do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-68/20: Judgment of the General Court of 10 March 2021 — Hauz 1929 v EUIPO — Houzz (HAUZ EST 1929) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark HAUZ EST 1929 — Earlier EU word mark HOUZZ — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2021-03-10
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, floor coverings, furniture industry, registered trade mark, textile product, trade-mark law








C_2021163EN.01002802.xml










3.5.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 163/28






Judgment of the General Court of 10 March 2021 — Hauz 1929 v EUIPO — Houzz (HAUZ EST 1929)
(Case T-68/20) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU figurative mark HAUZ EST 1929 - Earlier EU word mark HOUZZ - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(2021/C 163/37)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Hauz 1929 Ltd (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: N. Lyberis, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Houzz, Inc. (Palo Alto, California, United States)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 19 November 2019 (Case R 885/2019-5), relating to opposition proceedings between Houzz and Hauz 1929.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Hauz 1929 Ltd to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 95, 23.3.2020.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/458 of 10 March 2021 approving non-minor amendments to the product specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications ‘Πατάτα Νάξου’ (Patata Naxou) (PGI)
Date: 2021-03-10
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: Aegean Islands, Greece, designation of origin, labelling, potato, product designation








L_2021091EN.01000301.xml










17.3.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 91/3








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/458
of 10 March 2021
         
approving non-minor amendments to the product specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications ‘Πατάτα Νάξου’ (Patata Naxou) (PGI)


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 Greece’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Πατάτα Νάξου’ (Patata Naxou), registered under Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1250/2011 (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 ‘Πατάτα Νάξου’ (Patata Naxou) (PGI) 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, 10 March 2021.


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 1250/2011 of 29 November 2011 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Πατάτα Νάξου (Patata Naxou) (PGI)) (OJ L 319, 2.12.2011, p. 41).

(3)  
            OJ C 383, 13.11.2020, p. 12.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10123 — PPG/Tikkurila) (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 129/06
Date: 2021-03-10
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: dyestuffs industry, economic concentration, merger control, metal coating, paints and varnishes








C_2021129EN.01001001.xml










13.4.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 129/10






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10123 — PPG/Tikkurila)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 129/06)
On 10 March 2021, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:






—


in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,










—


in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32021M10123. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case C-572/19 P: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 10 March 2021 — European Road Transport Telematics Implementation Coordination Organisation — Intelligent Transport Systems & Services Europe (Ertico — ITS Europe) v European Commission (Appeal — State aid — Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration activities — Recommendation 2003/361/EC — Decision of the Validation Panel of the European Commission on classification as a micro, small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) — Decision 2012/838/EU, Euratom — Annex — Sections 1.2.6 and 1.2.7 — Request for review — Regulation (EC) No 58/2003 — Article 22 — No administrative proceedings — Link between request for review and administrative proceedings — Refusal of SME status despite formal observance of the Recommendation 2003/361 criteria — Legal certainty — Legitimate expectations — Handicaps usually faced by SMEs — None)
Date: 2021-03-10
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Framework Programme for Research and Development, State aid, economic activity, legal status, nuclear research, principle of legal certainty, small and medium-sized enterprises








C_2021182EN.01000902.xml










10.5.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 182/9






Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 10 March 2021 — European Road Transport Telematics Implementation Coordination Organisation — Intelligent Transport Systems & Services Europe (Ertico — ITS Europe) v European Commission
(Case C-572/19 P) (1)

(Appeal - State aid - Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration activities - Recommendation 2003/361/EC - Decision of the Validation Panel of the European Commission on classification as a micro, small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) - Decision 2012/838/EU, Euratom - Annex - Sections 1.2.6 and 1.2.7 - Request for review - Regulation (EC) No 58/2003 - Article 22 - No administrative proceedings - Link between request for review and administrative proceedings - Refusal of SME status despite formal observance of the Recommendation 2003/361 criteria - Legal certainty - Legitimate expectations - Handicaps usually faced by SMEs - None)
(2021/C 182/12)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: European Road Transport Telematics Implementation Coordination Organisation — Intelligent Transport Systems & Services Europe (Ertico — ITS Europe) (represented by: M. Wellinger and K. T’Syen, avocats)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: R. Lyal and A. Kyratsou, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the appellant: Czech Republic (represented by: M. Smolek, J. Vláčil, O. Serdula and J. Očková, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the appeal;










2.


Orders European Road Transport Telematics Implementation Coordination Organisation — Intelligent Transport Systems & Services Europe (Ertico — ITS Europe) to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission;










3.


Orders the Czech Republic to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 312, 16.9.2019.
Case T-66/20: Judgment of the General Court of 10 March 2021 — Hauz 1929 v EUIPO — Houzz (HAUZ LONDON) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark HAUZ LONDON — Earlier EU word mark HOUZZ — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2021-03-10
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, floor coverings, furniture industry, registered trade mark, textile product, trade-mark law








C_2021163EN.01002702.xml










3.5.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 163/27






Judgment of the General Court of 10 March 2021 — Hauz 1929 v EUIPO — Houzz (HAUZ LONDON)
(Case T-66/20) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU figurative mark HAUZ LONDON - Earlier EU word mark HOUZZ - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(2021/C 163/35)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Hauz 1929 Ltd (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: N. Lyberis, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Houzz, Inc. (Palo Alto, California, United States)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 19 November 2019 (Case R 884/2019-5), relating to opposition proceedings between Houzz and Hauz 1929.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Hauz 1929 Ltd to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 95, 23.3.2020.
Case T-539/18: Judgment of the General Court of 10 March 2021 — Ayuntamiento de Quart de Poblet v Commission (Arbitration clause — Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (2007-2013) — ‘Highly scalable Deployment model of Inclusive E-Govern’ (DIEGO) and ‘Speeding Every European Digital’ (SEED) contracts — Debit notes — Eligible costs — Justification of the costs — Reliability of records of tasks carried out for the projects)
Date: 2021-03-10
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU aid, EU programme, claim, competitiveness, contract terms, eligibility criteria, innovation, reimbursement of aid








C_2021163EN.01002401.xml










3.5.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 163/24






Judgment of the General Court of 10 March 2021 — Ayuntamiento de Quart de Poblet v Commission
(Case T-539/18) (1)

(Arbitration clause - Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (2007-2013) - ‘Highly scalable Deployment model of Inclusive E-Govern’ (DIEGO) and ‘Speeding Every European Digital’ (SEED) contracts - Debit notes - Eligible costs - Justification of the costs - Reliability of records of tasks carried out for the projects)
(2021/C 163/29)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Ayuntamiento de Quart de Poblet (Quart de Poblet, Spain) (represented by: B. Sanchis Piqueras and J. A. Rodríguez Pellitero, lawyers)

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

Re:

Application under Article 272 TFEU seeking, in essence, a declaration that the Commission’s alleged contractual claims against the applicant under the DIEGO and SEED grant agreements are non-existent.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Ayuntamiento de Quart de Poblet to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission.






(1)  OJ C 427, 26.11.2018.
Case C-96/20: Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 10 March 2021 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Corte suprema di cassazione — Italy) — Ordine Nazionale dei Biologi, MX, NY, OZ v Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Public health — Article 168 TFEU — Directive 2002/98/EC — Standards of quality and safety of human blood and of blood components — Objective of ensuring a high level of protection of human health — Article 4(2) and Article 9(2) — Blood establishments — Responsible person — Minimum conditions of qualification — Option for a Member State to provide for a more stringent regime — Discretion afforded to the Member States)
Date: 2021-03-10
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: blood transfusion, higher education, paramedical profession, professional qualifications, public health








C_2021182EN.01002001.xml










10.5.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 182/20






Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 10 March 2021 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Corte suprema di cassazione — Italy) — Ordine Nazionale dei Biologi, MX, NY, OZ v Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri
(Case C-96/20) (1)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Public health - Article 168 TFEU - Directive 2002/98/EC - Standards of quality and safety of human blood and of blood components - Objective of ensuring a high level of protection of human health - Article 4(2) and Article 9(2) - Blood establishments - Responsible person - Minimum conditions of qualification - Option for a Member State to provide for a more stringent regime - Discretion afforded to the Member States)
(2021/C 182/27)
Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Corte suprema di cassazione

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicants: Ordine Nazionale dei Biologi, MX, NY, OZ

Defendant: Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri

intervening parties: Sds Snabi, Agenzia Regionale Protezione Ambiente (ARPA)

Operative part of the judgment

Article 9(2)(a) of Directive 2002/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 setting standards of quality and safety for the collection, testing, processing, storage and distribution of human blood and blood components and amending Directive 2001/83/EC, read in conjunction with Article 4(2) thereof, must be interpreted as not precluding national legislation which provides that only individuals holding a degree in medicine and in surgery may be designated as the responsible person of a blood establishment, provided that that legislation complies with EU law in all aspects.


(1)  OJ C 209, 22.6.2020.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10190 — OTPP/KKR/Caruna Group) (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 89/02
Date: 2021-03-10
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: credit, economic concentration, electrical energy, electricity supply, energy distribution, energy industry, investment company, merger control, pension scheme, real estate business








C_2021089EN.01000201.xml










16.3.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 89/2






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10190 — OTPP/KKR/Caruna Group)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 89/02)
On 10 March 2021, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:






—


in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,










—


in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32021M10190. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-739/19: Order of the General Court of 10 March 2021 — Productos Jamaica v EUIPO — Alada 1850 (flordeJamaica) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — No need to adjudicate)
Date: 2021-03-10
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, catering industry, coffee, foodstuff, instant product, processed food product, registered trade mark, retail trade, tea, trade-mark law








C_2021182EN.01005201.xml










10.5.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 182/52






Order of the General Court of 10 March 2021 — Productos Jamaica v EUIPO — Alada 1850 (flordeJamaica)
(Case T-739/19) (1)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - No need to adjudicate)
(2021/C 182/70)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Productos Jamaica, SL (Algezares, Spain) (represented by: I. Temiño Ceniceros, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. F. Crespo Carrillo and S. Palmero Cabezas, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Alada 1850, SL (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: P. González-Bueno Catalán de Ocón, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 24 July 2019 (Joined Cases R 1431/2018-1 and R 1440/2018-1), concerning invalidity proceedings between Alada 1850 and Productos Jamaica.

Operative part of the order







1.


There is no longer any need to adjudicate on the action.










2.


Productos Jamaica, SL and Alada 1850, SL shall bear their own costs, and each pay half of the costs incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).






(1)  OJ C 432, 23.12.2019.
Case T-693/19: Judgment of the General Court of 10 March 2021 — Kerry Luxembourg v EUIPO — Ornua (KERRYMAID) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark KERRYMAID — Earlier EU figurative mark Kerrygold — Relative ground for refusal — Geographical name — Dominant element — Peaceful coexistence — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Application of the law ratione temporis)
Date: 2021-03-10
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, milk product, prepared foodstuff, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2021163EN.01002402.xml










3.5.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 163/24






Judgment of the General Court of 10 March 2021 — Kerry Luxembourg v EUIPO — Ornua (KERRYMAID)
(Case T-693/19) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark KERRYMAID - Earlier EU figurative mark Kerrygold - Relative ground for refusal - Geographical name - Dominant element - Peaceful coexistence - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Application of the law ratione temporis)
(2021/C 163/30)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Kerry Luxembourg Sàrl (Luxembourg, Luxembourg) (represented by: F. Traub, lawyer, and I. Connor, Solicitor)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Ornua Co-operative Ltd (Dublin, Ireland) (represented by: E. Armijo Chávarri and A. Sanz Cerralbo, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 23 July 2019 (Case R 2473/2013-5), relating to opposition proceedings between Kerry Luxembourg and Ornua.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Kerry Luxembourg Sàrl to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and by Ornua Co-operative Ltd.






(1)  OJ C 413, 9.12.2019.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 9 March 2021 2021/C 81/06
Date: 2021-03-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2021081EN.01000601.xml










10.3.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 81/6






Euro exchange rates (1)

9 March 2021
(2021/C 81/06)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1894 




JPY


Japanese yen


129,50 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4366 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85704 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,1360 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1071 




ISK


Iceland króna


151,75 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,0838 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


26,288 




HUF


Hungarian forint


366,83 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,5843 




RON


Romanian leu


4,8870 




TRY


Turkish lira


9,1023 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5440 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4990 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,2325 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6607 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6011 




KRW


South Korean won


1 353,91 




ZAR


South African rand


18,3128 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7478 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5913 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 140,98 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,8974 




PHP


Philippine peso


57,724 




RUB


Russian rouble


87,9711 




THB


Thai baht


36,597 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,9553 




MXN


Mexican peso


25,3635 




INR


Indian rupee


86,8270 






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