do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case C-502/16 P: Appeal brought on 22 September 2016 by Monster Energy Company against the judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) delivered on 14 July 2016 in Case T-567/15: Monster Energy v EUIPO — MAD CATZ INTERACTIVE (REPRESENTATION OF A BLACK SQUARE WITH FOUR WHITE LINES)
Date: 2016-09-22
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2017112EN.01001402.xml










10.4.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 112/14





Appeal brought on 22 September 2016 by Monster Energy Company against the judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) delivered on 14 July 2016 in Case T-567/15: Monster Energy v EUIPO — MAD CATZ INTERACTIVE (REPRESENTATION OF A BLACK SQUARE WITH FOUR WHITE LINES)
(Case C-502/16 P)
(2017/C 112/21)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: Monster Energy Company (represented by: P. Brownlow, Solicitor)

Other party to the proceedings: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
By order of 16 February 2017 the Court of Justice (Ninth Chamber) held that the appeal was inadmissible.
Case T-512/15: Judgment of the General Court of 22 September 2016 — Sun Cali v EUIPO — Abercrombie & Fitch Europe (SUN CALI) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU figurative mark SUN CALI — Earlier national figurative mark CaLi co — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Representation before the Board of Appeal — Real and effective industrial or commercial establishment in the European Union — Legal persons with economic connections — Article 92(3) of Regulation No 207/2009)
Date: 2016-09-22
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2016410EN.01001801.xml










7.11.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 410/18





Judgment of the General Court of 22 September 2016 — Sun Cali v EUIPO — Abercrombie & Fitch Europe (SUN CALI)
(Case T-512/15) (1)

((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark SUN CALI - Earlier national figurative mark CaLi co - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Representation before the Board of Appeal - Real and effective industrial or commercial establishment in the European Union - Legal persons with economic connections - Article 92(3) of Regulation No 207/2009))
(2016/C 410/24)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Sun Cali, Inc. (Denver, Colorado, United States) (represented by: C. Thomas, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: E. Zaera Cuadrado, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Abercrombie & Fitch Europe SA (Mendrisio, Switzerland)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 3 June 2015 (Joined Cases R 1260/2014-5 and R 1281/2014-5), relating to invalidity proceedings between Abercrombie & Fitch Europe and Sun Cali.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Sun Cali, Inc. to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 354, 26.10.2015.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1729 of 22 September 2016 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Culurgionis d'Ogliastra (PGI)]
Date: 2016-09-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, Sardinia, designation of origin, labelling, pasta, product designation








L_2016262EN.01000101.xml










29.9.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 262/1








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/1729
of 22 September 2016
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Culurgionis d'Ogliastra (PGI)]


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Italy's application to register the name ‘Culurgionis d'Ogliastra’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).












(2)


As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Culurgionis d'Ogliastra’ should therefore be entered in the register,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The name ‘Culurgionis d'Ogliastra’ (PGI) is hereby entered in the register.
The name specified in the first paragraph denotes a product in Class 2.5. pasta, as listed in Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 (3).


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of 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, 22 September 2016.


For the Commission


On behalf of the President,

Phil HOGAN
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ C 185, 24.5.2016, p. 3.

(3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 of 13 June 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 179, 19.6.2014, p. 36).
Case T-676/16: Action brought on 22 September 2016 — Wirecard v EUIPO (mycard2go)
Date: 2016-09-22
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, electronic money, insurance, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2016410EN.01002901.xml










7.11.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 410/29





Action brought on 22 September 2016 — Wirecard v EUIPO (mycard2go)
(Case T-676/16)
(2016/C 410/40)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Wirecard AG (Aschheim, Germany) (represented by: A. Bayer, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Details of the procedure before EUIPO


Mark at issue: EU figurative mark containing the word element ‘mycard2go’ — Application No 14 303 457

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 21 July 2016 in Case R 280/2016-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision and refer the case back to the defendant for continuation of the registration procedure concerning EU trade mark No 014303457;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs, including those incurred in the appeal proceedings before EUIPO.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation No 207/2009, in conjunction with Article 7(2) of Regulation No 207/2009.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1730 of 22 September 2016 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Pizzoccheri della Valtellina (PGI)]
Date: 2016-09-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, Lombardy, designation of origin, labelling, pasta, product designation








L_2016262EN.01000301.xml










29.9.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 262/3








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/1730
of 22 September 2016
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Pizzoccheri della Valtellina (PGI)]


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Italy's application to register the name ‘Pizzoccheri della Valtellina’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).












(2)


As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Pizzoccheri della Valtellina’ should therefore be entered in the register,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The name ‘Pizzoccheri della Valtellina’ (PGI) is hereby entered in the register.
The name specified in the first paragraph denotes a product in Class 2.5. pasta, as listed in Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 (3).


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of 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, 22 September 2016.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Phil HOGAN
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ C 185, 24.5.2016, p. 7.

(3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 of 13 June 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 179, 19.6.2014, p. 36).
Case T-206/15: Judgment of the General Court of 22 September 2016 — Intercon v Commission (Arbitration clause — Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007-2013) — Grant agreement relating to the project ‘Virtual Pathological Heart of the Virtual Physiological Human’ — Commission decision to require repayment of a part of the sums paid — Inadmissibility — Article 44(1)(c) of the Rules of Procedure of the General Court of 2 May 1991 — Documents and observations made after expiry of the prescribed periods)
Date: 2016-09-22
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU aid, EU programme, Framework Programme for Research and Development, financial aid, reimbursement of aid








C_2016410EN.01001301.xml










7.11.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 410/13





Judgment of the General Court of 22 September 2016 — Intercon v Commission
(Case T-206/15) (1)

((Arbitration clause - Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007-2013) - Grant agreement relating to the project ‘Virtual Pathological Heart of the Virtual Physiological Human’ - Commission decision to require repayment of a part of the sums paid - Inadmissibility - Article 44(1)(c) of the Rules of Procedure of the General Court of 2 May 1991 - Documents and observations made after expiry of the prescribed periods))
(2016/C 410/16)
Language of the case: Polish

Parties


Applicant: Intercon Sp. z o.o. (Łódź, Poland) (represented by: B. Eger, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: K. Herbout-Borczak and S. Lejeune, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application based on Article 272 TFEU and seeking a declaration, first, that the Commission infringed the provisions of the grant agreement No 224635 relating to financing the project ‘Virtual Pathological Heart of the Virtual Physiological Human (VPH2)’, and, second, that the sums paid by way of the EU financial contribution corresponded to eligible expenditure and that the amount of EUR 70 620 demanded from the applicant by the Commission’s letter of 28 January 2015 and the debit note attached as an Annex need not, therefore, be repaid.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1)


Dismisses the action;










2)


Orders Intercon sp. z o.o. to bear, in addition to its own costs, the costs incurred by the European Commission.






(1)  OJ C 221, 6.7.2015.
Case C-595/15 P: Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 22 September 2016 — National Iranian Oil Company PTE Ltd (NIOC) and Others v Council of the European Union (Appeal — Restrictive measures taken against the Islamic Republic of Iran — List of persons and entities subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources — Implementing Regulation (EU) No 945/2012 — Legal basis — Meaning of associated entity)
Date: 2016-09-22
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Iran, economic sanctions, international sanctions, trade restriction








C_2016419EN.01002402.xml










14.11.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 419/24





Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 22 September 2016 — National Iranian Oil Company PTE Ltd (NIOC) and Others v Council of the European Union
(Case C-595/15 P) (1)

((Appeal - Restrictive measures taken against the Islamic Republic of Iran - List of persons and entities subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources - Implementing Regulation (EU) No 945/2012 - Legal basis - Meaning of associated entity))
(2016/C 419/32)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Appellants: National Iranian Oil Company PTE Ltd (NIOC), National Iranian Oil Company International Affairs Ltd (NIOC International Affairs), Iran Fuel Conservation Organization (IFCO), Karoon Oil & Gas Production Co., Petroleum Engineering & Development Co. (PEDEC), Khazar Exploration and Production Co. (KEPCO), National Iranian Drilling Co. (NIDC), South Zagros Oil & Gas Production Co., Maroun Oil & Gas Co., Masjed-Soleyman Oil & Gas Co. (MOGC), Gachsaran Oil & Gas Co., Aghajari Oil & Gas Production Co. (AOGPC), Arvandan Oil & Gas Co. (AOGC), West Oil & Gas Production Co., East Oil & Gas Production Co. (EOGPC), Iranian Oil Terminals Co. (IOTC), Pars Special Economic Energy Zone (PSEEZ) (represented by: J.-M. Thouvenin, avocat)

Other party to the proceedings: Council of the European Union (represented by: V. Piessevaux and M. Bishop, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the appeal;










2.


Orders National Iranian Oil Company PTE Ltd (NIOC), National Iranian Oil Company International Affairs Ltd (NIOC International Affairs), Iran Fuel Conservation Organization (IFCO), Karoon Oil & Gas Production Co., Petroleum Engineering & Development Co. (PEDEC), Khazar Exploration and Production Co. (KEPCO), National Iranian Drilling Co. (NIDC), South Zagros Oil & Gas Production Co., Maroun Oil & Gas Co., Masjed-Soleyman Oil & Gas Co. (MOGC), Gachsaran Oil & Gas Co., Aghajari Oil & Gas Production Co. (AOGPC), Arvandan Oil & Gas Co. (AOGC), West Oil & Gas Production Co., East Oil & Gas Production Co. (EOGPC), Iranian Oil Terminals Co. (IOTC) and Pars Special Economic Energy Zone (PSEEZ) to bear their own costs and to pay those incurred by the Council of the European Union.






(1)  OJ C 59, 15.02.2016.
Case C-609/14: Order of the President of the Ninth Chamber of the Court of 22 September 2016 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunalul Sibiu — Romania) — Nicolae Ilie Nicula v Administrația Județeană a Finanțelor Publice Sibiu formerly Administraţia Finanţelor Publice a Municipiului Sibiu, Administrația Fondului pentru Mediu, intervener: Cristina Lenuța Stoica
Date: 2016-09-22
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: equal treatment, fiscal policy, ownership, principle of legal certainty








C_2016475EN.01001401.xml










19.12.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 475/14





Order of the President of the Ninth Chamber of the Court of 22 September 2016 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunalul Sibiu — Romania) — Nicolae Ilie Nicula v Administrația Județeană a Finanțelor Publice Sibiu formerly Administraţia Finanţelor Publice a Municipiului Sibiu, Administrația Fondului pentru Mediu, intervener: Cristina Lenuța Stoica
(Case C-609/14) (1)

(2016/C 475/20)
Language of the case: Romanian
The President of the Ninth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 107, 30.3.2015.
Communication from the Commission — Automatic increase of an autonomous tariff quota under Council Regulation (EU) 2015/2265
Date: 2016-09-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: fishery product, import (EU), originating product, sea fish, suspension of customs duties, tariff quota, third country








C_2016347EN.01000101.xml










22.9.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 347/1





COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION
Automatic increase of an autonomous tariff quota under Council Regulation (EU) 2015/2265
(2016/C 347/01)
Pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EU) 2015/2265 (1), the volume of the following tariff quota is increased as follows for the 2016 calendar year:











Order No


CN code


TARIC code


Description


Annual amount of quota
(tons)


Quota duty


Quota period




09.2759


ex 0302 51 10 


20 


Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus) and fish of the species Boreogadus saida, excluding livers and roes, fresh, chilled or frozen, for processing (2)
 (3)



90 000 


0 %


1.1.2016-31.12.2016




ex 0302 51 90 


10 




ex 0302 59 10 


10 




ex 0303 63 10 


10 




ex 0303 63 30 


10 




ex 0303 63 90 


10 




ex 0303 69 10 


10 






(1)  OJ L 322, 8.12.2015, p. 4.

(2)  The tariff quota is subject to the conditions laid down in Articles 291 to 300 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.

(3)  The tariff quota is not available for products intended solely for one or more of the following operations:






—


cleaning, gutting, tailing, heading,










—


cutting,










—


repacking of frozen IQF (individually quick frozen) fillets,










—


sampling, sorting,










—


labelling,










—


packing,










—


chilling,










—


freezing,










—


deep freezing,










—


glazing,










—


thawing,










—


separation.




The tariff quota is not available for products intended, in addition, to undergo treatment or operations which give quota entitlement, where such treatment or operations are carried out at retail or catering level. The reduction of import duties shall apply only for products intended for human consumption.
The tariff quota is, however, available for materials intended for one or more of the following operations:






—


dicing,










—


cutting into rings, cutting into strips for materials under CN codes 0307 49 59, 0307 99 11, 0307 99 17,










—


filleting,










—


production of flaps,










—


cutting of frozen blocks,










—


splitting of frozen interleaved fillet blocks,










—


slicing for materials under CN codes ex 0303 66 11, 0303 66 12, 0303 66 13, 0303 66 19, 0303 89 70, 0303 89 90.
Case T-632/14: Judgment of the General Court of 22 September 2016 — Intercon v Commission (Arbitration clause — Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007-2013) — Commission decision to require repayment of the sums paid to the applicant — Contractual nature of the dispute — Article 44(1)(c) and Article 44(5a) of the Rules of Procedure of the General Court of 2 May 1991 — Admissibility — Scope of the audit — Documents and observations made after expiry of the prescribed periods)
Date: 2016-09-22
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU financing, Framework Programme for Research and Development, audit, financial aid, medical device, reimbursement of aid








C_2016410EN.01001202.xml










7.11.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 410/12





Judgment of the General Court of 22 September 2016 — Intercon v Commission
(Case T-632/14) (1)

((Arbitration clause - Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007-2013) - Commission decision to require repayment of the sums paid to the applicant - Contractual nature of the dispute - Article 44(1)(c) and Article 44(5a) of the Rules of Procedure of the General Court of 2 May 1991 - Admissibility - Scope of the audit - Documents and observations made after expiry of the prescribed periods))
(2016/C 410/15)
Language of the case: Polish

Parties


Applicant: Intercon Sp. z o.o. (Łódź, Poland) (represented by: B. Eger, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: K. Herbout-Borczak and S. Lejeune, acting as Agents)

Re:

Principally, application based on Article 272 TFEU and seeking a declaration that the Commission infringed the provisions of the grant agreement No 224635 relating to financing the project ARTreat, and annulment of the Commission’s letter of 28 July 2014 informing the applicant, on the basis of an audit carried out by it, of the recovery of a sum of EUR 258 479,21 which had been unduly paid to the applicant as an EU financial contribution and, alternatively, application based on Article 272 TFEU and seeking a declaration that the sums paid corresponded to eligible expenditure and need not, therefore, be repaid.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1)


Dismisses the action;










2)


Orders Intercon sp. z o.o. to bear, in addition to its own costs, the costs incurred by the European Commission.






(1)  OJ C 380, 27.10.2014.
Case C-1/15: Order of the President of the Court of 22 September 2016 — European Commission v Republic of Austria, supported by: Federal Republic of Germany, Czech Republic
Date: 2016-09-22
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Türkiye, family migration, foreign national, infringement of EU law, national law, residence permit








C_2016454EN.01002001.xml










5.12.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 454/20






Order of the President of the Court of 22 September 2016 — European Commission v Republic of Austria, supported by: Federal Republic of Germany, Czech Republic
(Case C-1/15) (1)

(2016/C 454/35)
Language of the case: German
The President of the Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 73, 2.3.2015.