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Case T-236/16: Action brought on 10 May 2016 — Biogena Naturprodukte v EUIPO (ZUM wohl)
Date: 2016-05-10
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, catering industry, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2016243EN.01004602.xml










4.7.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 243/46





Action brought on 10 May 2016 — Biogena Naturprodukte v EUIPO (ZUM wohl)
(Case T-236/16)
(2016/C 243/52)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Biogena Naturprodukte GmbH & Co KG (Salzburg, Austria) (represented by: I. Schiffer, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Trade mark at issue: EU figurative mark including the word elements ‘ZUM wohl’ — Application No 13 666 871

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 23 February 2016 in Case R 1982/2015-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


declare that the sign applied for under the number 013 666 871 be allowed to proceed to registration as an EU trade mark in respect of all the goods and services in Classes 29, 30, 32 and 43 for which registration is sought in the application of 23 January 2015;










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order EUIPO to pay all the costs which the applicant for the EU trade mark has incurred as a result of the application procedure;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs of these proceedings.





Pleas in law







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Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation No 207/2009.
Case T-47/15: Judgment of the General Court of 10 May 2016 — Germany v Commission (State aid — Renewable energy — Aid granted by certain provisions of the amended German law concerning renewable energy sources (EEG 2012) — Aid supporting renewable electricity and reduced EEG surcharge for energy-intensive users — Decision declaring the aid partially incompatible with the internal market — Concept of State aid — Advantage — State resources)
Date: 2016-05-10
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: State aid, control of State aid, electrical energy, energy consumption, energy production, financial aid, national law, renewable energy








C_2016222EN.01001601.xml










20.6.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 222/16






Judgment of the General Court of 10 May 2016 — Germany v Commission
(Case T-47/15) (1)

((State aid - Renewable energy - Aid granted by certain provisions of the amended German law concerning renewable energy sources (EEG 2012) - Aid supporting renewable electricity and reduced EEG surcharge for energy-intensive users - Decision declaring the aid partially incompatible with the internal market - Concept of State aid - Advantage - State resources))
(2016/C 222/18)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Federal Republic of Germany (represented initially by T. Henze and K. Petersen, and subsequently by T. Henze and K. Stranz, acting as Agents, and by T. Lübbig, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented initially by T. Maxian Rusche and R. Sauer, and subsequently by T. Maxian Rusche and K. Herrmann, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 263 TFEU for the annulment of Commission Decision (EU) 2015/1585 of 25 November 2014 on the aid scheme SA.33995 (2013/C) (ex 2013/NN) (implemented by Germany for the support of renewable electricity and of energy-intensive users) (OJ 2015 L 250, p. 122).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders the Federal Republic of Germany to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 127, 20.4.2015.
Case T-806/14: Judgment of the General Court of 10 May 2016 — August Storck v EUIPO (Representation of a white and blue square-shaped packaging) (EU trade mark — International registration designating the European Union — Figurative mark representing white and blue square-shaped packaging — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Date: 2016-05-10
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, confectionery product, packaging, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2016222EN.01001502.xml










20.6.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 222/15






Judgment of the General Court of 10 May 2016 — August Storck v EUIPO (Representation of a white and blue square-shaped packaging)
(Case T-806/14) (1)

((EU trade mark - International registration designating the European Union - Figurative mark representing white and blue square-shaped packaging - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
(2016/C 222/17)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: August Storck KG (Berlin, Germany) (represented by: P. Goldenbaum, I. Rohr, T. Melchert and A.-C. Richter, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (represented by: V. Melgar and H. Kunz, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 8 September 2014 (Case R 644/2014-5), concerning the international registration designating the European Union of a figurative mark representing white and blue square-shaped packaging.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders August Storck KG to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 46, 9.2.2015.
Taking of the oath by new Members of the General Court
Date: 2016-05-10
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: General Court (EU), appointment of members, member of the Court of Justice (EU)








C_2016165EN.01000201.xml










10.5.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 165/2





Taking of the oath by new Members of the General Court
(2016/C 165/02)
Following their appointment as Judges at the General Court for the period from 3 April 2016 to 31 August 2016 by decision of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Union of 23 March 2016 (1), Mr Csehi, Mr Iliopoulos, Ms Marcoulli, Ms Półtorak and Mr Spielmann took the oath before the Court of Justice on 13 April 2016.
Following their appointment as Judges at the General Court for the period from 3 April 2016 to 31 August 2019 by the same decision, Mr Calvo-Sotelo Ibáñez-Martín and Mr Valančius took the oath before the Court of Justice on 13 April 2016.


(1)  OJ L 87, 2.4.2016, p. 31.
Case T-235/16: Action brought on 10 May 2016 — GP Joule PV v EUIPO — Green Power Technologies (GPTech)
Date: 2016-05-10
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, electric machinery, electrical equipment, registered trade mark, research and development, service, technology, trade-mark law








C_2016279EN.01003001.xml










1.8.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 279/30





Action brought on 10 May 2016 — GP Joule PV v EUIPO — Green Power Technologies (GPTech)
(Case T-235/16)
(2016/C 279/44)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: GP Joule PV GmbH & Co. KG (Reußenköge, Germany) (represented by: F. Döring, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Green Power Technologies, SL (Bollullos de la Mitación, Spain)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Trade mark at issue: EU figurative mark containing the word elements ‘GPTech’ — Application for registration No 12 593 869

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 9 February 2016 in Case R 848/2015-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


alter the contested decision and reject the applicant’s trademark application No 12 593 869;










—


as a conditional application, annul the contested decision.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of the Regulation No 207/2009 as the information requirements stated by Rule 17(4) of Regulation No 2868/95 which is dedicated to protect the opponent was not held applicable;










—


Infringement of an essential procedural requirement as the procedure was unfair to the opponent pursuant to Article 6 of the Convention and Article 47 of the Charter of fundamental rights.










—


Failure of the Office to inform the opponent that prerequisites as stated in Rule 20(1) of Regulation No 2868/95 were not fulfilled;










—


Wrong application of Rule 76(2) of Regulation No 2868/95, as the procedure was unfair to the opponent in the light of deficiencies of the e-filing opposition form and of the information provided by the opposition division;










—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009.
Case T-324/15: Order of the General Court of 10 May 2016 — Volkswagen v EUIPO — Andrã (BAG PAX) (EU trade mark — Revocation proceedings — EU word mark BAG PAX — Genuine use of the mark — Article 15(1)(a) and Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)
Date: 2016-05-10
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, container, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2016260EN.01004001.xml










18.7.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 260/40





Order of the General Court of 10 May 2016 — Volkswagen v EUIPO — Andrã (BAG PAX)
(Case T-324/15) (1)

((EU trade mark - Revocation proceedings - EU word mark BAG PAX - Genuine use of the mark - Article 15(1)(a) and Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law))
(2016/C 260/50)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Volkswagen AG (Wolfsburg, Germany) (represented by: U. Sander, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: H. Kunz, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court, formerly BAGPAX Cargo Systems e.K.: Marvin Dominic Andrã (Saarlouis, Germany) (represented by: T. Dohmen, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 23 April 2015 (Case R 1971/2014-4) concerning revocation proceedings between Volkswagen and BAGPAX Cargo Systems.

Operative part of the order







1.


The action is dismissed.










2.


Volkswagen AG shall pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 270, 17.8.2015.
Case T-226/16: Action brought on 10 May 2016 — Ipuri v EUIPO — van Graaf (IPURI)
Date: 2016-05-10
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, animal skin, clothing, footwear industry, leather, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2016232EN.01003502.xml










27.6.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 232/35





Action brought on 10 May 2016 — Ipuri v EUIPO — van Graaf (IPURI)
(Case T-226/16)
(2016/C 232/46)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Ipuri GmbH (Hamburg, Germany) (represented by: K. Sandberg, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: van Graaf GmbH & Co. KG (Vienna, Austria)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Applicant: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Trade mark at issue: EU word mark ‘IPURI’ — Application for registration No 8 971 021

Proceedings before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 10 March 2016 in Case R 886/2015-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order OHIM to pay the costs, including the costs before the Board of Appeal.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 15 in conjunction with Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation No 207/2009, Rule 22(3) and (4) of Regulation No 2868/95 and Article 78(1)(f) of Regulation No 207/2009;










—


Infringement of Article 8(2)(a) when applying Article 42(3) of Regulation No 207/2009.
Taking of the oath by new Members of the Civil Service Tribunal
Date: 2016-05-10
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: Civil Service Tribunal, appointment of members, member of the Court of Justice (EU)








C_2016165EN.01000301.xml










10.5.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 165/3





Taking of the oath by new Members of the Civil Service Tribunal
(2016/C 165/03)
Following their appointment as Judges at the Civil Service Tribunal for the period from 1 April 2016 by decision of the Council of 22 March 2016 (1), Mr Sant’Anna and Mr Kornezov took the oath before the Court of Justice on 13 April 2016.


(1)  OJ L 79, 30.3.2016, p. 30.
Case T-227/16: Action brought on 10 May 2016 — Haverkamp v EUIPO — Sissel (Foot mat)
Date: 2016-05-10
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: designs and models, medical device, sports equipment








C_2016243EN.01004301.xml










4.7.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 243/43





Action brought on 10 May 2016 — Haverkamp v EUIPO — Sissel (Foot mat)
(Case T-227/16)
(2016/C 243/47)
Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties


Applicant: Reinhard Haverkamp (Kindberg, Austria) (represented by: A. Waldenberger, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Sissel GmbH (Bad Dürkheim, Germany)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the design at issue: Applicant

Design at issue: International registration designating the European Union in respect of the design ‘Foot mat’ — International registration designating the European Union No DM/072187-0001

Contested decision: Decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 February 2016 in Case R 2618/2014-3

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs of these proceedings, the proceedings before the Board of Appeal and the invalidity proceedings before EUIPO.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 6(1)(b) of Regulation No 6/2002.
Case T-224/16: Action brought on 10 March 2016 — Messe Friedrichshafen v EUIPO — El Corte Inglés (Out Door)
Date: 2016-05-10
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, advertising, clothing, cultural event, registered trade mark, sport, sports equipment, trade-mark law








C_2016232EN.01003401.xml










27.6.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 232/34





Action brought on 10 March 2016 — Messe Friedrichshafen v EUIPO — El Corte Inglés (Out Door)
(Case T-224/16)
(2016/C 232/44)
Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties


Applicant: Messe Friedrichshafen GmbH (Friedrichshafen, Germany) (represented by: W. Schulte Hemming, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: El Corte Inglés, SA (Madrid, Spain)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Applicant: Messe Friedrichshafen GmbH

Trade mark at issue: EU figurative mark in black, yellow and orange containing the word element ‘Out Door’ — Application for registration No 6 938 864

Proceedings before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 8 February 2016 in Case R 2302/2011-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision in so far as it refuses the registration of the trade mark ‘Out Door’ (Registration No: 006938864) in respect of goods and services in classes 9, 16, 25, 28, 35, 37, 38, 41, 42, 43 and 45;










—


in the alternative, annul the contested decision in so far as it refuses the trade mark ‘Out Door’ (Registration No: 006938864) in respect of the following goods and services in class 35:

‘arranging and conducting of congresses, conferences, seminars and workshops, trade fairs and exhibitions for commercial and advertising purposes, including on the Internet and other electronic media; organisation of participation in exhibitions; sales promotion and brokering of trade, service and business contacts and commercial transactions for consumer goods and industrial products on the Internet and other electronic media, including by means of a virtual trade fair; providing and rental of floor space and exhibition stands, including associated equipment (included in this class); advertising for exhibitors; decoration of exhibition stands and platforms’;











—


order EUIPO to pay the costs incurred by the applicant.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009;










—


Infringement of Article 76 of Regulation No 207/2009.
Case T-228/16: Action brought on 10 May 2016 — Haverkamp v EUIPO — Sissel (Pebble beach surface pattern)
Date: 2016-05-10
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: designs and models, medical device, sports equipment








C_2016243EN.01004302.xml










4.7.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 243/43





Action brought on 10 May 2016 — Haverkamp v EUIPO — Sissel (Pebble beach surface pattern)
(Case T-228/16)
(2016/C 243/48)
Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties


Applicant: Reinhard Haverkamp (Kindberg, Austria) (represented by: A. Waldenberger, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Sissel GmbH (Bad Dürkheim, Germany)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the design at issue: Applicant

Design at issue: International registration designating the European Union in respect of the design ‘Pebble beach surface pattern’ — International registration designating the European Union No DM/072198-0001

Contested decision: Decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 February 2016 in Case R 2619/2014-3

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs of these proceedings, the proceedings before the Board of Appeal and the invalidity proceedings before EUIPO.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation No 6/2002;










—


Infringement of Article 6(1)(b) of Regulation No 6/2002.
European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 May 2016 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion on behalf of the European Union of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Liberia and the Implementation Protocol thereto (13015/2015 — C8-0402/2015 — 2015/0224(NLE))
Date: 2016-05-10
Institutions: Committee on Budgets, Committee on Development, Committee on Fisheries, European Parliament
Subjects: Liberia, agreement (EU), catch quota, conservation of fish stocks, fishing agreement, fishing area, fishing rights, protocol to an agreement, ratification of an agreement, sea fishing








C_2018076EN.01013401.xml










28.2.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 76/134





P8_TA(2016)0208
EU-Liberia sustainable fisheries partnership agreement ***
European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 May 2016 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion on behalf of the European Union of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Liberia and the Implementation Protocol thereto (13015/2015 — C8-0402/2015 — 2015/0224(NLE))
(Consent)
(2018/C 076/23)

The European Parliament,






—


having regard to the draft Council decision (13015/2015),










—


having regard to the draft Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Liberia (13014/2015),










—


having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 43, Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a), and Article 218(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C8-0402/2015),










—


having regard to Rule 99(1), first and third subparagraphs, Rule 99(2), and Rule 108(7) of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Fisheries and the opinions of the Committee on Development and the Committee on Budgets (A8-0142/2016),












1.


Gives its consent to conclusion of the Agreement and the Protocol thereto;












2.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the Republic of Liberia.
COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL The adaptation in line with inflation of minimum amounts of cover laid down in Directive 2009/103/EC relating to insurance against civil liabaility in respect of the use of motor vehicles, and the enforcement of the obligation to insure against such liability
Date: 2016-05-10
Institutions: Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union, European Commission
Subjects: damage, inflation, insurance indemnity, motor vehicle insurance, third-party insurance, transport accident

EN 

   EN 

   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 10.5.2016  COM(2016) 246 final   COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL The adaptation in line with inflation of minimum amounts of cover laid down in Directive 2009/103/EC relating to insurance against civil liabaility in respect of the use of motor vehicles, and the enforcement of the obligation to insure against such liability  
 
 
The  adaptation  in  line  with  inflation  of  minimum  amounts  laid  down  in  Directive 
2009/103/EC  relating  to  insurance  against  civil  liability  in  respect  of  the  use  of 
motor  vehicles,  and  the  enforcement  of  the  obligation  to  insure  against  such 
liability1 

In  accordance  with  Article  9(2)  of  Directive  2009/103/EC  relating  to  insurance  against 
civil  liability  in  respect  of  the  use  of  motor  vehicles,  and  the  enforcement  of  the 
obligation to insure against such liability, the amounts laid down in euro in Article 9(1) 
were  reviewed  in  2015  in  order  to  take  account  of  changes  in  the  European  index  of 
consumer prices comprising all Member States, as published by Eurostat. 

As a result of the review, the amounts laid down in euro are as follows: 

• 

• 

in  the  case  of  personal  injury,  the  minimum  amount  of  cover  is  increased  to  
€1 220 000 per victim or €6 070 000 per claim, whatever the number of victims; 

in the case of material damage, the  minimum amount is increased to €1 220 000 
per claim, whatever the number of victims. 

1 OJ L 263, 7.10.2009, p. 11. 

2