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Case C-294/12 P: Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 14 May 2013 — You Q BV v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs), Apple Corps Ltd (Appeals — Community trade mark — Figurative mark containing the word element ‘BEATLE’ — Opposition by the proprietor of the Community and national word and figurative marks containing the word elements ‘BEATLES’ and ‘THE BEATLES’ — Refusal of registration by the Board of Appeal — Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)
Date: 2013-05-14
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU trade mark, consumer protection, information technology industry, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2013225EN.01004501.xml










3.8.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 225/45





Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 14 May 2013 — You Q BV v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs), Apple Corps Ltd
(Case C-294/12 P) (1)

(Appeals - Community trade mark - Figurative mark containing the word element ‘BEATLE’ - Opposition by the proprietor of the Community and national word and figurative marks containing the word elements ‘BEATLES’ and ‘THE BEATLES’ - Refusal of registration by the Board of Appeal - Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)
2013/C 225/77
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: You Q BV (represented by: G.S.C.M. van Roeyen, advocaat)

Other parties to the proceedings: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: D. Botis and I. Harrington, acting as Agents), Apple Corps Ltd (represented by A. Terry, Solicitor, and F. Clark, Barrister)

Re:

Appeal against the judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 29 March 2012 in Case T-369/10 You-Q v OHIM — Apple Corps (Beatle), by which that Court dismissed an action for annulment brought by the applicant for the figurative mark including the word element ‘BEATLE’ for goods in Class 12 against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) of 31 May 2010 in Case R 1276/2009-2, which annulled the Opposition Division’s decision rejecting the opposition brought by the proprietor of the Community and national word and figurative marks including the word elements ‘BEATLES’ and ‘THE BEATLES’ in respect of goods in Classes 6, 9, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 34 and 41

Operative part of the order







1.


The appeal is dismissed.










2.


You-Q BV shall pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 303, 6.10.2012.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6930 — KKR/SMCP) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-05-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: clothing industry, economic concentration, investment company, merger control








C_2013134EN.01003801.xml










14.5.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 134/38





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6930 — KKR/SMCP)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 134/09






1.


On 2 May 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking KKR & Co. LP (‘KKR’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the Groupe SMCP SAS (‘SMCP’, France) by way of purchase of securities.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for undertaking KKR: the provision of a broad range of alternative asset management services to public and private market investors and capital markets solutions for the firm, its portfolio companies and clients,










—


for undertaking SMCP: design and distribution of fashion apparel and, to a minor extent, footwear and related accessories, for women and men, under three brands, namely Sandro, Maje and Claudie Pierlot.














3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the EC Merger Regulation (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.










4.


The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6930 — KKR/SMCP, to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË










(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).
Case C-263/13 P: Appeal brought on 14 May 2013 by the Kingdom of Spain against the judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) delivered on 26 February 2013 in Joined Cases T-65/10, T-113/10 and T-138/10 Spain v Commission
Date: 2013-05-14
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Andalusia, Basque Country, Community of Valencia, European Regional Development Fund, financial control, legal basis, operational programme








C_2013207EN.01002801.xml










20.7.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 207/28





Appeal brought on 14 May 2013 by the Kingdom of Spain against the judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) delivered on 26 February 2013 in Joined Cases T-65/10, T-113/10 and T-138/10 Spain v Commission
(Case C-263/13 P)
2013/C 207/45
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Appellant: Kingdom of Spain (represented by: A. Rubio González, agent)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission

Form of order sought







—


Declare that the present appeal is well founded and set aside the judgment of the General Court of 26 February 2013 in Joined Cases T-65/10, T-113/10 and T-138/10 Spain v Commission;










—


Annul Commission Decisions C(2009) 9270 of 30 November 2009, C(2009) 10678 of 23 December 2009, and C(2010) 337 of 28 January 2010 reducing the aid from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to Operational Programme ‘Andalucía’, falling within Objective 1 (1994-1999), under Commission Decision C(94) 3456 of 9 December 1994, Operational Programme ‘País Vasco’, falling within Objective 2 (1997-1999), under Commission Decision C(1998) 121 of 5 February 1998, and to Operational Programme ‘Comunidad Valenciana’, falling within Objective 1 (1994-1999), under Commission Decision C(1994) 3043/6 of 25 November 1994, respectively;










—


Order the respondent to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments







—




Error of law in holding Article 24(2) of Regulation 4253/88

 (1)

to be the legal basis for applying financial corrections based on an extrapolation.
 This provision is not a legal basis for applying financial corrections by extrapolation in the event of systematic irregularities, since this power has not been conferred on the Commission.










—




Error of law in the review of the reliability, consistency, relevance and appropriateness of the extrapolation applied by the Commission
. The review by the General Court with respect to the representativeness of the sample used for the application of the financial correction by extrapolation was not carried out in accordance with the Tetra Laval
 (2) case-law.






(1)  Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of the activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and other existing financial instruments

OJ 1988 L 374, p. 1


(2)  Judgment of 15 February 2005 in Case C-12/03 P Commission v Tetra Laval [2005] ECR I-987, paragraph 39
Commission Declaration on its role as supervisor of the organisation, administration and management of the .eu TLD by the Registry
Date: 2013-05-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Internet address, regulation of telecommunications, service concession








C_2013134EN.01000901.xml










14.5.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 134/9





Commission Declaration on its role as supervisor of the organisation, administration and management of the .eu TLD by the Registry (1)

2013/C 134/05
The Commission may issue guidance to the Registry from time to time, in order to ensure the appropriate execution of the contract in line with the core policy requirements stated in the technical annex of the service concession contract between the European Union and the .eu TLD Registry.


(1)  Article 3.1(c) of Regulation (EC) No 733/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 April 2002 on the implementation of the .eu Top Level Domain (OJ L 113, 30.4.2002, p. 1).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2013-05-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2013134EN.01000701.xml










14.5.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 134/7





Euro exchange rates (1)

10 May 2013
2013/C 134/03

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2988




JPY


Japanese yen


131,94




DKK


Danish krone


7,455




GBP


Pound sterling


0,8443




SEK


Swedish krona


8,5511




CHF


Swiss franc


1,243




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,526




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,808




HUF


Hungarian forint


293,18




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,6998




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1435




RON


Romanian leu


4,3298




TRY


Turkish lira


2,3403




AUD


Australian dollar


1,2978




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3113




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,0793




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5623




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,607




KRW


South Korean won


1 436,5




ZAR


South African rand


11,8092




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,9782




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5713




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 645,9




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


3,8799




PHP


Philippine peso


53,44




RUB


Russian rouble


40,745




THB


Thai baht


38,678




BRL


Brazilian real


2,6244




MXN


Mexican peso


15,6689




INR


Indian rupee


71,311






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2013-05-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2013134EN.01000601.xml










14.5.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 134/6





Euro exchange rates (1)

9 May 2013
2013/C 134/02

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3142




JPY


Japanese yen


129,8




DKK


Danish krone


7,4535




GBP


Pound sterling


0,84435




SEK


Swedish krona


8,5395




CHF


Swiss franc


1,229




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,5485




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,792




HUF


Hungarian forint


293,13




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7001




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1262




RON


Romanian leu


4,3253




TRY


Turkish lira


2,3583




AUD


Australian dollar


1,2858




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3189




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,1977




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,553




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6144




KRW


South Korean won


1 434,42




ZAR


South African rand


11,8038




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,0572




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5713




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 780,74




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


3,9084




PHP


Philippine peso


53,669




RUB


Russian rouble


40,93




THB


Thai baht


38,664




BRL


Brazilian real


2,6356




MXN


Mexican peso


15,7546




INR


Indian rupee


71,336






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-19/12: Judgment of the General Court of 14 May 2013 — Fabryka Łożysk Tocznych-Kraśnik v OHIM — Impexmetal (IKFŁT KRAŚNIK) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community figurative mark IKFŁT KRAŚNIK — Earlier Community figurative mark FŁT — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Date: 2013-05-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, machine tool, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2013178EN.01001001.xml










22.6.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 178/10





Judgment of the General Court of 14 May 2013 — Fabryka Łożysk Tocznych-Kraśnik v OHIM — Impexmetal (IKFŁT KRAŚNIK)
(Case T-19/12) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark IKFŁT KRAŚNIK - Earlier Community figurative mark FŁT - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
2013/C 178/17
Language of the case: Polish

Parties


Applicant: Fabryka Łożysk Tocznych-Kraśnik S.A. (Kraśnik, Poland) (represented by: J. Sieklucki, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Impexmetal S.A. (Warsaw, Poland) (represented by: W. Trybowski and K. Pyszków, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 27 October 2011 (Case R 2475/2010-1) concerning opposition proceedings between Impexmetal S.A. and Fabryka Łożysk Tocznych-Kraśnik S.A.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Fabryka Łożysk Tocznych-Kraśnik S.A to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 109, 14.4.2012.