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Case T-553/19: Action brought on 8 August 2019 – Perfect Bar v EUIPO (PERFECT BAR)
Date: 2019-08-08
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, dietary product, food substitute, food supplement, human nutrition, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2019337EN.01001701.xml










7.10.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 337/17






Action brought on 8 August 2019 – Perfect Bar v EUIPO (PERFECT BAR)
(Case T-553/19)
(2019/C 337/17)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Perfect Bar LLC (San Diego, California, United States) (represented by: F. Miazzetto, J. Gracia Albero, R. Seoane Lacayo and E. Cebollero González, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union word mark PERFECT BAR – Application for registration No 15 374 085

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 22 May 2019 in Case R 371/2019-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






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annul the contested decision;










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order EUIPO to pay the costs derived from the procedure before the General Court and the EUIPO.





Pleas in law







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Infringement of Art 94(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council and of Article 296 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;










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Infringement of Art 72(6) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










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Infringement of Art 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










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Infringement of Art 7(1)(b) of Regulation EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9469 — ISQ/Domidep) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2019-08-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, social facilities








C_2019266EN.01000301.xml










8.8.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 266/3






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9469 — ISQ/Domidep)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 266/03)

1.   
On 1 August 2019, 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:






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I Squared Capital Advisors (US) LLC (‘ISQ’, USA),










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Domidep SAS and its subsidiaries (‘Domidep’, France).




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


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for ISQ: an independent global infrastructure investment manager that focuses on the energy, utilities, telecoms and transport sectors in global high-growth economies, including North America and Europe,
—   for Domidep: operates retirement homes in France and Belgium. It provides elderly dependent people with all-inclusive accommodation services and personalised support.


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.9469 — ISQ/Domidep
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.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2019-08-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2019266EN.01000101.xml










8.8.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 266/1






Euro exchange rates (1)

7 August 2019
(2019/C 266/01)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1202 




JPY


Japanese yen


118,48 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4631 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,92353 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,7673 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0921 




ISK


Iceland króna


136,50 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,9960 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,719 




HUF


Hungarian forint


325,38 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3174 




RON


Romanian leu


4,7308 




TRY


Turkish lira


6,1614 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6628 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4920 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,7834 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7411 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5490 




KRW


South Korean won


1 361,74 




ZAR


South African rand


16,7546 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8957 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,3823 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 941,29 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6925 




PHP


Philippine peso


58,562 




RUB


Russian rouble


73,0455 




THB


Thai baht


34,485 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,4438 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,9583 




INR


Indian rupee


79,4020 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9406 — Lone Star — Stark Group/Saint-Gobain BDD) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2019-08-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building materials, economic concentration, investment company, merchant, merger control, retail outlet








C_2019266EN.01000501.xml










8.8.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 266/5






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9406 — Lone Star — Stark Group/Saint-Gobain BDD)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 266/04)

1.   
On 14 June 2019, 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:






—


Lone Star (of the USA), acting through Stark Group Holding Germany GmbH (‘Stark’, of Germany); and










—


Saint-Gobain Building Distribution Deutschland GmbH (‘SGBDD’, of Germany), belonging to Compagnie de Saint-Gobain S.A. (France).




Lone Star, through its subsidiary Stark, acquires control within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation over the whole of SGBDD.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.
The notification was declared incomplete on 27 June 2019. Following the submission of additional information, the notification became complete within the meaning of Article 10(1) of the Merger Regulation on 31 July 2019.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Lone Star is a private equity firm that invests globally in real estate, equity, credit and other financial assets, which controls Stark, a company active in the distribution of building materials, as well as Xella (Germany), a manufacturer of certain building materials,










—


SGBDD is a building materials merchant that operates a network of physical retail outlets in Germany and sells mostly third-party products to construction companies and, to a limited extent, to private and DIY consumers.






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.9406 — Lone Star — Stark Group/Saint-Gobain BDD
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’).