do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-449/17: Judgment of the General Court of 27 September 2018 — Sevenfriday v EUIPO — Seven (SEVENFRIDAY) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark SEVENFRIDAY — Earlier EU word mark SEVEN — International registration designating the European Union — Earlier figurative mark 7SEVEN — 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: 2018-09-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, fancy leather goods and glove-making industry, leather, optical industry, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2018427EN.01005702.xml










26.11.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 427/57






Judgment of the General Court of 27 September 2018 — Sevenfriday v EUIPO — Seven (SEVENFRIDAY)
(Case T-449/17) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark SEVENFRIDAY - Earlier EU word mark SEVEN - International registration designating the European Union - Earlier figurative mark 7SEVEN - 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))
(2018/C 427/74)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Sevenfriday AG (Zurich, Switzerland) (represented by: M. Mostardini, F. Mellucci, S. Pallavicini and G. Bellomo, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo and D. Walicka, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Seven SpA (Leinì, Italy) (represented by: L. Trevisan, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 2 May 2017 (Case R 2292/2016-2), concerning opposition proceedings between Seven and Sevenfriday.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Sevenfriday AG to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 300, 11.9.2017.
Case T-581/18: Action brought on 27 September 2018 — ND (*) and OE (*) v Commission
Date: 2018-09-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU national, European official, basis of tax assessment, equal treatment, servant (EU), tax on income, taxable income




C_2018408EN.01006202.xml










12.11.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 408/62






Action brought on 27 September 2018 —  ND (*1) and  OE (*1) v Commission
(Case T-581/18)
(2018/C 408/81)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicants: ND (*1),  OE (*1) (represented by: A. Bove, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought







—


Admit the present application for annulment;










—


On the substance, declare the action well-founded in its pleas, in consequence annul the decision of the European Commission served on 30 July 2018, on the basis of Regulation No 260/68 of the Council of 29 February 1968, and/or of Article 9 of the Treaty on European Union, by way of the action provided for in Article 263 TFEU, and refer the file back to the competent authority;










—


Order all acts required by the law in the matter;










—


Order the defendant to pay the costs of the instance;










—


Reserve to the applicant all other rights, pleas and actions.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on two pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging infringement of Regulation No 260/68 of the Council of 29 February 1968.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging infringement of Article 9 of the Treaty on European Union, instituting equality between all EU citizens, which was not complied with in the present case.






(*1)  Information erased or replaced within the framework of protection of personal data and/or confidentiality.
Case T-585/18: Action brought on 27 September 2018 — Şanli v Council
Date: 2018-09-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, economic sanctions, fight against crime, international sanctions, legal person, natural person, principle of proportionality, principle of subsidiarity, rights of the defence, terrorism








C_2018436EN.01005901.xml










3.12.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 436/59






Action brought on 27 September 2018 — Şanli v Council
(Case T-585/18)
(2018/C 436/82)
Language of the case: Dutch

Parties


Applicant: Dalokay Şanli (Rotterdam, Netherlands) (represented by: D. Gürses, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the General Court should:






—


annul the decision of the Council of 31 July 2018;










—


remove the applicant from the list referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001, and










—


order the Council to pay the costs of the proceedings.





Pleas in law and main arguments







1.


First plea in law, alleging breach of essential formal requirements and infringement of the Treaties.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging that there has been no evidence submitted in the proceedings proving that the applicant has carried out terrorist act.










3.


Third plea in law, alleging that the applicant was unable to defend himself adequately in the procedure that led to the contested decision.










4.


Fourth plea in law, alleging that the decision is inadequately reasoned.










5.


Fifth plea in law, alleging that the decision was adopted in infringement of the principles of subsidiarity and of proportionality.










6.


Sixth plea in law, alleging that Regulation No 2580/2001 is not applicable given that the PKK is not a terrorist organisation.










7.


Seventh plea in law, alleging that the adopted decision is contrary to the principle of proportionality.
Case T-116/17: Judgment of the General Court of 27 September 2018 — Spiegel–Verlag Rudolf Augstein and Sauga v ECB (Access to documents — Decision 2004/258/EC — Documents concerning the public debt and the budget deficit of an EU Member State — Refusal of access — Exceptions relating to the economic policy of the European Union and of a Member State)
Date: 2018-09-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Greece, access to EU information, budget deficit, disclosure of information, economic policy, public debt








C_2018427EN.01005101.xml










26.11.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 427/51






Judgment of the General Court of 27 September 2018 — Spiegel–Verlag Rudolf Augstein and Sauga v ECB
(Case T-116/17) (1)

(Access to documents - Decision 2004/258/EC - Documents concerning the public debt and the budget deficit of an EU Member State - Refusal of access - Exceptions relating to the economic policy of the European Union and of a Member State)
(2018/C 427/65)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicants: Spiegel–Verlag Rudolf Augstein GmbH & Co. KG (Hamburg, Germany) and Michael Sauga (Berlin, Germany) (represented by: A. Koreng and T. Feldmann, lawyers)

Defendant: European Central Bank (ECB) (represented by: F. von Lindeiner and T. Filipova, acting as Agents, assisted by D. Sarmiento Ramírez-Escudero and L.E. Capiel, lawyers)

Re:

Action pursuant to Article 263 TFEU for annulment of the decision of the Executive Board of the ECB, notified to the applicants by letter of 15 December 2016, rejecting their application for access to two documents concerning the public deficit and the public debt of the Hellenic Republic.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Spiegel–Verlag Rudolf Augstein GmbH & Co. KG and Mr Michael Sauga to bear their own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Central Bank (ECB).






(1)  OJ C 121, 18.4.2017.
Case T-448/17: Judgment of the General Court of 27 September 2018 — Sevenfriday v EUIPO — Seven (SEVENFRIDAY) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark SEVENFRIDAY — Earlier EU word mark SEVEN — 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: 2018-09-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, fancy leather goods and glove-making industry, leather, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2018427EN.01005701.xml










26.11.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 427/57






Judgment of the General Court of 27 September 2018 — Sevenfriday v EUIPO — Seven (SEVENFRIDAY)
(Case T-448/17) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark SEVENFRIDAY - Earlier EU word mark SEVEN - 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))
(2018/C 427/73)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Sevenfriday AG (Zurich, Switzerland) (represented by: M. Mostardini, F. Mellucci, S. Pallavicini and G. Bellomo, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo and D. Walicka, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Seven SpA (Leinì, Italy) (represented by: L. Trevisan, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 2 May 2017 (Case R 2291/2016-2), concerning opposition proceedings between Seven and Sevenfriday.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Sevenfriday AG to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 300, 11.9.2017.
Case T-712/17: Judgment of the General Court of 27 September 2018 — Ntolas v EUIPO — General Nutrition Investment (GN Laboratories) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark GN Laboratories — Earlier EU word mark GNC — 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: 2018-09-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, dietary product, food supplement, foodstuff, protein products, registered trade mark, trace element, trade-mark law








C_2018427EN.01006202.xml










26.11.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 427/62






Judgment of the General Court of 27 September 2018 — Ntolas v EUIPO — General Nutrition Investment (GN Laboratories)
(Case T-712/17) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark GN Laboratories - Earlier EU word mark GNC - 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))
(2018/C 427/82)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Christos Ntolas (Wuppertal, Germany) (represented by: C. Renger, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: P. Sipos and by D. Walicka, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: General Nutrition Investment Co. (Wilmington, Delaware, Arizona, United States of America)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 18 July 2017 (Case R 2358/2016-5), relating to opposition proceedings between General Nutrition Investment Co. and C. Ntolas.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Christos Ntolas to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 437, 18.12.2017.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9079 — Advent International Corporation/KN Group) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-09-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, energy industry, investment company, merger control, provision of services, telecommunications, transport infrastructure








C_2018345EN.01001101.xml










27.9.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 345/11






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9079 — Advent International Corporation/KN Group)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 345/09)

1.   
On 20 September 2018, 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:






—


Advent International Corporation (‘AIC’, United States),










—


KN Network Services Holdings Limited (‘KN’, Ireland).




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


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for AIC: private equity investor which sponsors funds that invest globally,
—   for KN: provision of services to the telecommunication, media installations, transport infrastructure and power sectors, in Ireland and in the United Kingdom.


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. The following reference should always be specified:
M.9079 — Advent International Corporation/KN Group
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:





Email: 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’).

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9104 — Bain Capital Private Equity/Esure Group) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-09-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, insurance, investment company, merger control








C_2018345EN.01001201.xml










27.9.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 345/12






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9104 — Bain Capital Private Equity/Esure Group)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 345/10)

1.   
On 20 September 2018, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Bain Capital Private Equity, LP and its affiliates (‘Bain Capital’, United States), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of Esure Group plc (‘Esure’, United Kingdom).
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Esure: a company active in the provision and distribution of insurance services in the United Kingdom, including provision of home and more insurance. Esure also underwrites its own insurance products,
—   for Bain Capital: a private equity investment firm active in a wide-range of industries globally.


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. The following reference should always be specified:
M.9104 — Bain Capital Private Equity/Esure Group
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:





Email: 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’).

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Case T-219/17: Judgment of the General Court of 27 September 2018 — M J Quinlan & Associates v EUIPO — Intersnack Group (Shape of a kangaroo) (EU trade mark — Revocation proceedings — Three-dimensional trade mark in the shape of a kangaroo — Declaration of revocation — Genuine use of the mark — Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Proof of genuine use — Nature of use)
Date: 2018-09-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, prepared foodstuff, registered trade mark, salted product, trade-mark law








C_2018427EN.01005401.xml










26.11.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 427/54






Judgment of the General Court of 27 September 2018 — M J Quinlan & Associates v EUIPO — Intersnack Group (Shape of a kangaroo)
(Case T-219/17) (1)

(EU trade mark - Revocation proceedings - Three-dimensional trade mark in the shape of a kangaroo - Declaration of revocation - Genuine use of the mark - Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Proof of genuine use - Nature of use)
(2018/C 427/69)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: M J Quinlan & Associates Pty Ltd (Hope Island, Queensland, Australia) (represented by: M. Freiherr von Welser and A. Bender, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (represented by: A. Söder and D. Hanf, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Intersnack Group GmbH & Co. KG (Düsseldorf, Germany) (represented by: T. Lampel, J. Heidenreich and M. Pfaff, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 January 2017 (Case R 218/2016-2) relating to revocation proceedings between M J Quinlan & Associates Pty and Intersnack Group.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders M J Quinlan & Associates Pty Ltd to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 178, 6.6.2017.
Case T-472/17: Judgment of the General Court of 27 September 2018 — Wilhelm Sihn jr. v EUIPO — in-edit (Camele'on) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark Camele’on — Earlier international and national word marks CHAMELEON — Relative ground for refusal — No similarity — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Date: 2018-09-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, consultancy, help desk, registered trade mark, software, trade-mark law








C_2018427EN.01005801.xml










26.11.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 427/58






Judgment of the General Court of 27 September 2018 — Wilhelm Sihn jr. v EUIPO — in-edit (Camele'on)
(Case T-472/17) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark Camele’on - Earlier international and national word marks CHAMELEON - Relative ground for refusal - No similarity - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
(2018/C 427/75)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Wilhelm Sihn jr. GmbH & Co. KG (Niefern-Öschelbronn, Germany) (represented by: H. Twelmeier, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: in-edit Sàrl (Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 25 May 2017 (Case R 570/2016-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Wilhelm Sihn jr. and in-edit.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Wilhelm Sihn jr. GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 330, 2.10.2017.
Update of the list of national services responsible for border controls as referred to in Article 16(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code)
Date: 2018-09-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, Schengen Agreement, border control, external border of the EU, foreign national, identity document, residence permit








C_2018345EN.01000401.xml










27.9.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 345/4






Update of the list of national services responsible for border controls as referred to in Article 16(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (1)

(2018/C 345/05)
The publication of the list of national services responsible for border controls as referred to in Article 16(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (2) is based on the information communicated by the Member States to the Commission in conformity with Article 39 of the Schengen Borders Code.
In addition to the publication in the Official Journal, a regular update is available on the website of the Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs.
GERMANY

Replacement of the information published in OJ C 247 of 13.10.2006.

The national service responsible for border controls: Bundespolizei (Federal Police), Customs and Federal State Police in Bavaria and Hamburg.

List of previous publications







 



OJ C 247, 13.10.2006, p. 17.










 



OJ C 77, 5.4.2007, p. 11.










 



OJ C 153, 6.7.2007, p. 1.










 



OJ C 164, 18.7.2007, p. 45.










 



OJ C 153, 6.7.2007, p. 21.










 



OJ C 331, 31.12.2008, p. 15.










 



OJ C 87, 1.4.2010, p. 15.










 



OJ C 180, 21.6.2012, p. 2.










 



OJ C 98, 5.4.2013, p. 2.










 



OJ C 256, 5.9.2013, p. 14.










 



OJ C 360, 10.12.2013, p. 17.










 



OJ C 218, 7.7.2017, p. 19.










 



OJ C 431, 15.12.2017, p. 8.






(1)  See the list of previous publications at the end of this update.

(2)  OJ L 77, 23.3.2016, p. 1.