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Official Journal of the European Union

Order of the General Court of 16 June 2021 — Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe v EUIPO — Huawei Technologies (GT10)

(Case T-558/20) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark GT10 - Earlier EU figurative mark GT - Relative ground for refusal - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation 2017/1001) - Relevant public - Level of attention - Action manifestly well founded)

(2021/C 310/43)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Ltd (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: S. Malynicz QC and M. Maier, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: H. O’Neill and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd (Shenzhen, China)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 8 July 2020 (Case R 2554/2019 4), relating to opposition proceedings between Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe and Huawei Technologies.

Operative part of the order

1. The decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 8 July 2020 (Case R 2554/2019-4) is annulled.

2. EUIPO shall bear its own costs and pay those incurred by Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Ltd.

(1) OJ C 371, 3.11.2020.
Order of the General Court of 1 October 2021 — IJ v Parliament

(Case T-74/20) (1)

(Civil service - Article 100 of the CEOS - Five-year medical cover deferment - Complaint with the Ombudsman - Time limit for bringing proceedings - Delay - No new and substantial facts - Inadmissibility)

(2021/C 502/42)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: IJ (represented by: L. Levi, M. Vandenbussche and A. Champetier, lawyers)

Defendant: European Parliament (represented by: T. Lazian and C. González Argüelles, acting as Agents)

Interveners in support of the defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: M. Bauer and M. Alver, acting as Agents), European Commission (represented by: T. Bohr, L. Vernier and M. Brauhoff, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 270 TFEU for annulment of the Parliament’s decision of 10 October 2018 to defer medical cover in respect of the applicant, as provided for in the first paragraph of Article 100 of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union and, in so far as is necessary, of the decision of 29 October 2019 rejecting the complaint of 8 January 2019 against that decision.

Operative part of the order

1. The action is dismissed as inadmissible.

2. IJ shall bear her own costs and pay those incurred by the European Parliament.

3. The Council of the European Union and the European Commission shall bear their own costs.

(1) OJ C 103, 30.3.2020.
Official Journal of the European Union

Order of the General Court of 14 September 2021 — Far Polymers and Others v Commission

(Case T-722/20) (1)

(Action for annulment - Dumping - Imports of certain polyvinyl alcohols originating in China - Definitive anti-dumping duty - Lack of direct concern - Lack of individual concern - Legislative act involving implementing measures - Inadmissibility)

(2021/C 462/52)

Language of the case: Italian

Parties

Applicants: Far Polymers Srl (Filago, Italy), Gamma Chimica SpA (Milan, Italy), Carbochem Srl (Castiglione Olona, Italy), Jeniuschem Srl (Gallarate, Italy) (represented by: G. Abbatescianni and E. Patti, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: K. Blanck, F. Tomat, M. Gustafsson and G. Luengo, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1336 of 25 September 2020 imposing definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of certain polyvinyl alcohols originating in the People’s Republic of China (OJ 2020 L 315, p. 1).

Operative part of the order

1. The action is dismissed as inadmissible;

2. There is no longer any need to adjudicate on the applications to intervene submitted by Kuraray Europe GmbH, Sekisui Specialty Chemicals Europe SL and Wegochem Europe BV;

3. Far Polymers Srl, Gamma Chimica SpA, Carbochem Srl and Jeniuschem Srl shall pay the costs, except for those relating to the applications to intervene;

4. Far Polymers, Gamma Chimica, Carbochem, Jeniuschem, the European Commission, Kuraray Europe, Sekisui Specialty Chemicals Europe and Wegochem Europe shall bear their own costs relating to the applications to intervene.

(1) OJ C 35, 1.2.2021.
Order of the General Court of 15 December 2021 — Legero Schuhfabrik v EUIPO — Rieker Schuh (Shoe)

(Case T-683/20) (1)

(Community design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered Community design representing a shoe - Earlier national and Community designs produced after the filing of the application for a declaration of invalidity - Article 28(1)(b)(v) of Regulation (EC) No 2245/2002 - Grounds for invalidity - Lack of novelty - No individual character - Degree of freedom of the designer - No different overall impression - Articles 5 and 6 and Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 - Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)

(2022/C 109/30)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Legero Schuhfabrik GmbH (Feldkirchen bei Graz, Austria) (represented by: M. Gail, 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, intervener before the General Court: Rieker Schuh AG (Thayngen, Switzerland) (represented by: A. Schabenberger, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 10 September 2020 (Case R 1648/2019-3), relating to invalidity proceedings between Legero Schuhfabrik and Rieker Schuh.

Operative part of the order

1. The action is dismissed.

2. Legero Schuhfabrik GmbH shall pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 19, 18.1.2021.
Official Journal of the European Union

Order of the General Court of 22 November 2021 — Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia v Commission

(Case T-454/20) (1)

(Action for annulment - Common commercial policy - Generalised arrangement of preferential customs tariffs established by Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 - Temporary withdrawal of trade preferences applicable to certain products originating in Cambodia for reason of serious and systematic violations of human rights - Lack of direct concern - Lack of individual concern - Inadmissibility)

(2022/C 37/42)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (Phnom Penh, Cambodia) (represented by: C. Borelli, S. Monti and C. Ziegler, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: A. Biolan and E. Schmidt, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 263 TFEU for the partial annulment of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/550 of 12 February 2020, amending Annexes II and IV to Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the temporary withdrawal of the arrangements referred to in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 in respect of certain products originating in the Kingdom of Cambodia (OJ 2020 L 127, p. 1).

Operative part of the order

1. The action is dismissed as inadmissible.

2. Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia is ordered to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 287, 31.8.2020.
Official Journal of the European Union

Order of the General Court of 5 October 2022 — KRBL v EUIPO — P.K. Overseas (INDIA SALAM Pure Basmati Rice)

(Case T-45/20) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Expiry of the international registration of the mark applied for - Action which has become devoid of purpose - No need to adjudicate)

(2022/C 463/62)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: KRBL Ltd (Delhi, India) (represented by: J. Schmidt, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Crawcour, J. Crespo Carrillo and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: P.K. Overseas Pte Ltd (Singapore, Singapore)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 26 November 2019 (Case R 766/2019-4).

Operative part of the order

1. There is no longer any need to adjudicate on the action.

2. KRBL Ltd and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) shall bear their own costs.

(1) OJ C 77, 9.3.2020.
Official Journal of the European Union

Order of the General Court of 23 February 2022 — OG v EIB

(Case T-695/20) (1)

(2022/C 171/63)

Language of the case: French

The President of the Eighth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.

(1) OJ C 35, 1.2.2021.
Official Journal of the European Union

Order of the President of the General Court of 22 July 2021 — Aloe Vera of Europe v Commission

(Case T-189/21 R)

(Interim measures - Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 - Substances prohibited, restricted or under Community scrutiny - Regulation (EU) 2021/468 - Prohibition of preparations from the leaf of Aloe species containing hydroxyanthracene derivatives - Application for suspension of operation of a measure - No urgency)

(2021/C 391/26)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Aloe Vera of Europe BV (Amsterdam, Netherlands) (represented by: B. Van Vooren, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: W. Farrell and B. Rous Demiri, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Articles 278 and 279 TFEU for suspension of operation of Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/468 of 18 March 2021 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards botanical species containing hydroxyanthracene derivatives (OJ 2021 L 96, p. 6), for a period of nine months from the date of the present order.

Operative part of the order

1. The application for interim measures is dismissed.
Official Journal of the European Union

Order of the President of the General Court of 21 May 2021 — Inivos and Inivos v Commission

(Case T-38/21 R)

(Application for interim relief - Public procurement - Negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice - Application for suspension of operation of a measure - No urgency)

(2021/C 263/33)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicants: Inivos Ltd (London, United Kingdom), Inivos BV (Rotterdam, Netherlands) (represented by: R. Martens and L. Hoet, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: B. Araujo Arce and M. Ilkova, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Articles 278 and 279 TFEU to suspend the operation of ‘Framework contracts for disinfection robots for European hospitals (COVID-19)’ FW-00103506 and FW-00103507, concluded by the Commission on 19 November 2020 with two tenderers.

Operative part of the order

1. The application for interim relief is dismissed.
2.

There is no need to adjudicate on the applications to intervene of the Italian Republic, the Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (Competition and Market Authority, Italy), the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and the Computer & Communications Industry Association.
Official Journal of the European Union

Order of the General Court of 23 August 2021 — Cristalfarma v EUIPO — Reinhard Kosch (STILAXX)

(Case T-234/21) (1)

(2021/C 422/54)

Language of the case: English

The President of the Tenth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.

(1) OJ C 242, 21.6.2021.
Official Journal of the European Union

Order of the General Court of 8 December 2021 — VY v Commission

(Case T-519/21) (1)

(2022/C 95/66)

Language of the case: French

The President of the Seventh Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.

(1) OJ C 422, 18.10.2021.
Order of the General Court of 11 November 2021 — QC v Commission

(Case T-77/21) (1)

(Civil service - Officials - Pension - Transfer of national pension rights - Decision establishing the number of pensionable years of service - Circumscribed powers - Action for annulment and for damages - Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law - No action brought for failure to fulfil obligations - Inadmissibility - Request for directions to be issued - Clear lack of jurisdiction)

(2022/C 24/51)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: QC (represented by: F. Moyse, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: D. Martin, B. Mongin and M. Brauhoff, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 270 TFEU seeking, first, annulment of the notice of 6 April 2020 establishing the pension rights and, second, compensation for the material and non-material damage which the applicant claims to have suffered.

Operative part of the order

1. The action is dismissed, in part as manifestly lacking any foundation in law, in part as being inadmissible and, in part, on account of the fact that the Court clearly does not have jurisdiction to hear and rule on the action.

2. QC is ordered to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 138, 19.4.2021.
Order of the General Court of 7 February 2022 — Faller and Others v Commission

(Case T-464/21) (1)

(Action for annulment - Medicinal products for human use - Variation of the conditional marketing authorisation for the Comirnaty medicinal product for human use - No legal interest in bringing proceedings - No direct concern - No individual concern - Inadmissibility)

(2022/C 148/35)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicants: Sonja Faller (Bressanone, Italy) and the 74 other applicants whose names are set out in the annex to the order (represented by: R. Holzeisen, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: B.-R. Killmann and A. Sipos, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment of Commission Implementing Decision C(2021) 4034 (final) of 31 May 2021, amending the conditional marketing authorisation granted by Implementing Decision C(2020) 9598 (final) for Comirnaty — COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine (nucleoside modified), a medicinal product for human use.

Operative part of the order

1. The action is dismissed as inadmissible.

2. There is no longer a need to adjudicate on the applications to intervene submitted by TR and the other persons whose names are set out in Annex II, by YI and the other persons whose names are set out in Annex II, by EW and the other persons whose names are set out in Annex II, and by Mr Arnošt Komárek and the other persons whose names are set out in Annex II.

3. Ms Sonja Faller and the other applicants whose names are set out in Annex I are ordered to pay the costs.

4. TR and the other persons whose names are set out in Annex II, YI and the other persons whose names are set out in Annex II, EW and the other persons whose names are set out in Annex II, and Mr Komárek and the other persons whose names are set out in Annex II shall each bear their own costs relating to the applications to intervene.

(1) OJ C 368, 13.9.2021.
Official Journal of the European Union

Order of the General Court of 21 December 2021 — Kewazo v EUIPO (Liftbot)

(Case T-205/21) (1)

(EU trade mark - Application for EU word mark Liftbot - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)

(2022/C 119/64)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Kewazo GmbH (Garching, Germany) (represented by: P. Baronikians, lawyer)

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

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 2 February 2021 (Case R 1160/2020-5), concerning an application for registration of the word sign Liftbot as an EU trade mark.

Operative part of the order

1. The action is dismissed.

2. Kewazo GmbH shall pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 217, 7.6.2021.
Order of the General Court of 8 March 2022 — UNIS v Commission

(Case T-431/21) (1)

(Application for annulment - Social security - Bodies entrusted with the management of statutory health insurance and old-age insurance schemes - Caisse nationale d’assurance vieillesse - Economic activity - Act not open to challenge - Inadmissibility)

(2022/C 207/56)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Union nationale des indépendants solidaires UNIS (Lorient, France) (represented by: F. Ortega, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: D. Martin, H. van Vliet, T. Baumé and A. Boitos, agents)

Re:

By this action, brought pursuant to Article 263 TFEU, the applicant, which is a professional organisation established 21 February 2020 under French law, seeks the annulment of a letter of the European Commission of 18 May 2021 declaring that it was not competent to review the questions raised by the applicant in its complaint of 7 April 2021.

Operative part of the order

1. The action is dismissed.

2. L’Union nationale des indépendants solidaires (UNIS) shall bear its own costs and pay those incurred by the European Commission.

(1) OJ C 422, 18.10.2021.
Order of the President of the General Court of 23 February 2022 — WO v European Public Prosecutor’s Office

(Case T-603/21 R)

(Application for interim measures - Law governing the institutions - Enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office - Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 - Appointment of the European Delegated Prosecutors of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office - Appointment of one of the candidates nominated by Lithuania - Application for suspension of operation of a measure - Failure to comply with procedural requirements - Inadmissibility)

(2022/C 171/53)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: WO (represented by: V. Vitkovskis, lawyer)

Defendant: European Public Prosecutor’s Office

Re:

Application under Articles 278 and 279 TFEU for suspension of operation of Decision No 28/2021 of the College of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office of 21 April 2021 rejecting the applicant’s candidacy for the position of European Delegated Public Prosecutor.

Operative part of the order

1. The application for interim measures is dismissed.
Order of the General Court of 7 April 2022 — Mendus v EUIPO — (CENSOR.NET)

(Case T-336/21) (1)

(EU trade mark - Revocation of the contested decision - Action which has become devoid of purpose - No need to adjudicate)

(2022/C 266/32)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Iaroslav Mendus (Kyiv, Ukraine) (represented by: P. Kurcman, lawyer)

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

Re:

By document lodged at the Court Registry on 15 June 2021, the applicant brought the present action for annulment of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 16 April 2021 (Case R 1225/2020-1), concerning an application for registration of the word sign CENSOR.NET as an EU trade mark.

Operative part of the order

1. There is no longer any need to adjudicate on the action.

2. The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) shall bear its own costs and pay those incurred by Mr Iaroslav Mendus.

(1) OJ C 320, 9.8.2021.
Order of the General Court of 25 March 2022 — Saure v Commission

(Case T-151/21) (1)

(Action for annulment - Access to documents - Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 - Commission correspondence concerning the quantity and delivery timings of BioNTech SE COVID-19 vaccines - Initial refusal - Act not open to challenge - Application to modify the form of order sought - Assessing the admissibility of an action at the time it was brought - Manifest inadmissibility)

(2022/C 222/47)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Hans-Wilhem Saure (Berlin, Germany) (represented by: C. Partsch, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: A. Spina, K. Herrmann and G. Gattinara, agents)

Re:

By its action based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks to have set aside the letter of the European Commission of 27 January 2021 rejecting an initial application for access to certain documents.

Operative part of the order

1. The action is dismissed as being manifestly inadmissible.

2. M. Hans-Wilhelm Saure shall bear his own costs and pay those incurred by the European Commission and those relating to the requests to modify the application and the European Commission shall bear its own costs related to the application.

(1) OJ C 189, 17.5.2021.
Order of the General Court of 2 June 2022 — Eurecna v Commission

(Case T-654/21) (1)

(Action for annulment - Public supply contracts - EDF - ‘Territorial strategies for innovation (TSI)’ contract - OLAF investigation - Registration in the Early Detection and Exclusion System (EDES) database - Act not open to challenge - Inadmissibility)

(2022/C 284/53)

Language of the case: Italian

Parties

Applicant: Eurecna SpA (Venice, Italy) (represented by: R. Sciaudone, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: P. Rossi and F. Moro, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 263 TFEU for annulment of Commission Decision of 28 July 2021 to register the applicant in the Early Detection and Exclusion System (EDES) database, pursuant to Article 135(1) to (3) and Article 142(1) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, amending Regulations (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, and Decision No 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 (OJ 2018 L 193, p. 1).

Operative part of the order

1. The action is dismissed as inadmissible.

2. Eurecna SpA shall pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 2, 3.1.2022.
Official Journal of the European Union

Order of the General Court of 19 May 2022 — Groschopp v EUIPO (Sustainability through Quality)

(Case T-212/21) (1)

(EU trade mark - Revocation of the contested decision - Action which has become devoid of purpose - No need to adjudicate)

(2022/C 284/41)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Groschopp AG Drives & More (Viersen, Germany) (represented by: R. Schiffer, lawyer)

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

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 11 February 2021 (Case R 1076/2020-1), concerning an application for registration of the word sign Sustainability through Quality as an EU trade mark.

Operative part of the order

1. There is no longer any need to adjudicate on the action.

2. The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) shall bear the costs.

(1) OJ C 217, 7.6.2021.
Official Journal of the European Union

Order of the General Court of 1 August 2022 — Preventicus v EUIPO (NIGHTWATCH)

(Case T-742/21) (1)

(EU trade mark - Revocation of the contested decision - Action which has become devoid of purpose - No need to adjudicate)

(2022/C 398/29)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Preventicus GmbH (Jena, Germany) (represented by: J. Zecher, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: E. Markakis, Agent)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant, Preventicus GmbH, seeks annulment of the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 9 September 2021 (Case R 1241/2020-4).

Operative part of the order

1. There is no longer any need to adjudicate on the action.

2. The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) shall bear its own costs and pay those incurred by Preventicus GmbH.

(1) OJ C 37, 24.1.2022.