Case T-295/05: Order of the Court of First Instance of 5 September 2007 — Document Security Systems v ECB (Monetary Union — Issue of euro banknotes — Alleged use of a patented invention designed to prevent counterfeiting — Action for infringement of a European patent — Lack of jurisdiction of the Court of First Instance — Inadmissibility — Action for damages)
Date: 2007-11-10
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: European Central Bank, European patent, euro, industrial counterfeiting, patent law, printing

C 269/48

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

10.11.2007

Order of the Court of First Instance of 5 September 2007
— Document Security Systems v ECB

Order of the Court of First Instance of 7 September 2007
— González Sánchez v OHIM — Bankinter (ENCUENTA)

(Case T-295/05) (1)

(Monetary Union — Issue of euro banknotes — Alleged use
of a patented invention designed to prevent counterfeiting —
Action for infringement of a European patent — Lack of
jurisdiction of the Court of First Instance — Inadmissibility
— Action for damages)

(Case T-49/06) (1)

(Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings —
Article 63(4) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Lack of
standing to bring proceedings — Inadmissibility)

(2007/C 269/86)

Language of the case: Spanish

(2007/C 269/85)

Parties

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Francisco Javier González Sánchez (Madrid, Spain)
(represented by: G. Justicia González, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market
(Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: S. Palmero Cabezas,
agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM:
Bankinter SA (Madrid, Spain)

(Rochester, New
Applicant: Document Security Systems,
York, United States) (represented by: L. Cohen, H. Sheraton, B.
Uphoff, solicitors, and C. Stanbrook, QC)

Inc.

Re:

(represented by: C.
Defendant: European Central Bank (ECB)
Zilioli and P. Machado, agents, assisted by E. Garayar Gutiérrez
and G. de Ulloa y Suelves, lawyers)

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of
Appeal of OHIM of 16 December 2005 (Case R 1116/2005-2)
concerning opposition proceedings between Bankinter SA and
the Confederación Española de Cajas de Ahorros.

Re:

Operative part of the order

The Court:

1. dismisses the action as inadmissible;

Action for a declaration that the ECB infringed the applicant's
rights conferred by a European patent and for compensation for
the resulting loss and damage that the applicant claims to have
suffered.

2. orders Francisco Javier González Sánchez to pay all of the costs.

(1) OJ C 310, 16.12.2006.

Operative part of the order

1. The action for patent infringement is dismissed as inadmissible.

2. The action for damages is dismissed.

3. Document Security Systems, Inc. is ordered to pay its own costs

and to pay those of the European Central Bank.

Action brought on 9 August 2007 — Offshore Legends v
OHIM — Acteon (OFFSHORE LEGENDS (in black and
white))

(Case T-305/07)

(2007/C 269/87)

Language in which the application was lodged: French

(1) OJ C 229, 17.9.2005.

Parties

Applicant: Offshore Legends NV (Nevele, Belgium) (represented
by: P. Maeyaert and N. Clarembeaux, lawyers)