do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-747/18: Judgment of the General Court of 12 December 2019 — Refan Bulgaria v EUIPO (Shape of a flower) (EU trade mark — Application for a three-dimensional EU trade mark — Shape of a flower — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptiveness — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Rights of the defence — Obligation to state reasons)
Date: 2019-12-12
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, cosmetic product, decorative item, pharmaceutical product, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2020036EN.01002902.xml










3.2.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 36/29






Judgment of the General Court of 12 December 2019 — Refan Bulgaria v EUIPO (Shape of a flower)
(Case T-747/18) (1)

(EU trade mark - Application for a three-dimensional EU trade mark - Shape of a flower - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptiveness - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Rights of the defence - Obligation to state reasons)
(2020/C 36/36)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Refan Bulgaria OOD (Trud, Bulgaria) (represented by: A. Ivanova, lawyer)

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

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 6 September 2018 (Case R 2518/2017-1), regarding an application for registration of a three-dimensional sign consisting of the shape of a flower as an EU trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.



Dismisses the action;











2.



Orders Refan Bulgaria OOD to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).







(1)  OJ C 72, 25.2.2019.
Case C-380/18: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 12 December 2019 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State — Netherlands) — Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid v E.P. (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Border controls, asylum and immigration — Regulation (EU) 2016/399 — Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) — Article 6 — Entry conditions for third-country nationals — Concept of ‘threat to public policy’ — Return decision issued to an illegally staying third-country national)
Date: 2019-12-12
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Schengen Agreement, admission of aliens, foreign national, illegal migration, offence, public order, removal, residence permit








C_2020054EN.01000302.xml










17.2.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 54/3






Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 12 December 2019 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State — Netherlands) — Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid v E.P.
(Case C-380/18) (1)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Border controls, asylum and immigration - Regulation (EU) 2016/399 - Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) - Article 6 - Entry conditions for third-country nationals - Concept of ‘threat to public policy’ - Return decision issued to an illegally staying third-country national)
(2020/C 54/04)
Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Raad van State

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid

Respondent: E.P.

Operative part of the judgment

Article 6(1)(e) of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) must be interpreted as not precluding a national practice under which the competent authorities may issue a return decision to a third-country national not subject to a visa requirement, who is present on the territory of the Member States for a short stay, on the basis of the fact that that national is considered to be a threat to public policy because he or she is suspected of having committed a criminal offence, provided that that practice is applicable only if, first, the offence is sufficiently serious, in the light of its nature and of the punishment which may be imposed, to justify that national’s stay on the territory of the Member States being brought to an immediate end and, second, those authorities have consistent, objective and specific evidence to support their suspicions, matters which are for the referring court to establish.


(1)  OJ C 294, 20.8.2018.
Case T-266/19: Judgment of the General Court of 12 December 2019 — gastivo portal v EUIPO — La Fourchette (Depiction of a fork on a green background) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark depicting a fork on a green background — Earlier EU figurative mark gastivo — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2019-12-12
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, advertising, catering industry, goods and services, information service, merchandising, registered trade mark, software, trade-mark law, traineeship








C_2020036EN.01003201.xml










3.2.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 36/32






Judgment of the General Court of 12 December 2019 — gastivo portal v EUIPO — La Fourchette (Depiction of a fork on a green background)
(Case T-266/19) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark depicting a fork on a green background - Earlier EU figurative mark gastivo - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(2020/C 36/39)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: gastivo portal GmbH (Bremen, Germany) (represented by: O. Spieker, A. Schönfleisch, N. Willich and N. Achilles, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Ivanauskas, Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: La Fourchette SAS (Paris, France)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 February 2019 (Case R 1213/2018-4), relating to opposition proceedings between gastivo portal and La Fourchette.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.



Dismisses the action;











2.



Orders gastivo portal GmbH to pay the costs.







(1)  OJ C 187, 3.6.2019.
Case C-915/19: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato (Italy) lodged on 12 December 2019 — Eco Fox Srl v Fallimento Mythen Spa and Others
Date: 2019-12-12
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: State aid, biofuel, control of State aid, enforcement of ruling, excise duty, retroactivity of a law, secondary legislation, tax relief








C_2020095EN.01001502.xml










23.3.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 95/15






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato (Italy) lodged on 12 December 2019 — Eco Fox Srl v Fallimento Mythen Spa and Others
(Case C-915/19)
(2020/C 95/17)
Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Consiglio di Stato

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Eco Fox Srl.

Defendants: Fallimento Mythen Spa, Ministero dell’Economia e delle Finanze, Ministero dell’Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio e del Mare, Ministero delle Politiche agricole, alimentari e forestali, Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico, Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli

Question referred

In the view of the Court of Justice of the European Union — in the light of Articles 107 and 108 TFEU, Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 of 22 March 1999, (1) as amended, Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004, (2) and any further relevant provisions of [EU] law — does the definition of State aid, as such subject to an obligation of prior notification to the European Commission, cover a secondary regulatory instrument such as the regulation adopted by means of Ministerial Decree No 37/2015 — which is being challenged in these proceedings — which, in direct enforcement of judgments of the Council of State requiring the annulment in part of the previous regulations already notified to the Commission, has retroactively affected the procedures for application of the reduced excise duty on biodiesel by retroactively amending the criteria for distribution of the benefit thereof among the applicant companies without extending the duration of the programme of tax concessions?


(1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 of 22 March 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty (OJ 1999 L 83, p. 1).

(2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty (OJ 2004 L 140, p. 1).
State aid – Decision to raise no objections 2019/C 419/06
Date: 2019-12-12
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: European Economic Area, Internet, Norway, State aid, control of State aid, transmission network








C_2019419EN.01001201.xml










12.12.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 419/12






State aid – Decision to raise no objections
(2019/C 419/06)
The EFTA Surveillance Authority raises no objections to the following state aid measure:






Date of adoption of the decision


19 September 2019




Case No


83960




Decision No


065/19/COL




EFTA State


Norway




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Unknown. Selected by way of a tender.




Legal basis


Tender contract




Type of measure


Ad hoc aid




Objective


Broadband infrastructure




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Confidential




Intensity


Up to 100 %




Economic sectors


Broadband, international electronic connectivity services




Name and address of the granting authority


The Norwegian Communications Authority
Nygård 1, Lillesand, Norway




The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s website: http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/decisions/
Joined Cases C-123/19 P and C-125/19 P: Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 12 December 2019 — Vans, Inc. v European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), Deichmann SE (Appeal — EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Withdrawal of the opposition — Appeals which have become devoid of purpose — No need to adjudicate — Costs)
Date: 2019-12-12
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, footwear industry, leather, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2020068EN.01002402.xml










2.3.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 68/24






Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 12 December 2019 — Vans, Inc. v European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), Deichmann SE
(Joined Cases C-123/19 P and C-125/19 P) (1)

(Appeal - EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Withdrawal of the opposition - Appeals which have become devoid of purpose - No need to adjudicate - Costs)
(2020/C 68/25)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Appellant: Vans, Inc. (represented by: M. Hirsch and M. Metzner, Rechtsanwälte)

Other parties to the proceedings: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Söder, acting as Agent) and Deichmann SE (represented by: C. Onken, Rechtsanwältin)

Operative part of the order







1.


There is no need to adjudicate on the present appeals.










2.


Vans Inc., Deichmann SE and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) shall each bear their own costs.






(1)  OJ C 220, 1.7.2019.
Case T-654/19 R: Order of the President of the General Court of 12 December 2019 — FF v Commission (Interim relief — Law governing the institutions — Liability of the European Union — Photograph of a man used as a health warning — Action for damages — Application for interim measures — Necessity — Inadmissibility)
Date: 2019-12-12
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: admissibility, consumer information, freedom of self-determination, health risk, indemnification, legal aid, packaging, photograph, protection of privacy, tobacco industry








C_2020061EN.01004602.xml










24.2.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 61/46






Order of the President of the General Court of 12 December 2019 — FF v Commission
(Case T-654/19 R)
(Interim relief - Law governing the institutions - Liability of the European Union - Photograph of a man used as a health warning - Action for damages - Application for interim measures - Necessity - Inadmissibility)
(2020/C 61/59)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: FF (represented by: A. Fittante, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: I. Rubene and D. Martin, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Articles 278 and 279 TFEU for an order that an expert’s report be obtained as an interim measure.

Operative part of the order







1.



The application for interim measures is refused.











2.



Costs are reserved.
Case C-783/18 P: Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 12 December 2019 — European Union Intellectual Property Office v Wajos GmbH (Appeal — EU trade mark — Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Article 7(1)(b) — Absolute ground for refusal — Marks devoid of distinctive character — Three-dimensional marks consisting of the shape of the product — Criteria for the assessment of distinctive character — Obligation to state reasons — Form of a container — Amphora)
Date: 2019-12-12
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU trade mark, beverage, flavouring, foodstuff, glass, packaging product, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2020054EN.01000901.xml










17.2.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 54/9






Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 12 December 2019 — European Union Intellectual Property Office v Wajos GmbH
(Case C-783/18 P) (1)

(Appeal - EU trade mark - Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Article 7(1)(b) - Absolute ground for refusal - Marks devoid of distinctive character - Three-dimensional marks consisting of the shape of the product - Criteria for the assessment of distinctive character - Obligation to state reasons - Form of a container - Amphora)
(2020/C 54/11)
Language of the case: German

Parties


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

Other party to the proceedings: Wajos GmbH (represented by: J. Schneiders, R. Krillke and B. Schneiders, Rechtsanwälte)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the appeal;










2.


Orders the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Wajos GmbH.






(1)  OJ C 112, 25.3.2019.
Case C-519/18: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 12 December 2019 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Fővárosi Közigazgatási és Munkaügyi Bíróság — Hungary) — TB v Bevándorlási és Menekültügyi Hivatal (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Immigration policy — Right to family reunification — Directive 2003/86/EC — Article 10(2) — Optional provision — Prerequisites for exercising the right to family reunification — Member of a refugee’s family not referred to in Article 4 — Concept of a ‘dependant’)
Date: 2019-12-12
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: dependant, family migration, refugee, residence permit








C_2020054EN.01000702.xml










17.2.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 54/7






Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 12 December 2019 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Fővárosi Közigazgatási és Munkaügyi Bíróság — Hungary) — TB v Bevándorlási és Menekültügyi Hivatal
(Case C-519/18) (1)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Immigration policy - Right to family reunification - Directive 2003/86/EC - Article 10(2) - Optional provision - Prerequisites for exercising the right to family reunification - Member of a refugee’s family not referred to in Article 4 - Concept of a ‘dependant’)
(2020/C 54/09)
Language of the case: Hungarian

Referring court

Fővárosi Közigazgatási és Munkaügyi Bíróság

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: TB

Defendant: Bevándorlási és Menekültügyi Hivatal

Operative part of the judgment

Article 10(2) of Council Directive 2003/86/EC of 22 September 2003 on the right to family reunification must be interpreted as not precluding a Member State from authorising the family reunification of a refugee’s sister only if she is, on account of her state of health, unable to provide for her own needs, provided that:






—


first, that inability is assessed having regard to the special situation of refugees and at the end of a case-by-case examination taking into account all the relevant factors, and










—


secondly, that it may be ascertained, having regard also to the special situation of refugees and at the end of a case-by-case examination taking into account all the relevant factors, that the material support of the person concerned is actually provided by the refugee, or that the refugee appears as the family member most able to provide the material support required.






(1)  OJ C 436, 3.12.2018.
Case T-267/19: Judgment of the General Court of 12 December 2019 — gastivo portal v EUIPO — La Fourchette (Depiction of a fork on a green background) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark depicting a fork on a green background — Earlier EU figurative mark gastivo — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2019-12-12
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, advertising, catering industry, goods and services, merchandising, registered trade mark, software, trade-mark law








C_2020036EN.01003202.xml










3.2.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 36/32






Judgment of the General Court of 12 December 2019 — gastivo portal v EUIPO — La Fourchette (Depiction of a fork on a green background)
(Case T-267/19) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark depicting a fork on a green background - Earlier EU figurative mark gastivo - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(2020/C 36/40)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: gastivo portal GmbH (Bremen, Germany) (represented by: O. Spieker, A. Schönfleisch, N. Willich and N. Achilles, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Ivanauskas, Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: La Fourchette SAS (Paris, France)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 February 2019 (Case R 1211/2018-4), relating to opposition proceedings between gastivo portal and La Fourchette.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.



Dismisses the action;











2.



Orders gastivo portal GmbH to pay the costs.







(1)  OJ C 230, 8.7.2019.
Case T-619/19 R: Order of the President of the General Court of 12 December 2019 — KF v SatCen (Decision to launch administrative investigation — Application for suspension of a decision — Application for interim measures — Inadmissibility — No urgency)
Date: 2019-12-12
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: administrative procedure, admissibility, disciplinary proceedings, dismissal, personality, servant (EU), staff regulations (EU)








C_2020087EN.01002001.xml










16.3.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 87/20






Order of the President of the General Court of 12 December 2019 — KF v SatCen
(Case T-619/19 R)
(Decision to launch administrative investigation - Application for suspension of a decision - Application for interim measures - Inadmissibility - No urgency)
(2020/C 87/24)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: KF (represented by: Ms A. Kunst, lawyer, and Mr N. Macaulay, Barrister)

Defendant: European Union Satellite Centre (represented by: A. Guillerme, acting as Agent)

Re:

Application pursuant to Articles 278 and 279 TFEU seeking the suspension of the operation of the decision of the Director of SatCen of 3 July 2019 to reopen an administrative investigation against KF.

Operative part of the order







1.


The application for interim measures is dismissed;










2.


The costs are reserved.
Public holidays in 2020: EEA/EFTA States and EEA institutions 2019/C 419/07
Date: 2019-12-12
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: EEA joint institution, EFTA countries, public holiday








C_2019419EN.01001301.xml










12.12.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 419/13






Public holidays in 2020: EEA/EFTA States and EEA institutions
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