Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 11 May 2005 in Joined Cases T-160/02 to T-162/02, Naipes Heraclio Fournier, SA v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (Community trade mark — Proceedings in relation to invalidity — Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Figurative mark comprising the representation of a sword in a pack of cards — Figurative mark comprising the representation of a knight of clubs in a pack of cards — Figurative mark comprising the representation of a king of swords in a pack of cards — Absolute grounds for refusal — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation No 40/94)
Date: 2005-07-09
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, action for annulment (EU), gaming, leisure, trade-mark law

9.7.2005

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 171/13

COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

of 11 May 2005

so far as it requires the Federal Republic of Germany to recover an
amount of DEM 3 195 559, including the appurtenant interest
from the company Saxonia Edelmetalle GmbH and a total aid
amount of DEM 6 496 271, including the appurtenant interest,
from the company Zeitzer Maschinen, Anlagen Geräte (ZEMAG)
GmbH;

in Joined Cases T-111/01 and T-133/01, Saxonia Edelme-
talle GmbH and Zeitzer Maschinen, Anlagen Geräte
(ZEMAG) GmbH v Commission of the European Commu-
nities (1)

2 Dismisses the remainder of the action.

3 Orders the Commission to pay the costs, including those relating

to the interim proceedings in Case T-111/01.

(State aid — Restructuring — Misuse of State aid —
Recovery of aid — Article 88(2) EC — Regulation (EC) No
659/1999)

(1) OJ C 227 of 11.8.2001

(2005/C 171/21)

(Language of the case: German)

represented by U. Vahlhaus,

In Joined Cases T-111/01 and T-133/01, Saxonia Edelmetalle
GmbH, established in Haslbrücke (Germany), represented by P.
von Woedtke,
lawyer, and J. Riedemann as receiver of the
company ZEMAG GmbH, in liquidation, established in Zeitz
(Germany),
lawyer, with an
address for service in Luxembourg, v Commission of the Euro-
pean Communities (Agents: V. Kreuschitz and V. Di Bucci, with
an address for service in Luxembourg) application for annul-
ment of Commission Decision 2001/673/EC of 28 March
2001 on State aid implemented by Germany for EFBE Verwal-
tungs GmbH & Co. Management KG, now Lintra Beteiligung-
together with Zeitzer Maschinen, Anlagen
sholding GmbH,
Geräte GmbH, LandTechnik Schlüter GmbH,
ILKA MAFA
Kältetechnik GmbH, SKL Motoren- und Systembautechnik
GmbH, SKL Spezialapparatebau GmbH, Magdeburger Eisen-
and
gießerei
Gothaer Fahrzeugwerk GmbH (OJ 2001 L 236, p. 3) the Court
of First
Instance (First Chamber, Extended Composition),
composed of B.§ Westerdorf, President, M. Jaeger, P. Mengozzi,
M.E. Martins Ribeiro and F. Dehousse, Judges; D. Christensen,
Administrator, acting for the Registrar, has given a judgment
on 11 May 2005, in which it:

Edelmetalle

Saxonia

GmbH,

GmbH

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

of 11 May 2005

in Joined Cases T-160/02 to T-162/02, Naipes Heraclio
Fournier, SA v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal
Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (1)

(Community trade mark — Proceedings in relation to inva-
lidity — Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 —
Figurative mark comprising the representation of a sword in
a pack of cards — Figurative mark comprising the represen-
tation of a knight of clubs in a pack of cards — Figurative
mark comprising the representation of a king of swords in a
pack of cards — Absolute grounds for refusal — Article
7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation No 40/94)

(2005/C 171/22)

(Language of the case: Spanish)

1 Annuls Article 3 of Commission Decision 2001/673/EC of 28
March 2001 on State aid implemented by Germany for EFBE
Verwaltungs GmbH &Co. Management KG (now Lintra Beteili-
gungsholding GmbH, together with Zeitzer Maschinen, Anlagen
Geräte GmbH; LandTechnik Schlüter GmbH; ILKA MAFA Kälte-
technik GmbH; SKL Motoren- und Systembautechnik GmbH; SKL
Spezialapparatebau GmbH; Magdeburger Eisengießerei GmbH;
Saxonia Edelmetalle GmbH and Gothaer Fahrzeugwerk GmbH) in

In Joined Cases T-160/02 to T-162/02: Naipes Heraclio Four-
nier, SA, established in Vitoria (Spain),
represented by E.
Armijo Chávarri, lawyer, against Office for Harmonisation in
the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (Agents:
J. Crespo Carrillo, and subsequently by O. Montalto and I. de
Medrano Caballero), the other party to the proceedings before

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Official Journal of the European Union

9.7.2005

the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the Court of
First Instance, being France Cartes SAS, established in Saint
Max (France), represented by C. de Haas, lawyer — ACTION
brought against three decisions of the Second Board of Appeal
of OHIM of 28 February 2002 (Cases R 771/2000 2, R
770/2000-2 and R 766/2000 2), relating to invalidity proceed-
ings between Naipes Heraclio Fournier, SA, and France Cartes
SAS, — the Court of First Instance (Third Chamber), composed
I.
of M.
Natsinas, Administrator, for the Registrar, gave a judgment on
11 May 2005, in which it:

Jaeger, President, V. Tiili and O. Czúcz,

Judges;

composed of H. Legal, President, P. Mengozzi and I. Wisz-
niewska-Białecka, Judges; H. Jung, Registrar, gave a judgment
on 4 May 2005, in which it:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders the applicant to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 19 of 25.1.2003.

1. Dismisses the applications;

2. Dismisses the intervener's claim that the applicant be ordered to
pay the costs as inadmissible in respect of the costs incurred before
the Cancellation Division;

3. Orders the applicant to pay the costs of the Office for Harmonisa-
tion in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) and the
remainder of the intervener's costs;

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

4. Dismisses the remainder of the intervener's claims.

of 11 May 2005

(1) OJ C 180, 27.7.2002.

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

of 4 May 2005

in Case T-359/02 Chum Ltd v Office for Harmonisation in
the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (1)

(Community trade mark — Word mark STAR TV — Oppo-
sition of the owner of the international figurative mark
STAR TV — Refusal to register)

(2005/C 171/23)

(Language of the case: English)

In Case T-359/02: Chum Ltd, established in Toronto (Canada),
represented by M.J. Gilbert, lawyer, against Office for Harmoni-
sation in the Internal Market
(Trade Marks and Designs)
(OHIM) (Agents: P. Bullock and S. Laitinen), the other party to
the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM having
been Star TV AG, established in Schlieren (Switzerland) —
action brought against the decision of the Second Board of
Appeal of OHIM of 17 September 2002 (Case R 1146/2000-
2), relating to opposition proceedings between Chum Ltd and
Star TV AG — the Court of First Instance (Fourth Chamber),

in Case T-25/03, Marco de Stefano v Commission of the
European Communities (1)

(Community officials — Open competition — Non-admission
to tests — Required diplomas)

(2005/C 171/24)

(Language of the case: French)

the European Communities

In Case T-25/03, Marco de Stefano, official of the Commission
of the European Communities, residing in Brussels (Belgium),
represented by G. Vandersanden and G. Verbrugge, lawyers, v
Commission of
(Agents: H.
Tserepa-Lacombe and L. Lozano Palacios, with an address for
service in Luxembourg) — action for annulment of the selec-
tion board's decision of 8 April 2002 rejecting the applicant's
candidature
the
purpose of constituting a reserve for recruitment of A7/A6
administrators in the area of auditing and, in the alternative, a
claim for damages — the Court of First
Instance (Fourth
Chamber), composed of H. Legal, President, P. Mengozzi and I.
Wiszniewska-Białecka, Judges; M. I. Natsinas, Administrator, for
the Registrar, has given a judgment on 11 May 2005, in which
it:

in competition EUR/A/166/01, held for

1 Dismisses the action.

2 Orders each party to bear its own costs.

(1) OJ C 83 of 5.4.2003