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Case T-779/17: Action brought on 30 November 2017 — United Wineries v EUIPO — Compañía de Vinos Miguel Martín (VIÑA ALARDE)
Date: 2017-11-30
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, alcoholic beverage, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2018042EN.01003101.xml










5.2.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 42/31





Action brought on 30 November 2017 — United Wineries v EUIPO — Compañía de Vinos Miguel Martín (VIÑA ALARDE)
(Case T-779/17)
(2018/C 042/45)
Language in which the application was lodged: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: United Wineries, SA (Cenicero, Spain) (represented by: J. Oria Sousa-Montes, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Compañía de Vinos Miguel Martín, SL (Cigales, Spain)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Applicant for the trade mark at issue: United Wineries, SA

Trade mark at issue: European Union word mark ‘VIÑA ALARDE’ — Application for registration No 13 390 521

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 25 September 2017 in Case R 281/2017-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


declare the present action, together with its annexes, admissible;










—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 42(2) and Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009.
Joined Cases T-101/15 and T-102/15: Judgment of the General Court of 30 November 2017 — Red Bull v EUIPO — Optimum Mark (Combination of the colours blue and silver) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU trade mark consisting of a combination of the colours blue and silver — Absolute ground for refusal — Graphic representation that is sufficiently clear and precise — Need for a systematic arrangement associating the colours in a predetermined and uniform way — Legitimate expectations — Article 4 and Article 7(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 4 and Article 7(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Date: 2017-11-30
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, non-alcoholic beverage, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2018022EN.01003301.xml










22.1.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 22/33





Judgment of the General Court of 30 November 2017 — Red Bull v EUIPO — Optimum Mark (Combination of the colours blue and silver)
(Joined Cases T-101/15 and T-102/15) (1)

((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU trade mark consisting of a combination of the colours blue and silver - Absolute ground for refusal - Graphic representation that is sufficiently clear and precise - Need for a systematic arrangement associating the colours in a predetermined and uniform way - Legitimate expectations - Article 4 and Article 7(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 4 and Article 7(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)))
(2018/C 022/44)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Red Bull GmbH (Fuschl am See, Austria) (represented by: A. Renck, lawyer)

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

Intervener in support of the applicant: Marques (Leicester, United Kingdom) (represented by: initially R. Mallinson and F. Delord, Solicitors, and subsequently R. Mallinson, Solicitor)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Optimum Mark sp. z o.o. (Warsaw, Poland) (represented by: R. Skubisz, M. Mazurek, J. Dudzik and E. Jaroszyńska-Kozłowska, lawyers)

Re:

Two actions brought against two decisions of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 2 December 2014 (Case R 2037/2013-1 and Case R 2036/2013-1, respectively), relating to invalidity proceedings between Optimum Mark and Red Bull.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Red Bull GmbH to pay the costs, including those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and by Optimum Mark sp. z o.o.;










3.


Orders Marques to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 138, 27.4.2015.
Corrigendum to Regulation (EU) No 98/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2013 on the marketing and use of explosives precursors (OJ L 39, 9.2.2013)
Date: 2017-11-30
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Parliament
Subjects: chemical product, civil defence, dangerous substance, exchange of information, explosive, illicit trade, labelling, marketing standard, trade restriction








L_2017315EN.01007801.xml










30.11.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 315/78







Corrigendum to Regulation (EU) No 98/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2013 on the marketing and use of explosives precursors

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 39 of 9 February 2013
)


On page 10, Annex I, the table, footnote reference (1):
for:







‘(1)


Commission Regulation (EC) No 948/2009 (OJ L 287, 31.10.2009, p. 1).’,





read:







‘(1)


Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1).’;





on page 11, Annex II, the table, footnote reference (1):
for:







‘(1)


Regulation (EC) No 948/2009.’,





read:







‘(1)


Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87.’.
Case T-475/16: Judgment of the General Court of 30 November 2017 — FTI Touristik v EUIPO — Prantner and Giersch (FI) (European Union trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark FI — Prior EU figurative mark fly.de — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Date: 2017-11-30
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, air transport, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2018022EN.01003502.xml










22.1.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 22/35





Judgment of the General Court of 30 November 2017 — FTI Touristik v EUIPO — Prantner and Giersch (FI)
(Case T-475/16) (1)

((European Union trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark FI - Prior EU figurative mark fly.de - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)))
(2018/C 022/48)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: FTI Touristik GmbH (Munich, Germany) (represented by: A. Parr, lawyer)

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

Other parties to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Harald Prantner (Hamburg, Germany) and Daniel Giersch (Monaco, Monaco) (represented by: S. Eble and Y.-A. Wolff, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 16 June 2016 (Case R 480/2015-5) concerning opposition proceedings between FTI Touristik and Messrs Prantner and Giersch.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders FTI Touristik GmbH to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 383, 17.10.2016.
Council Decision (EU) 2017/2237 of 30 November 2017 appointing two members, proposed by the Kingdom of Sweden, of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2017-11-30
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Committee of the Regions, Sweden, appointment of members








L_2017320EN.01001001.xml










6.12.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 320/10








            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2017/2237
of 30 November 2017
         
appointing two members, proposed by the Kingdom of Sweden, of the Committee of the Regions


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,


Having regard to the proposal of the Swedish Government,

Whereas:







(1)


On 26 January 2015, 5 February 2015 and 23 June 2015, the Council adopted Decisions (EU) 2015/116 (1), (EU) 2015/190 (2) and (EU) 2015/994 (3) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020. On 20 July 2015, by Council Decision (EU) 2015/1203 (4), Ms Monalisa NORMANN was replaced by Mr Joakim LARSSON as a member.












(2)


Two members' seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Ms Heléne FRITZON and Mr Joakim LARSSON,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following are hereby appointed as members of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2020:






—


Ms Katrin STJERNFELDT JAMMEH, Malmö kommun,










—


Ms Agneta GRANSTRÖM, Norrbottens läns landsting.






Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.




Done at Brussels, 30 November 2017.


For the Council


The President

K. SIMSON
            





(1)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/116 of 26 January 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 20, 27.1.2015, p. 42).

(2)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/190 of 5 February 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 31, 7.2.2015, p. 25).

(3)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/994 of 23 June 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 159, 25.6.2015, p. 70).

(4)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/1203 of 20 July 2015 appointing three Swedish members and six Swedish alternate members of the Committee of the Regions (OJ L 195, 23.7.2015, p. 44).
Case C-344/17: Order of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 30 November 2017 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale di Torino — Italy) — IJDF Italy Srl v Violeta Fernando Dionisio, Alex Del Rosario Fernando (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Consumer contracts — Directive 93/13/EEC — National legislation making it possible to sue the principal debtor and the guarantor before the same court — Derogation from the rules establishing jurisdiction over consumer contracts — Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice)
Date: 2017-11-30
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: consumer protection, jurisdiction, producer's liability, residence, right to justice, unfair terms of contract








C_2018052EN.01001302.xml










12.2.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 52/13





Order of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 30 November 2017 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale di Torino — Italy) — IJDF Italy Srl v Violeta Fernando Dionisio, Alex Del Rosario Fernando
(Case C-344/17) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Consumer contracts - Directive 93/13/EEC - National legislation making it possible to sue the principal debtor and the guarantor before the same court - Derogation from the rules establishing jurisdiction over consumer contracts - Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice))
(2018/C 052/18)
Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Tribunale di Torino

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: IJDF Italy Srl

Defendants: Violeta Fernando Dionisio, Alex Del Rosario Fernando

Operative part of the order

Council Directive 93/13/EEC of 5 April 1993 on unfair terms in consumer contracts, the second subparagraph of Article 19(1) TEU and Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union must be interpreted as meaning that they are not applicable in the context of a dispute relating to the establishment of jurisdiction concerning related cases, since that dispute does not come within the scope of Directive 93/13.


(1)  OJ C 330, 2.10.2017.
Case T-687/16: Judgment of the General Court of 30 November 2017 — Koton Mağazacilik Tekstil Sanayi ve Ticaret v EUIPO — Nadal Esteban (STYLO & KOTON) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU figurative mark STYLO & KOTON — Absolute ground for refusal — Article 52(1)(b) of (EC) Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(b) of (EU) Regulation 2017/1001) — No bad faith)
Date: 2017-11-30
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, carriage of goods, packaging, registered trade mark, storage, trade-mark law








C_2018022EN.01003702.xml










22.1.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 22/37





Judgment of the General Court of 30 November 2017 — Koton Mağazacilik Tekstil Sanayi ve Ticaret v EUIPO — Nadal Esteban (STYLO & KOTON)
(Case T-687/16) (1)

((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark STYLO & KOTON - Absolute ground for refusal - Article 52(1)(b) of (EC) Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(b) of (EU) Regulation 2017/1001) - No bad faith))
(2018/C 022/51)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Koton Mağazacilik Tekstil Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ (Istanbul, Turkey) (represented by: J. Güell Serra and E. Stoyanov Edissonov, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Joaquín Nadal Esteban (Alcobendas, Spain) (represented by: J. Donoso Romero, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 14 June 2016 (Case R 1779/2015-2), relating to invalidity proceedings between Koton Mağazacilik Tekstil Sanayi ve Ticaret and Mr Nadal Esteban.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Koton Mağazacilik Tekstil Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 410, 7.11.2016.
Case T-50/17: Judgment of the General Court of 30 November 2017 — Mackevision Medien Design v EUIPO (TO CREATE REALITY) (EU trade mark — Application for EU word mark TO CREATE REALITY — Trade mark consisting in an advertising slogan — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 [now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001])
Date: 2017-11-30
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, film production, registered trade mark, software, trade-mark law








C_2018022EN.01004001.xml










22.1.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 22/40





Judgment of the General Court of 30 November 2017 — Mackevision Medien Design v EUIPO (TO CREATE REALITY)
(Case T-50/17) (1)

((EU trade mark - Application for EU word mark TO CREATE REALITY - Trade mark consisting in an advertising slogan - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 [now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001]))
(2018/C 022/55)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Mackevision Medien Design GmbH Stuttgart (Stuttgart, Germany) (represented by: E. Stolz, U. Stelzenmüller and J. Weiser, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Graul and S. Hanne, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 December 2016 (Case R 995/2016-5) concerning an application for registration of the word sign TO CREATE REALITY as an EU trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Mackevision Medien Design GmbH Stuttgart to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 104, 3.4.2017.
Case T-798/16: Judgment of the General Court of 30 November 2017 — Hanso Holding v EUIPO (REAL) (EU trade mark — Application for the EU figurative mark REAL — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — No distinctive character — No distinctive character acquired through use — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 [now Article 7(1)(b) and (c) and (3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001])
Date: 2017-11-30
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, foodstuff, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2018022EN.01003801.xml










22.1.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 22/38





Judgment of the General Court of 30 November 2017 — Hanso Holding v EUIPO (REAL)
(Case T-798/16) (1)

((EU trade mark - Application for the EU figurative mark REAL - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - No distinctive character - No distinctive character acquired through use - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 [now Article 7(1)(b) and (c) and (3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001]))
(2018/C 022/52)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Hanso Holding AS (Tromsø, Norway) (represented by: M. Wirtz, lawyer)

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

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 2 September 2016 (Case R 2405/2015-2), relating to the application for registration of the figurative sign REAL as a European Union trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Hanso Holding AS to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 6, 9.1.2017.
European Parliament legislative resolution of 30 November 2017 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Union and the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria setting out the terms and conditions for the participation of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) (11964/2017 — C8-0346/2017 — 2017/0197(NLE))
Date: 2017-11-30
Institutions: Committee on Foreign Affairs, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, European Parliament
Subjects: Algeria, Mediterranean region (EU), Union for the Mediterranean, cooperation agreement (EU), food policy, innovation, ratification of an agreement, research and development, scientific cooperation, water resources








C_2018356EN.01019801.xml










4.10.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 356/198






P8_TA(2017)0462
EU-Algeria Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation: participation of Algeria in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) ***
European Parliament legislative resolution of 30 November 2017 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Union and the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria setting out the terms and conditions for the participation of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) (11964/2017 — C8-0346/2017 — 2017/0197(NLE))
(Consent)
(2018/C 356/43)

The European Parliament,






—


having regard to the draft Council decision (11964/2017),










—


having regard to the draft agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Union and the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria setting out the terms and conditions for the participation of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) (11924/2017),










—


having regard to Decision (EU) 2017/1324 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2017 on the participation of the Union in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) jointly undertaken by several Member States (1),










—


having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 186 and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a)(v), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C8-0346/2017),










—


having regard to Rule 99(1) and (4) and Rule 108(7) of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (A8-0354/2017),












1.


Gives its consent to conclusion of the agreement;












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 People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria.






(1)  OJ L 185, 18.7.2017, p. 1.
European Parliament legislative resolution of 30 November 2017 on the proposal for a Council decision authorising Romania to accept, in the interest of the European Union, the accession of Chile, Iceland and Bahamas to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (COM(2017)0360 — C8-0234/2017 — 2017/0150(NLE))
Date: 2017-11-30
Institutions: Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, Committee on Legal Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: Bahamas, Chile, Iceland, Romania, accession to an agreement, child, child protection, illegal restraint, international convention, parental responsibility








C_2018356EN.01020001.xml










4.10.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 356/200






P8_TA(2017)0464
Accession of Chile, Iceland and Bahamas to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction *
European Parliament legislative resolution of 30 November 2017 on the proposal for a Council decision authorising Romania to accept, in the interest of the European Union, the accession of Chile, Iceland and Bahamas to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (COM(2017)0360 — C8-0234/2017 — 2017/0150(NLE))
(Consultation)
(2018/C 356/45)

The European Parliament,






—


having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2017)0360),










—


having regard to Article 38, fourth paragraph, of the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction,










—


having regard to Article 81(3) and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (b), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C8-0234/2017),










—


having regard to the opinion of the Court of Justice (1) on the exclusive external competence of the European Union for a declaration of acceptance of an accession to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction,










—


having regard to Rules 78c and 108(8) of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A8-0364/2017),












1.


Approves the authorisation for Romania to accept, in the interest of the European Union, the accession of Chile, Iceland and Bahamas to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction;












2.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States, as well as to the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law.






(1)  Opinion of the Court of Justice of 14 October 2014, 1/13, ECLI:EU:C:2014:2303.