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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8569 — Europcar/Goldcar) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-11-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, motor car, sale, vehicle rental








C_2017376EN.01000601.xml










8.11.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 376/6





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8569 — Europcar/Goldcar)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 376/04)






1.


On 27 October 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






—


Europcar Groupe SA (‘Europcar’, France),










—


Car Rentals Topco, S.L. and its subsidiaries (together ‘Goldcar’, Spain).




Europcar acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Goldcar.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Europcar: short-term vehicle rental, with an average fleet of around 200 000 vehicles in more than 140 countries worldwide. Europcar is also active in the mobility markets and in the sale of used cars,
—   for Goldcar: short-term vehicle rental, with an average fleet of around 35 000 vehicles and 76 offices in the EU. Goldcar is also active in the sale of used cars.










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.










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. The following reference should always be specified:
M.8569 — Europcar/Goldcar
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:





E-mail: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu




Fax +32 22964301




Postal 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’).
Case T-776/16: Judgment of the General Court of 8 November 2017 — Isocell v EUIPO — iCell (iCell.) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark iCell. — Earlier EU word mark Isocell, earlier international word mark Isocell and earlier international and national word marks ISOCELL — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Date: 2017-11-08
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, building insulation, building materials, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2017437EN.01003001.xml










18.12.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 437/30





Judgment of the General Court of 8 November 2017 — Isocell v EUIPO — iCell (iCell.)
(Case T-776/16) (1)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark iCell. - Earlier EU word mark Isocell, earlier international word mark Isocell and earlier international and national word marks ISOCELL - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)))
(2017/C 437/36)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Isocell GmbH (Neumarkt am Wallersee, Austria) (represented by: C. Thiele, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: iCell AB (Älvdalen, Sweden) (represented by: J. Kroher, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 15 September 2016 (Case R 2496/2015-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Isocell and iCell.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Isocell GmbH to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 14, 16.1.2017.
Case T-777/16: Judgment of the General Court of 8 November 2017 — Isocell v EUIPO — iCell (iCell. Insulation Technology Made in Sweden) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark iCell. Insulation Technology Made in Sweden — Earlier EU word mark Isocell, earlier international word mark Isocell and earlier international and national word marks ISOCELL — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Date: 2017-11-08
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, building insulation, building materials, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2017437EN.01003101.xml










18.12.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 437/31





Judgment of the General Court of 8 November 2017 — Isocell v EUIPO — iCell (iCell. Insulation Technology Made in Sweden)
(Case T-777/16) (1)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark iCell. Insulation Technology Made in Sweden - Earlier EU word mark Isocell, earlier international word mark Isocell and earlier international and national word marks ISOCELL - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)))
(2017/C 437/37)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Isocell GmbH (Neumarkt am Wallersee, Austria) (represented by: C. Thiele, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Schifko, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: iCell AB (Älvdalen, Sweden) (represented by: J. Kroher, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 28 July 2016 (Case R 181/2016-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Isocell and iCell.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Isocell GmbH to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 14, 16.1.2017.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2017-11-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2017376EN.01000101.xml










8.11.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 376/1





Euro exchange rates (1)

7 November 2017
(2017/C 376/01)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1562 




JPY


Japanese yen


132,03 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4423 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,88038 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,7443 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1557 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,4543 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,591 




HUF


Hungarian forint


310,99 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2396 




RON


Romanian leu


4,5945 




TRY


Turkish lira


4,4673 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5112 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4761 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,0221 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6717 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5772 




KRW


South Korean won


1 285,17 




ZAR


South African rand


16,3857 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,6750 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5416 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 640,75 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,8828 




PHP


Philippine peso


59,426 




RUB


Russian rouble


68,0443 




THB


Thai baht


38,305 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,7822 




MXN


Mexican peso


22,0712 




INR


Indian rupee


75,1470 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.