do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-720/20: Action brought on 9 December 2020 — Perry Street Software v EUIPO — Toolstream (SCRUFFS)
Date: 2020-12-09
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, footwear industry, protective equipment, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2021044EN.01005101.xml










8.2.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 44/51






Action brought on 9 December 2020 — Perry Street Software v EUIPO — Toolstream (SCRUFFS)
(Case T-720/20)
(2021/C 44/74)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Perry Street Software, Inc. (New York, New York, United States) (represented by: M. Hawkins, solicitor and T. Dolde, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Toolstream Ltd (Yeovil, United Kingdom)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Trade mark at issue: International registration designating the European Union in respect of the word mark SCRUFFS — International registration designating the European Union No 1 171 590

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 29 September 2020 in Case R 550/2020-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO and the other party before the Board of Appeal (assuming it intervenes in the proceedings) to bear the costs of the proceedings.





Pleas in law







—


Failure to carry out a full examination and distortion of facts and evidence pursuant to Article 72(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Infringement of Article 59(1)(a) in conjunction with Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Infringement of Article 59(1)(a) in conjunction with Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Case T-714/18: Judgment of the General Court of 9 December 2020 — Adraces v Commission (Arbitration clause — Framework partnership agreement — local Europe Direct information centre — Termination of the contract without specifying the ground — Legal certainty — Principle of good faith — Proportionality — Observance of the contracting party’s rights and legitimate interests — Right to sound administration)
Date: 2020-12-09
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: contract terms, information centre, principle of legal certainty, principle of proportionality, termination of a contract








C_2021035EN.01004201.xml










1.2.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 35/42






Judgment of the General Court of 9 December 2020 — Adraces v Commission
(Case T-714/18) (1)

(Arbitration clause - Framework partnership agreement - local Europe Direct information centre - Termination of the contract without specifying the ground - Legal certainty - Principle of good faith - Proportionality - Observance of the contracting party’s rights and legitimate interests - Right to sound administration)
(2021/C 35/53)
Language of the case: Portuguese

Parties


Applicant: Adraces — Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Raia Centro-Sul (Vila Velha de Ródão, Portugal) (represented by: G. Gentil Anastácio, D. Pirra Xarepe, J. Whyte and M. Barros Silva, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: J. Estrada de Solà and M. Ilkova, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 272 TFEU seeking, first, a declaration that the ‘termination’ by the Commission of framework partnership agreement COMM/LIS/ED/2018-2020_1 is null and void and, second, an order that the Commission restore the applicant to its position prior to that ‘termination’.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Adraces — Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Raia Centro-Sul to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 54, 11.2.2019.
Case T-622/19: Judgment of the General Court of 9 December 2020 — Ace of spades v EUIPO — Krupp and Borrmann (JC JEAN CALL Champagne PRESTIGE) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the three-dimensional EU trade mark JC JEAN CALL Champagne PRESTIGE — Earlier three-dimensional EU trade marks — Relative grounds for refusal — Similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — No damage to reputation — Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation 2017/1001))
Date: 2020-12-09
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, champagne, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2021035EN.01004601.xml










1.2.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 35/46






Judgment of the General Court of 9 December 2020 — Ace of spades v EUIPO — Krupp and Borrmann (JC JEAN CALL Champagne PRESTIGE)
(Case T-622/19) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the three-dimensional EU trade mark JC JEAN CALL Champagne PRESTIGE - Earlier three-dimensional EU trade marks - Relative grounds for refusal - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - No damage to reputation - Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation 2017/1001))
(2021/C 35/59)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Ace of spades Holdings LLC (New York, New York, United States) (represented by: A. Gómez López, lawyer)

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

Other parties to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Gerhard Ernst Krupp (Munich, Germany), Elmar Borrmann (Reith, Austria)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 June 2019 (Case R 3/2019-5), relating to opposition proceedings between Ace of spades Holdings and Messrs Krupp and Borrmann.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 26 June 2019 (Case R 3/2019-5) in so far as it dismissed the appeal brought by Ace of spades Holdings LLC and rejected the opposition based on Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009;










2.


Dismisses the action as to the remainder;










3.


Orders each party to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 399, 25.11.2019.
Case T-620/19: Judgment of the General Court of 9 December 2020 — Ace of spades v EUIPO — Krupp and Borrmann (JC JEAN CALL Champagne ROSÉ) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the three-dimensional EU trade mark JC JEAN CALL Champagne ROSÉ — Earlier three-dimensional EU trade marks — Relative grounds for refusal — Similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — No damage to reputation — Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation 2017/1001))
Date: 2020-12-09
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, champagne, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2021035EN.01004402.xml










1.2.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 35/44






Judgment of the General Court of 9 December 2020 — Ace of spades v EUIPO — Krupp and Borrmann (JC JEAN CALL Champagne ROSÉ)
(Case T-620/19) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the three-dimensional EU trade mark JC JEAN CALL Champagne ROSÉ - Earlier three-dimensional EU trade marks - Relative grounds for refusal - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - No damage to reputation - Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation 2017/1001))
(2021/C 35/57)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Ace of spades Holdings LLC (New York, New York, United States) (represented by: A. Gómez López, lawyer)

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

Other parties to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Gerhard Ernst Krupp (Munich, Germany), Elmar Borrmann (Reith, Austria)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 June 2019 (Case R 1/2019-5), relating to opposition proceedings between Ace of spades Holdings and Messrs Krupp and Borrmann.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 26 June 2019 (Case R 1/2019-5) in so far as it dismissed the appeal brought by Ace of spades Holdings LLC and rejected the opposition based on Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009;










2.


Dismisses the action as to the remainder;










3.


Orders each party to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 399, 25.11.2019.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2095 of 9 December 2020 approving non-minor amendments to the product specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [‘Aceite de la Comunitat Valenciana’ (PDO)]
Date: 2020-12-09
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: Community of Valencia, Spain, designation of origin, labelling, olive oil, product designation








L_2020425EN.01000101.xml










16.12.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 425/1








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/2095
of 9 December 2020
         
approving non-minor amendments to the product specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [‘Aceite de la Comunitat Valenciana’ (PDO)]


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined Spain’s application for the approval of amendments to the product specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Aceite de la Comunitat Valenciana’, registered under Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 309/2014 (2).












(2)


Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union (3) as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation.












(3)


As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the amendments to the specification should be approved,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The amendments to the product specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name ‘Aceite de la Comunitat Valenciana’ (PDO) are hereby approved.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 December 2020.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

(2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 309/2014 of 20 March 2014 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Aceite de la Comunitat Valenciana (PDO)] (OJ L 91, 27.3.2014, p. 9).

(3)  
            OJ C 263, 11.8.2020, p. 6.
Case T-722/18: Judgment of the General Court of 9 December 2020 — Repsol v EUIPO — Basic (BASIC) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU figurative mark BASIC — Earlier national trade names basic and basic AG — Relative grounds for refusal — Use in the course of trade of a sign of more than mere local significance — Article 8(4) and Article 53(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(4) and Article 60(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Declaration of partial invalidity — Decision taken following the annulment of an earlier decision by the General Court — Referral of the case back to a Board of Appeal — Lack of competence of the authority referring the case — Article 1(d) of Regulation (EC) No 216/96 — Cross-claim)
Date: 2020-12-09
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, goods and services, miscellaneous industries, registered trade mark, retail trade, trade-mark law








C_2021035EN.01004202.xml










1.2.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 35/42






Judgment of the General Court of 9 December 2020 — Repsol v EUIPO — Basic (BASIC)
(Case T-722/18) (1)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark BASIC - Earlier national trade names basic and basic AG - Relative grounds for refusal - Use in the course of trade of a sign of more than mere local significance - Article 8(4) and Article 53(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(4) and Article 60(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Declaration of partial invalidity - Decision taken following the annulment of an earlier decision by the General Court - Referral of the case back to a Board of Appeal - Lack of competence of the authority referring the case - Article 1(d) of Regulation (EC) No 216/96 - Cross-claim)
(2021/C 35/54)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Repsol, SA (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: J.-B. Devaureix and J.C. Erdozain López, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: H. O’Neill and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Basic AG Lebensmittelhandel (Munich, Germany) (represented by: D. Altenburg, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 22 August 2018 (Case R 178/2018-2), relating to invalidity proceedings between Basic Lebensmittelhandel and Repsol.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 22 August 2018 (Case R 178/2018-2);










2.


Declares that there is no longer any need to adjudicate on the cross-claim;










3.


Orders EUIPO and Basic AG Lebensmittelhandel to bear their own costs and each to pay half of the costs incurred by Repsol, SA.






(1)  OJ C 54, 11.2.2019.
Case T-819/19: Judgment of the General Court of 9 December 2020 — Man and Machine v EUIPO — Bim Freelance (bim ready) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — International registration designating the European Union — Figurative mark bim ready — Earlier EU figurative mark BIM freelance — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Restriction of the services covered by the mark applied for)
Date: 2020-12-09
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, education, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2021035EN.01004701.xml










1.2.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 35/47






Judgment of the General Court of 9 December 2020 — Man and Machine v EUIPO — Bim Freelance (bim ready)
(Case T-819/19) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - International registration designating the European Union - Figurative mark bim ready - Earlier EU figurative mark BIM freelance - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Restriction of the services covered by the mark applied for)
(2021/C 35/61)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Man and Machine Ltd (Thame, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom) (represented by: R. Peto and C. Neu, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: L. Rampini and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Bim Freelance Corp. (Miami, Florida, United States)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 17 September 2019 (Case R 317/2019-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Bim Freelance and Man and Machine.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 17 September 2019 (Case R 317/2019-1);










2.


Orders EUIPO to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 27, 27.1.2020.
Case T-30/20: Judgment of the General Court of 9 December 2020 — Promed v EUIPO — Centrumelektroniki (Promed) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark Promed — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Date: 2020-12-09
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, medical device, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2021035EN.01004802.xml










1.2.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 35/48






Judgment of the General Court of 9 December 2020 — Promed v EUIPO — Centrumelektroniki (Promed)
(Case T-30/20) (1)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark Promed - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
(2021/C 35/63)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Promed GmbH kosmetische Erzeugnisse (Farchant, Germany) (represented by: B. Sorg, B. Reinisch and C. Raßmann, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: H. O’Neill, V. Ruzek and S. Hanne, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Centrumelektroniki sp.j. (Tarnowskie Góry, Poland) (represented by: M. Kondrat, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 7 November 2019 (Case R 614/2019 5), relating to invalidity proceedings between Centrumelektroniki and Promed kosmetische Erzeugnisse.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Promed GmbH kosmetische Erzeugnisse to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 68, 2.3.2020.
Corrigendum to Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9868 — Raytheon Technologies Corporation/Saudi Arabian Oil Company/Middle East Cyber Services JV) (Official Journal of the European Union C 422 of 7 December 2020) 2020/C 425/04
Date: 2020-12-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aerospace industry, company with share capital, defence policy, economic concentration, information security, merger control, mining industry, provision of services








C_2020425EN.01000401.xml










9.12.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 425/4






Corrigendum to Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9868 — Raytheon Technologies Corporation/Saudi Arabian Oil Company/Middle East Cyber Services JV)

(
Official Journal of the European Union C 422 of 7 December 2020
)

(2020/C 425/04)
Publication (2020/C 422/01) on page 1 is to be considered null and void.
Case T-858/19: Judgment of the General Court of 9 December 2020 — easyCosmetic Swiss v EUIPO — UWI (easycosmetic) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark easyCosmetic — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Date: 2020-12-09
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, cosmetic product, market research, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2021035EN.01004801.xml










1.2.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 35/48






Judgment of the General Court of 9 December 2020 — easyCosmetic Swiss v EUIPO — UWI (easycosmetic)
(Case T-858/19) (1)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark easyCosmetic - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
(2021/C 35/62)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: easyCosmetic Swiss GmbH (Baar, Switzerland) (represented by: D. Terheggen and S. Sullivan, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Söder and M. Fischer, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: UWI Unternehmensberatungs- und Wirtschaftsinformations GmbH (Bad Nauheim, Germany) (represented by: M. Krisch, T. Guttau and V. Wellens, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 4 October 2019 (Case R 973/2019-2), relating to invalidity proceedings between UWI and easyCosmetic Swiss.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


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










3.


Orders UWI Unternehmensberatungs- und Wirtschaftsinformations GmbH to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 45, 10.2.2020.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 8 December 2020 2020/C 425/03
Date: 2020-12-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2020425EN.01000301.xml










9.12.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 425/3






Euro exchange rates (1)

8 December 2020
(2020/C 425/03)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2114 




JPY


Japanese yen


126,18 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4436 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,91143 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,2358 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0781 




ISK


Iceland króna


152,90 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,6283 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


26,398 




HUF


Hungarian forint


360,10 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,4663 




RON


Romanian leu


4,8728 




TRY


Turkish lira


9,4870 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6334 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5508 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,3895 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7220 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6209 




KRW


South Korean won


1 314,53 




ZAR


South African rand


18,2159 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,9115 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5403 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 134,16 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,9328 




PHP


Philippine peso


58,359 




RUB


Russian rouble


88,7640 




THB


Thai baht


36,415 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,1906 




MXN


Mexican peso


24,0683 




INR


Indian rupee


89,2030 






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