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Case T-528/14: Action brought on 15 July 2014 — Information Resources v OHIM (Growth Delivered)
Date: 2014-07-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, information analysis, mass-consumption product, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2014303EN.01005202.xml










8.9.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 303/52





Action brought on 15 July 2014 — Information Resources v OHIM (Growth Delivered)
(Case T-528/14)
2014/C 303/62
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Information Resources, Inc. (Chicago, United States) (represented by: C. Schulte, lawyer)

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

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


Annul the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 5 May 2014 given in Case R 1777/2013-4;










—


Order the defendant to bear the costs of proceedings.





Pleas in law and main arguments


Community trade mark concerned: The word mark ‘Growth Delivered’ for services in Classes 35, 41 and 42

Decision of the Examiner: Refused the application for registration

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissed the appeal

Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) and (c) CTMR.
Case T-223/11: Judgment of the General Court of 15 July 2014  — Siemens v Commission (Arbitration clause — Contract for the loan of fissile material intended for the Joint Research Centre’s Ispra site — Non-performance of the contract — Default interest)
Date: 2014-07-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: administrative contract, damages, indemnification








C_2014292EN.01003001.xml










1.9.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 292/30





Judgment of the General Court of 15 July 2014 — Siemens v Commission
(Case T-223/11) (1)

((Arbitration clause - Contract for the loan of fissile material intended for the Joint Research Centre’s Ispra site - Non-performance of the contract - Default interest))
2014/C 292/35
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Siemens AG (Munich, Germany) (represented by: J. Risse, R. Harbst and H. Haller, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: R. Lyal and W. Mölls, acting as Agents, and by R. Van der Hout and A. Krämer, lawyers)

Re:

Action based on an arbitration clause seeking an order for reimbursement by the Commission of all or part of the costs of reprocessing fissile material incurred by the applicant in the context of the performance of Contract No AG 2052 relating to the lending of fissile material intended for the Joint Research Centre site in Ispra (Italy), and for default interest.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Siemens AG to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 194, 2.7.2011.
Case T-527/14: Action brought on 15 July 2014  — Rosenich v OHIM
Date: 2014-07-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European Economic Area, intellectual property, legal domicile, provision of services








C_2014462EN.01002501.xml










22.12.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 462/25





Action brought on 15 July 2014 — Rosenich v OHIM
(Case T-527/14)
(2014/C 462/38)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Paul Rosenich (Triesenberg, Liechtenstein) (represented by: A. von Mühlendahl and C. Eckhartt, lawyers)

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

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 29 April 2014 in Case R 2063/2012-4;










—


annul the decision taken by the Director of the ‘Operations Support Department’ of OHIM of 7 September 2012, by which the applicant’s application to be included in the list of professional representatives before the defendant office was rejected, on the basis of the applicant’s complaint of 7 November 2012;










—


order the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) to pay the costs of the proceedings, including those of the proceedings before the Board of Appeal.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant claims that the contested decision infringes Article 93 of Regulation No 207/2009 in conjunction with the principle of freedom to provide services within the European Economic Area as provided for by the Agreement on the European Economic Area, since it confirms the rejection of his application to be included in the list of professional representatives before OHIM, despite the fact that, although he does not have his professional residence in a Member State of the European Union, he has it in a Member State of the European Economic Area.
Case T-18/13: Judgment of the General Court of 15 July 2014  — Laskiewicz v OHIM — Cables y Eslingas (PROTEKT) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community figurative mark PROTEKT — Earlier Spanish word marks PROTEK — Relative ground of refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Article 73 of Regulation No 207/2009)
Date: 2014-07-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, protective equipment, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2014292EN.01003902.xml










1.9.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 292/39





Judgment of the General Court of 15 July 2014 — Laskiewicz v OHIM — Cables y Eslingas (PROTEKT)
(Case T-18/13) (1)

((Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark PROTEKT - Earlier Spanish word marks PROTEK - Relative ground of refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Article 73 of Regulation No 207/2009))
2014/C 292/48
Language of the case: Polish

Parties


Applicant: Grzegorz Laskiewicz (Łódź) (represented by: J. Gwiazdowska, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Cables y Eslingas SA (Cerdanyola del Valles, Spain)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 24 October 2012 (Case R 701/2011-4) relating to opposition proceedings between Cables y Eslingas SA and Mr Grzegorz Laskiewicz.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Mr Grzegorz Laskiewicz to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 108, 13 April 2013.
Case C-675/13 P: Appeal brought on 16 December 2013 by Zoo Sport Ltd against the judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) delivered on 16 October 2013 in Case T-455/12: Zoo Sport Ltd v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) and intervener before the General Court K-2 Corp.
Date: 2014-07-15
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, sports equipment, textile industry, trade-mark law








C_2014303EN.01000201.xml










8.9.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 303/2





Appeal brought on 16 December 2013 by Zoo Sport Ltd against the judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) delivered on 16 October 2013 in Case T-455/12: Zoo Sport Ltd v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) and intervener before the General Court K-2 Corp.
(Case C-675/13 P)
2014/C 303/02
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: Zoo Sport Ltd (represented by: I. Rungg, Rechtsanwalt)

Other parties to the proceedings: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) and K-2 Corp.
By order of 15 July 2014 the Court of Justice (Sixth Chamber) held that the appeal was inadmissible.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2014-07-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2014224EN.01002601.xml










15.7.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 224/26





Euro exchange rates (1)

14 July 2014
2014/C 224/02

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3627




JPY


Japanese yen


138,29




DKK


Danish krone


7,4568




GBP


Pound sterling


0,79660




SEK


Swedish krona


9,2482




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2139




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,4100




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,439




HUF


Hungarian forint


309,68




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1388




RON


Romanian leu


4,4180




TRY


Turkish lira


2,8881




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4500




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4619




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,5611




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5457




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6897




KRW


South Korean won


1 388,46




ZAR


South African rand


14,5806




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,4566




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6130




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 903,49




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,3360




PHP


Philippine peso


59,215




RUB


Russian rouble


46,7905




THB


Thai baht


43,784




BRL


Brazilian real


3,0231




MXN


Mexican peso


17,6960




INR


Indian rupee


81,8301






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7320 — PAI Partners/DVD Participations) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-07-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, branch of activity, economic concentration, merger control, social facilities








C_2014224EN.01003501.xml










15.7.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 224/35





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7320 — PAI Partners/DVD Participations)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2014/C 224/09






1.


On 8 July 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which PAI Partners SAS (‘PAI’, France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of Domusvi Dolcea Participations SAS (‘DVD Participations’, France) by way of purchase of shares and securities.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for PAI: portfolio management activities on behalf of third parties;
—   for DVD Participations: operation of medicalized and non-medicalized nursing homes for senior people in France.










3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the 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 Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7320 — PAI Partners/DVD Participations, 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 ‘Merger Regulation’).

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7324 — ACS/CLECE) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-07-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building industry, economic concentration, maintenance, merger control, parent company, social assistance, transport infrastructure








C_2014224EN.01003201.xml










15.7.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 224/32





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7324 — ACS/CLECE)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2014/C 224/06






1.


On 4 July 2014 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 ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios, S.A. (‘ACS’, Spain) through its subsidiary ACS, Servicios y Concesiones, S.L. acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking CLECE, S.A. (‘CLECE’, Spain) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


ACS is the parent company of the ACS group, which is mainly active in the following sectors: building (public and private works), environment, industrial services and transport infrastructure concessions.










—


CLECE is active in many sectors, including cleaning and full maintenance of facilities and real-estate assets, provision of environmental and logistic services, social care, catering, and airport services.














3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the 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 Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7324 — ACS/CLECE, 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 ‘Merger Regulation’).

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Case T-463/07: Judgment of the General Court of 15 July 2014  — Italy v Commission (EAGGF — Guarantee Section — Expenditure excluded from financing — Premiums for bovines — Olive oil and fats — Dried fodder — Effectiveness of controls — System for penalties)
Date: 2014-07-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EAGF, agricultural expenditure, reimbursement of aid








C_2014292EN.01002301.xml










1.9.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 292/23





Judgment of the General Court of 15 July 2014 — Italy v Commission
(Case T-463/07) (1)

((EAGGF - Guarantee Section - Expenditure excluded from financing - Premiums for bovines - Olive oil and fats - Dried fodder - Effectiveness of controls - System for penalties))
2014/C 292/27
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Italian Republic (represented by: G. Palmieri, agent, and by G. Aiello and F. Bucalo, avvocati dello Stato)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: C. Cattabriga and D. Nardi, agents)

Re:

Partial annulment of Commission Decision 2007/647/EC of 3 October 2007 excluding from Community financing certain expenditure incurred by the Member States under the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (OJ 2007 L 261, p. 28), in so far as that decision excludes certain expenditure incurred by the Italian Republic.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders the Italian Republic to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission.






(1)  OJ C 51, 23.2.2008.