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EN Official Journal of the European Union C 145/26

Judgment of the General Court of 24 March 2011 — Cybergun v OHIM — Umarex Sportwaffen (AK 47)

(Case T-419/09) (1)

(Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community word mark AK 47 - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) and Article 52(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

2011/C 145/43

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Cybergun SA (Bondoufle, France) (represented by: S. Guyot, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: G. Schneider, Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervening before the General Court: Umarex Sportwaffen GmbH & Co. KG (Arnsberg, Germany) (represented by: M.-H. Hoffmann, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 5 August 2009 (Case R 1101/2007-1) relating to invalidity proceedings between Umarex Sportwaffen GmbH & Co. KG and Cybergun SA.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders Cybergun SA to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 312, 19.12.2009.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 103/22

Judgment of the General Court of 17 February 2011 — Annco v OHIM — Freche et fils (ANN TAYLOR LOFT)

(Case T-385/09) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community word mark ANN TAYLOR LOFT - Earlier national word mark LOFT - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

2011/C 103/39

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Annco, Inc. (Wilmington, Delaware, United States) (represented by: G. Triet, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Freche et fils associés (Paris, France)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 1 July 2009 (Case R 1485/2008-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Freche et fils associés and Annco, Inc.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 1 July 2009 (Case R 1485/2008-1);

2. Declares that the remainder of the action is inadmissible;

3. Orders OHIM to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 282, 21.11.2009.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 186/21

Judgment of the General Court of 17 May 2011 — Consejo Regulador de la Denominación de Origen Txakoli de Álava and Others v OHIM (TXAKOLI)

(Case T-341/09) (1)

(Community trade mark - Application for a Community collective verbal mark TXAKOLI - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Article 66(2) of Regulation No 207/2009 - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009)

2011/C 186/39

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicants: Consejo Regulador de la Denominación de Origen Txakoli de Álava (Amurrio, Spain); Consejo Regulador de la Denominación de Origen Txakoli de Bizkaia (Leioa, Spain); and Consejo Regulador de la Denominación de Origen Txakoli de Getaria (Getaria, Spain) (represented by: J. Grimau Muñoz and J. Villamor Muguerza, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, Agent)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 4 June 2009 (Case R 197/2009-2), concerning an application for the registration of the word sign TXAKOLI as a Community trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action.

2. Consejo Regulador de la Denominación de Origen Txakoli de Álava, Consejo Regulador de la Denominación de Origen Txakoli de Bizkaia and Consejo Regulador de la Denominación de Origen Txakoli de Getaria are ordered to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 256, 24.10.2009.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 160/19

Judgment of the General Court of 13 April 2011 — United States Polo Association v OHIM — Textiles CMG (U.S. POLO ASSN.)

(Case T-228/09) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark U.S. POLO ASSN. - Earlier Community and national word marks POLO-POLO - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

2011/C 160/26

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: United States Polo Association (Lexington, Kentucky, United States) (represented by: P. Goldenbaum, I. Rohr and T. Melchert, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: D. Botis, Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Textiles CMG, SA (Onteniente, Spain)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 20 March 2009 (Case R 886/2008-4) relating to opposition proceedings between Textiles CMG, SA and United States Polo Association.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders United States Polo Association to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 180, 1.8.2009.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 232/26

Judgment of the General Court of 28 June 2011 — ATB Norte v OHIM — Bricocenter Italia (BRICO CENTER)

(Case T-478/09) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark BRICO CENTER - Earlier Community figurative marks ATB CENTROS DE BRICOLAGE Brico Centro and CENTROS DE BRICOLAGE BricoCentro - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

2011/C 232/45

Language of the case: Italian

Parties

Applicant: ATB Norte, SL (Burgos, Spain) (represented initially by P. López Ronda, G. Macias Bonilla, H. Curtis-Oliver and G. Marín Raigal, and subsequently by F. Brandolini Kujman, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: O. Montalto and G. Mannucci, Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Bricocenter Italia Srl (Rozzano, Italy) (represented by: G. Ghidini, M. Mergati and C. Signorini, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 24 September 2009 (Case R 1009/2008-4) relating to opposition proceedings between ATB Norte, SL and Bricocenter Italia Srl.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 24 September 2009 (Case R 1009/2008-4) inasmuch as it upheld the appeal of Bricocenter Italia Srl before the Board of Appeal regarding the services of ‘advertising’, ‘business management’ and ‘business administration’ covered by the Community trade mark application;

2. Dismisses the remainder of the action;

3. Orders ATB Norte, SL, Bricocenter Italia and OHIM each to bear their own costs incurred during the proceedings before the General Court.

(1) OJ C 24, 30.1.2010.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 226/26

Judgment of the General Court of 22 June 2011 — Mundipharma v OHIM — Asociación Farmaceuticos Mundi (FARMA MUNDI FARMACEUTICOS MUNDI)

(Case T-76/09) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community figurative mark ‘FARMA MUNDI FARMACEUTICOS MUNDI’ - Earlier Community figurative ‘markmundipharma’ - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

2011/C 226/52

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Mundipharma GmbH (Limburg an der Lahn (Germany)) (represented by: F. Nielsen, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: W. Verburg, Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Asociación Farmaceuticos Mundi (Alfafar, Spain)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 1 December 2008 (Case R 825/2008-2) concerning opposition proceedings between Mundipharma GmbH and Asociación Farmaceuticos Mundi.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders Mundipharma GmbH to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 102, 1.5.2009.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 311/41

Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2011 — CEVA v Commission

(Case T-285/09) (1)

(Specific programme for research and technological development in the field of research into living resources - Project Seapura - Grant agreement - Arbitration clause - Application for the reimbursement of sums paid in advance under a research financing contract - Reminder letters - Action for annulment - Inadmissibility)

2011/C 311/73

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Centre d'étude et de valorisation des algues SA (CEVA) (Pleubian, France) (represented by: J.-M. Peyrical, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: V. Joris, Agent, and E. Bouttier, lawyer)

Re:

Application for the annulment of the four reminder letters of the Commission dated 11 May 2009, by which it invited the applicant to reimburse the amount paid to it under a grant agreement concluded for a project to be carried out in the context of the specific programme for research and technological development, entitled ‘Quality of Life and Management of Living Resources’.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action as inadmissible;

2. Orders the Centre d'étude et de valorisation des algues SA (CEVA) to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 220, 12.9.2009.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 269/47

Judgment of the General Court of 14 July 2011 — Winzer Pharma v OHIM — Alcon (OFTAL CUSI)

(Case T-160/09) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark OFTAL CUSI - Earlier Community word mark Ophtal - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

2011/C 269/102

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Dr Robert Winzer Pharma GmbH (Berlin, Germany) (represented by: S. Schneller, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Alcon Inc. (Hünenberg, Switzerland) (represented by: M. Vidal-Quadras Trias de Bes, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 4 February 2009 (Case R 1471/2007-1) concerning opposition proceedings between Dr Robert Winzer Pharma GmbH and Alcon Inc.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Dimisses the action;

2. Orders Dr Robert Winzer Pharma GmbH to bear its own costs and those of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) and of Alcon Inc.

(1) OJ C 167 of 18.7.2009.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 355/17

Judgment of the General Court of 26 October 2011 — Dufour v ECB

(Case T-436/09) (1)

(Access to documents - Decision 2004/258/EC - ECB’s databases used for the preparation of reports on staff recruitment and mobility - Refusal of access - Action for annulment - Interest in bringing proceedings - Admissibility - Meaning of ‘document’ - Action for damages - Premature)

2011/C 355/30

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Julien Dufour (Jolivet, France) (represented by: I. Schoenacker Rossi and H. Djeyaramane, lawyers)

Defendant: European Central Bank (ECB) (represented by: initially K. Laurinavicius and S. Lambrinoc, then S. Lambrinoc and P. Embley, Agents)

Interveners in support of the applicant: Kingdom of Denmark (represented by: B. Weis Fogh and S. Juul Jørgensen, Agents); Republic of Finland (represented by: initially J. Heliskoski, H. Leppo and M. Pere, then J. Heliskoski and H. Leppo, Agents); and Kingdom of Sweden (represented by: A. Falk, K. Petkovska and S. Johannesson, Agents)

Intervener in support of the defendant: European Commission (represented by: J.-P. Keppenne and C. ten Dam, Agents)

Re:

Application for, first, annulment of the decision of the Board of Directors of the European Central Bank, notified to the applicant by letter of the President of the ECB of 2 September 2009, refusing to grant the applicant access to the databases used for the compilation of reports on its staff recruitment and mobility and, second, delivery up to the applicant of the databases in question, and, finally, a claim for damages for the loss allegedly suffered by the applicant as a result of the refusal of his application for access

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Annuls the decision of the Board of Directors of the European Central Bank (ECB) notified to Mr Julien Dufour by letter of the President of the ECB of 2 September 2009;

2. Dismisses the remainder of the action;

3. Orders the ECB to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Mr Dufour;

4. Orders the Kingdom of Denmark, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to bear their own costs.

(1) OJ C 11, 16.1.2010.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 311/38

Judgment of the General Court of 13 September 2011 — Dredging International and Ondernemingen Jan de Nul v EMSA

(Case T-8/09) (1)

(Public service contracts - EMSA’s procurement procedures - Operation of stand-by oil spill recovery vessels - Rejection of a tender - Action for annulment - Tender inconsistent with the subject of the contract - Consequences - Equal treatment - Proportionality - Definition of the subject of the contract - Failure to disclose the characteristics and relative advantages of the successful tender - Statement of reasons - Award of the contract - No right of action - Application for a declaration that the contract concluded with the successful tenderer is null and void - Claim for damages)

2011/C 311/68

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicants: Dredging International NV (Zwijndrecht, Belgium) and Ondernemingen Jan de Nul NV (Hofstade-Aalst, Belgium) (represented by: R. Martens and A. Van Vaerenbergh, lawyers)

Defendant: European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) (represented by: J. Menze, Agent, assisted by J. Stuyck and A.-M. Vandromme, lawyers)

Re:

First, annulment of the decision of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) of 28 October 2008 to reject the applicants’ bid submitted in response to a call for tenders EMSA/NEG/3/2008 regarding the service contracts for stand-by oil spill recovery vessels (Lot 2: North Sea) (OJ 2008/S 48-065631) and of the decision to award the contract to another tenderer, and, second, a request for damages

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders Dredging International NV and Ondernemingen Jan de Nul NV to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 82, 4.4.2009.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 73/27

Judgment of the General Court of 1 February 2012 — mtronix v OHIM — Growth Finance (mtronix)

(Case T-353/09) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark mtronix - Earlier Community word mark Montronix - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

2012/C 73/52

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: mtronix OHG (Berlin, Germany) (represented by: M. Schnetzer, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: S. Schäffner, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Growth Finance AG (Zug, Switzerland)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 23 June 2009 (Case R 1557/2007-4) concerning opposition proceedings between Growth Finance AG and mtronix OHG.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders mtronix OHG to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 282, 21.11.2009.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 32/20

Judgment of the General Court of 16 December 2011 — Rintisch v OHIM — Valfleuri Pâtes alimentaires (PROTIVITAL)

(Case T-109/09) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark PROTIVITAL - Earlier national word and figurative marks PROTIPLUS, PROTI and PROTIPOWER - Late submission of documents - Discretion granted by Article 74(2) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 76(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) - Concept of a provision to the contrary - Rule 20(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 - Rule 50(1) of Regulation No 2868/95)

2012/C 32/38

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Bernhard Rintisch (Bottrop, Germany) (represented by: A Dreyer, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: G. Schneider, Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Valfleuri Pâtes alimentaires SA (Wittenheim, France) (represented by: F. Baujoin, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 21 January 2009 (Case R 1660/2007-4) relating to opposition proceedings between Bernhard Rintisch and Valfleuri Pâtes alimentaires SA.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders Mr Bernhard Rintisch to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 113, 16.5.2009.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 258/15

Judgment of the General Court of 22 May 2012 — Evropaïki Dynamiki v Commission

(Case T-17/09) (1)

(Public services contracts - Tender procedure - Provision of informatics services for an electronic exchange of social security information project (EESSI project) in the field of the coordination of social security for persons mobile in Europe - Rejection of bid submitted by a tenderer - Award of the contract - Obligation to state the reasons on which the decision is based - Transparency - Equal treatment - Manifest error of assessment - No interest in bringing proceedings - Non contractual liability)

2012/C 258/24

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Evropaïki Dynamiki — Proigmena Systimata Tilepikoinonion Pliroforikis kai Tilematikis AE (Athens, Greece) (represented by: N. Korogiannakis and P. Katsimani, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: N. Bambara and E. Manhaeve, Agents, and initially by W. Sparks, Solicitor, subsequently by E. Petritsi, lawyer, and latterly by O. Graber-Soudry, Solicitor)

Re:

Application, first, for annulment of the Commission’s decision rejecting the tender submitted by the applicant in respect of the call for tenders VT/2008/019 EMPL EESSI for the provision of informatics products and services for the EESSI project (OJ 2008/S 111–148 213) and of the decision to award the contract to another tenderer and, secondly, for damages.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders Evropaïki Dynamiki — Proigmena Systimata Tilepikoinonion Pliroforikis kai Tilematikis AE to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 82, 4.4.2009.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 118/23

Judgment of the General Court of 6 March 2012 — Commission v Liotti

(Case T-167/09 P) (1)

(Appeal - Civil service - Officials - Reports procedure - Career Development Report - 2006 appraisal procedure - General Implementing Provisions - Application of the appraisal standards consistently and through consultation)

2012/C 118/37

Language of the case: French

Parties

Appellant: European Commission (represented by: B. Eggers and K. Herrmann, Agents)

Other party to the proceedings: Amerigo Liotti (Senningerberg, Luxembourg) (represented by: F. Frabetti, lawyer)

Re:

Appeal brought against the judgment of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal (First Chamber) of 17 February 2009 in Case F-38/08 Liotti v Commission [2009] ECR-SC I-A-I-0000 and II-A-1-0000 and for that judgment to be set aside.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Dismisses the appeal;

2. Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Mr Amerigo Liotti in the present proceedings.

(1) OJ C 167, 18.7.2009.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 319/7

Judgment of the General Court of 13 September 2012 — Italy v Commission

(Case T-379/09) (1)

(State aid - Exemption from excise duty on diesel used to heat glasshouses - Decision declaring the aid scheme incompatible with the common market and ordering the recovery of the aid paid - Duty to state reasons - Selective nature - Effect on trade between Member States - Effect on competition - Directive 92/81/EEC - Directive 2003/96/EC - Community framework for State aid for the protection of the environment)

2012/C 319/10

Language of the case: Italian

Parties

Applicant: Italian Republic (represented by: F. Arena, G. Palmieri and F. Varrone, avvocati dello Stato)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: B. Stromsky and D. Grespan, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application for annulment of Commission Decision 2009/944/EC of 13 July 2009 on State aid schemes C 6/04 (ex NN 70/01) and C 5/05 (ex NN 71/04) implemented by Italy in favour of glasshouse growers (exemption from excise duty on diesel used to heat glasshouses) (OJ 2009 L 327, p. 6).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders the Italian Republic to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 282, 21.11.2009.