concerning the international registration, designating the European Union, of the figurative mark CLASSIC FINE FOODS.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders Klassisk investment Ltd to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 222, 20.6.2016.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 374/35

Judgment of the General Court of 21 September 2017 — InvoiceAuction B2B v EUIPO (INVOICE AUCTION)

(Case T-789/16) (1)

((EU trade mark - Application for the figurative EU trade mark INVOICE AUCTION - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

(2017/C 374/52)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: InvoiceAuction B2B GmbH (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) (represented by: C. Jonas, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Hanf, Agent)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 3 August 2016 (Case R 2201/2015-1), relating to the application for registration of the figurative sign INVOICE AUCTION as an EU trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders InvoiceAuction B2B GmbH to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 14, 16.1.2017.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 369/15

Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2017 — sheepworld v EUIPO (Beste Freunde)

(Case T-450/16) (1)

((EU trade mark - Application for EU word mark Beste Freunde - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

(2017/C 369/22)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: sheepworld AG (Ursensollen, Germany) (represented by: S. von Rüden, lawyer)

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

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 May 2016 (Case R 93/2016-4) concerning an application for registration of the word sign Beste Freunde as an EU trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders sheepworld AG to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 364, 3.10.2016.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 402/26

Judgment of the General Court of 12 October 2017 — Moravia Consulting v EUIPO — Citizen Systems Europe (SDC-554S)

(Case T-316/16) (1)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark SDC-554S - Earlier non-registered national word mark SDC-554S - Relative ground for refusal - Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Evidence establishing the content of national law - Rule 19(2)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 (now Article 7(2)(d) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1430) - Production of evidence for the first time before the Board of Appeal - Discretion of the Board of Appeal - Article 76(2) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 95(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)))

(2017/C 402/33)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Moravia Consulting spol. s r. o. (Brno, Czech Republic) (represented by: M. Kyjovský, lawyer)

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, intervener before the General Court: Citizen Systems Europe GmbH (Stuttgart, Germany) (represented by: C. von Donat, J. Lipinsky, J. Hagenberg, T. Hollerbach and C. Nitschke, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 1 April 2016 (Case R 1575/2015-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Moravia Consulting and Citizen Systems Europe

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders Moravia Consulting spol. s r. o. to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 287, 8.8.2016.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 382/40

Judgment of the General Court of 28 September 2017 — Bodegas Verdúguez v EUIPO (TRES TOROS 3)

(Case T-206/16) (1)

((EU trade mark - Application for EU word mark TRES TOROS 3 - Absolute ground for refusal - Trade mark for wine containing a geographical indication - Article 7(1)(j) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

(2017/C 382/48)

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Bodegas Verdúguez, SL (Villanueva de Alcardete, Spain) (represented by: J. García Domínguez, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral and A. Muñiz Rodríguez, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 24 February 2016 (Case R 407/2015-5), concerning an application for registration of the word sign TRES TOROS 3 as an EU trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders Bodegas Verdúguez, SL to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 251, 11.7.2016.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 424/33

Judgment of the General Court of 26 October 2017 — HB v Commission

(Case T-706/16 P) (1)

((Appeal - Civil service - Officials - Promotion - 2014 promotion exercise - Comparative consideration of the merits - Discrimination based on sex - Error in law))

(2017/C 424/48)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Appellant: HB (represented by: S. Orlandi and T. Martin, lawyers)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: C. Berardis-Kayser and G. Berscheid, acting as Agents)

Re:

Appeal brought against the judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal of the European Union (Second Chamber) of 21 July 2016, HB v Commission (F-125/15, EU:F:2016:164), seeking to have that judgment set aside.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Dismisses the appeal;

2. Orders HB to bear her own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission in the context of the present proceedings;

3. The costs relating to the proceedings at first instance remain allocated in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3 of the operative part of the judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal of the European Union (Second Chamber) of 21 July 2016, HB v Commission (F-125/15).

(1) OJ C 454, 5.12.2016.
Case T-649/16: Judgment of the General Court of 19 October 2017 — Bernaldo de Quirós v Commission (Civil service — Officials — Assignment — Transfer from a head of unit post to an advisor post — Interests of the service — Misuse of powers — Right to be heard and duty of care — Principle of equivalence of posts)

Judgment of the General Court of 19 October 2017 — Bernaldo de Quirós v Commission

(Case T-649/16) ( 1 )

‛(Civil service — Officials — Assignment — Transfer from a head of unit post to an advisor post — Interests of the service — Misuse of powers — Right to be heard and duty of care — Principle of equivalence of posts)’

Parties

Applicant: Belén Bernaldo de Quirós (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: T. Bontinck and A. Guillerme, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: G. Berscheid, C. Berardis-Kayser and C. Ehrbar, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application based on Article 270 TFEU seeking annulment of the Commission decision of 30 November 2015 changing the applicant’s assignment, from 1 December 2015, from the post of Head of the Traineeships Office Unit of the Youth and Sport Directorate within the Education and Culture Directorate General (DG) to the post of Advisor at the Modernisation of Education II: Education policy and programme, Innovation, EIT and MSCA Directorate within that same DG.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders Ms Belén Bernaldo de Quirós to pay the costs.

( 1 ) OJ C 402, 31.10.2016.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 5/37

Judgment of the General Court of 14 November 2017 — HL v Commission

(Case T-668/16 P) (1)

((Appeal - Civil service - Officials - Promotion - 2014 promotion exercise - List of officials proposed for promotion by the Directors-General and heads of service - Omission of the appellant’s name - Obligation to state reasons - No error of law - No distortion of the evidence - Application for the recusal of a judge))

(2018/C 005/49)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Appellant: HL (represented by: R. Rata, lawyer)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: initially by G. Berscheid, C. Berardis-Kayser and A.-A. Gilly, and subsequently by Berscheid, G. Gattinara and Berardis-Kayser, Agents,)

Re:

Appeal brought against the judgment of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal (Single Judge) of 20 July 2016, HL v Commission (F-112/15, EU:F:2016:161), and seeking to have that judgment set aside

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Dismisses the appeal;

2. Orders HL to bear his own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission in the present appeal proceedings.

(1) OJ C 441, 28.11.2016.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 437/29

Judgment of the General Court of 7 November 2017 — Mundipharma v EUIPO — Multipharma (MULTIPHARMA)

(Case T-144/16) (1)

((European Union trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark MULTIPHARMA - Prior EU word mark MUNDIPHARMA - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC No 207/2009))

(2017/C 437/34)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Mundipharma AG (Basel, Switzerland) (represented by: F. Nielsen, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Multipharma SA (Luxembourg, Luxembourg) (represented by: P. Goldenbaum and I. Rohr, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 22 January 2016 (Case R 2950/2014-1) concerning opposition proceedings between Mundipharma and Multipharma.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 22 January 2016 (Case R 2950/2014-1);

2. Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay the costs incurred by Mundipharma AG, including the costs necessarily incurred by Mundipharma for the purposes of the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO;

3. Orders Multipharma SA to bear its own costs.

(1) OJ C 191, 30.5.2016.