do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-11/09: Judgment of the General Court of 23 February 2010 — Özdemir v OHIM — Aktieselskabet af 21 november 2001 (James Jones) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the Community word mark James Jones — Earlier Community word mark JACK & JONES — 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))
Date: 2010-02-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, action for annulment (EU), infringement of EU law, telecommunications industry, trade-mark law








C_2010100EN.01003901.xml










17.4.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 100/39





Judgment of the General Court of 23 February 2010 — Özdemir v OHIM — Aktieselskabet af 21 november 2001 (James Jones)
(Case T-11/09) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community word mark James Jones - Earlier Community word mark JACK & JONES - 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))
2010/C 100/60
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Rahmi Özdemir (Dreieich, Germany) (represented by: I. Hoes, M. Heinrich, C. Schröder, K. von Werder and J. Wittenberg, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the Court: Aktieselskabet af 21. november 2001 (Brande, Denmark) (represented by: C. Barrett Christiansen, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 3 November 2008 (Case R 858/2007-2), concerning opposition proceedings between Aktieselskabet af 21. november 2001 and Rahmi Özdemir.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Rahmi Özdemir to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 55, 7.3.2009.
Case F-7/09: Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (First Chamber) of 23 February 2010 — Faria v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (Staff cases — Officials — Reports — Evaluation report — 2006/2007 evaluation period — Application for annulment of the evaluation report — Manifest error of assessment — Compensation for non-material damage)
Date: 2010-02-23
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, action for annulment (EU), damages, trade-mark law








C_2010134EN.01005101.xml










22.5.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 134/51





Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (First Chamber) of 23 February 2010 — Faria v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM)
(Case F-7/09) (1)

(Staff cases - Officials - Reports - Evaluation report - 2006/2007 evaluation period - Application for annulment of the evaluation report - Manifest error of assessment - Compensation for non-material damage)
2010/C 134/84
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Marie-Hélène Faria (Muchamiel, Spain) (represented by: L. Levi, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (represented by: I. de Medrano Caballero, Agent, assisted by D. Waelbroeck, lawyer)

Re:

Annulment of the evaluation report in respect of the period from 1 October 2006 to 30 September 2007, and an order that the defendant pay compensation for the loss suffered by the applicant.

Operative part of the judgment

The Tribunal:






1.


Annuls Ms Faria's evaluation report, drawn up by the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) in respect of the period from 1 October 2006 to 30 September 2007;










2.


For the rest, dismisses the action;










3.


Orders OHIM to bear its own costs and to pay three quarters of Ms Faria's costs;










4.


Orders Ms Faria to bear one quarter of her own costs.






(1)  OJ C 69 of 21.03.2009, p. 55.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2010-02-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2010045EN.01001401.xml










23.2.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 45/14





Euro exchange rates (1)

22 February 2010
2010/C 45/03

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3626




JPY


Japanese yen


124,38




DKK


Danish krone


7,4436




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87970




SEK


Swedish krona


9,8090




CHF


Swiss franc


1,4649




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,0350




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,750




EEK


Estonian kroon


15,6466




HUF


Hungarian forint


269,75




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7093




PLN


Polish zloty


3,9620




RON


Romanian leu


4,1270




TRY


Turkish lira


2,0681




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5113




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4133




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,5789




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,9382




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,9188




KRW


South Korean won


1 563,37




ZAR


South African rand


10,4750




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


9,3017




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,2875




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 667,32




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6349




PHP


Philippine peso


62,890




RUB


Russian rouble


40,8580




THB


Thai baht


45,158




BRL


Brazilian real


2,4528




MXN


Mexican peso


17,3766




INR


Indian rupee


62,9730






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-87/10: Action brought on 23 February 2010 — Chestnut Medical Technologies v OHIM (PIPELINE)
Date: 2010-02-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, action for annulment (EU), medical device, trade-mark law








C_2010100EN.01006701.xml










17.4.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 100/67





Action brought on 23 February 2010 — Chestnut Medical Technologies v OHIM (PIPELINE)
(Case T-87/10)
2010/C 100/98
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Chestnut Medical Technologies, Inc. (Menlo Park, United States) (represented by: R. Kunz-Hallstein, H. Kunz-Hallstein, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

Form of order sought







—


Annul the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 10 December 2009 in case R 968/2009-2; and










—


Order the defendant to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments


Community trade mark concerned: The word mark ‘PIPELINE’ for goods in class 10

Decision of the examiner: Refused the application for a Community trade mark

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissed the appeal

Pleas in law: Infringement of Articles 7(1)(c) of Council Regulation No 207/2009, as the Board of Appeal erred in its assessment that the Community trade mark concerned has a descriptive character; infringement of Articles 75 of Council Regulation No 207/2009 as the Board of Appeal, by ignoring arguments brought by the applicant, infringed upon the obligation to state the reasons on which the decision has been based.
Commission Regulation (EU) No 147/2010 of 23 February 2010 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Pemento do Couto (PGI))
Date: 2010-02-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, designation of origin, fruit vegetable, location of production, product designation








L_2010047EN.01000401.xml










24.2.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 47/4








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 147/2010
of 23 February 2010
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Pemento do Couto (PGI))


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) and in accordance with Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Spain’s application to register the name ‘Pemento do Couto’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).












(2)


As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the Register.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 February 2010.


For the Commission


The President

José Manuel BARROSO
            





(1)  
            OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.

(2)  
            OJ C 140, 20.6.2009, p. 9.




ANNEX
Agricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:

Class 1.6.   Fruit, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processed

SPAIN
Pemento do Couto (PGI)
Case C-101/10: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Oberste Berufungs- und Disziplinarkommission (Austria) lodged on 23 February 2010 — Gentcho Pavlov and Gregor Famira v Ausschuss der Rechtsanwaltskammer Wien
Date: 2010-02-23
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Austria, access to a profession, interpretation of the law, lawyer, recognition of diplomas








C_2010134EN.01001802.xml










22.5.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 134/18





Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Oberste Berufungs- und Disziplinarkommission (Austria) lodged on 23 February 2010 — Gentcho Pavlov and Gregor Famira v Ausschuss der Rechtsanwaltskammer Wien
(Case C-101/10)
2010/C 134/28
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Oberste Berufungs- und Disziplinarkommission

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicants: Gentcho Pavlov and Gregor Famira

Defendant: Ausschuss der Rechtsanwaltskammer Wien

Questions referred







1.


Should Article 38(1) of the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part, (1) have been directly applied in the period from 2 January 2004 to 31 December 2006 in a procedure to register a Bulgarian national in the list of trainee lawyers?
If question 1 is answered in the affirmative:










2.


Does Article 38(1) of the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part, preclude the application of Paragraph 30(1) and (5) of the Austrian Rechtsanwaltsordnung (Lawyers’ Code), pursuant to which, inter alia, proof of Austrian citizenship or a nationality regarded as equivalent is a registration requirement, in respect of an application by a Bulgarian national employed by an Austrian lawyer, made on 2 January 2004, for registration in the list of Austrian trainee lawyers and for the issue of a ‘Legitimationsurkunde’ (certificate evidencing authority) in accordance with Paragraph 15(3) of the Austrian Rechtsanwaltsordnung and the rejection of the application solely on the grounds of nationality, despite the other requirements being fulfilled and the applicant having a permanent residence and work permit for Austria?






(1)  OJ 1994 L 358, 31.12.1994, p. 3
Case C-316/08: Order of the President of the First Chamber of the Court of 23 February 2010 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Corte Suprema di Cassazione — Italy) — Latex Srl v Agenzie delle Entrate, Amministrazione Dell’Economia e delle Finanze
Date: 2010-02-23
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: VAT, interpretation of the law, tax exemption, tax law, tax rebate








C_2010134EN.01002802.xml










22.5.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 134/28





Order of the President of the First Chamber of the Court of 23 February 2010 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Corte Suprema di Cassazione — Italy) — Latex Srl v Agenzie delle Entrate, Amministrazione Dell’Economia e delle Finanze
(Case C-316/08) (1)

2010/C 134/44

Language of the case: Italian

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


(1)  OJ C 260, 11.10.2008.
Case C-290/09: Order of the President of the Court of 23 February 2010 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale Amministrativo per la Sardegna — Italy) — Telecom Italia SpA v Regione autonoma della Sardegna, opposing Space SpA and Passamonti Srl and Others
Date: 2010-02-23
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Italy, award of contract, cultural heritage, documentation, interpretation of the law, provision of services, public contract








C_2010134EN.01002803.xml










22.5.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 134/28





Order of the President of the Court of 23 February 2010 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale Amministrativo per la Sardegna — Italy) — Telecom Italia SpA v Regione autonoma della Sardegna, opposing Space SpA and Passamonti Srl and Others
(Case C-290/09) (1)

2010/C 134/45

Language of the case: Italian

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


(1)  OJ C 233, 26.9.2009.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5714 — Scholz/Scholz Austria/Kovosrot) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-02-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: disclosure of information, economic concentration, marketing, merger control, metal waste, restrictive-practice authorisation, waste management








C_2010045EN.01000101.xml










23.2.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 45/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.5714 — Scholz/Scholz Austria/Kovosrot)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 45/01
On 4 February 2010, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in German and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:






—


in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,










—


in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32010M5714. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Case C-100/10: Action brought on 23 February 2010 — European Commission v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Date: 2010-02-23
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Luxembourg, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, audit, auditing, national implementing measure








C_2010113EN.01002902.xml










1.5.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 113/29





Action brought on 23 February 2010 — European Commission v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
(Case C-100/10)
2010/C 113/46
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: G. Braun and J. Sénéchal, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

Form of order sought







—


declare that, by failing to adopt all the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2006/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on statutory audits of annual accounts and consolidated accounts, amending Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC and repealing Council Directive 84/253/EEC (1) or, in any event, by failing to communicate those measures to the Commission, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 53 of that directive;










—


order the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The period for the transposition of Directive 2006/43/EC lapsed on 28 June 2008. At the date the present action was commenced, the defendant had not yet adopted all the measures necessary to transpose the directive or, in any event, had not informed the Commission of those measures.


(1)  OJ 2006 L 157, p. 87.
Special Report No 18/2009 Effectiveness of EDF support for Regional Economic Integration in East Africa and West Africa
Date: 2010-02-23
Institutions: European Court of Auditors
Subjects: East Africa, European Court of Auditors, European Development Fund, West Africa, disclosure of information, economic integration, regional integration, report








C_2010045EN.01001501.xml










23.2.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 45/15





Special Report No 18/2009 ‘Effectiveness of EDF support for Regional Economic Integration in East Africa and West Africa’
2010/C 45/04
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