do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-855/19: Judgment of the General Court of 2 June 2021 — Franz Schröder v EUIPO — RDS Design (MONTANA) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — International registration designating the European Union — Figurative mark MONTANA — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptiveness — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Right to be heard — Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001 — Examination of the facts by EUIPO of its own motion — Admission of evidence submitted for the first time before the Board of Appeal — Article 95(1) and (2) of Regulation 2017/1001)
Date: 2021-06-02
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, furniture industry, registered trade mark, sound reproduction equipment, trade-mark law








C_2021278EN.01004101.xml










12.7.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 278/41






Judgment of the General Court of 2 June 2021 — Franz Schröder v EUIPO — RDS Design (MONTANA)
(Case T-855/19) (1)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - International registration designating the European Union - Figurative mark MONTANA - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptiveness - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Right to be heard - Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001 - Examination of the facts by EUIPO of its own motion - Admission of evidence submitted for the first time before the Board of Appeal - Article 95(1) and (2) of Regulation 2017/1001)
(2021/C 278/56)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Franz Schröder GmbH & Co. KG (Delbrück, Germany) (represented by: L. Pechan and N. Fangmann, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: RDS Design ApS (Allerød, Denmark) (represented by: J. Viinberg, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 14 October 2019 (Case R 1006/2019-4), relating to invalidity proceedings between Franz Schröder and RDS Design.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Franz Schröder GmbH & Co. KG to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO);










3.


Orders RDS Design ApS to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 54, 17.2.2020.
Case T-177/20: Judgment of the General Court of 2 June 2021 — Himmel v EUIPO — Ramirez Monfort (Hispano Suiza) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark Hispano Suiza — Earlier EU word mark HISPANO SUIZA — 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: 2021-06-02
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, motor vehicle, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2021278EN.01004301.xml










12.7.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 278/43






Judgment of the General Court of 2 June 2021 — Himmel v EUIPO — Ramirez Monfort (Hispano Suiza)
(Case T-177/20) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark Hispano Suiza - Earlier EU word mark HISPANO SUIZA - 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))
(2021/C 278/59)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Erwin Leo Himmel (Walchwil, Switzerland) (represented by: A. Gomoll, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Gonzalo Andres Ramirez Monfort (Barcelona, Spain)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 21 January 2020 (Case R 67/2019-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Mr Himmel and Mr Ramirez Monfort.

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 21 January 2020 (Case R 67/2019-1);










2.


Orders EUIPO to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 191, 8.6.2020.
Case T-223/18: Judgment of the General Court of 2 June 2021 — Casa Regina Apostolorum della Pia Società delle Figlie di San Paolo v Commission (State aid — Healthcare services — Direct grants to public hospitals in the Lazio Region (Italy) — Decision finding that there is no State aid — Action for annulment — Regulatory act not entailing implementing measures — Direct concern — Admissibility — Obligation to state reasons — Concept of economic activity)
Date: 2021-06-02
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Italy, Latium, State aid, admissibility, control of State aid, economic activity, health care system, medical institution








C_2021278EN.01003902.xml










12.7.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 278/39






Judgment of the General Court of 2 June 2021 — Casa Regina Apostolorum della Pia Società delle Figlie di San Paolo v Commission
(Case T-223/18) (1)

(State aid - Healthcare services - Direct grants to public hospitals in the Lazio Region (Italy) - Decision finding that there is no State aid - Action for annulment - Regulatory act not entailing implementing measures - Direct concern - Admissibility - Obligation to state reasons - Concept of economic activity)
(2021/C 278/54)
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Casa Regina Apostolorum della Pia Società delle Figlie di San Paolo (Albano Laziale, Italy) (represented by: F. Rosi, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: K. Herrmann and F. Tomat, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment of Commission Decision C(2017) 7973 final of 4 December 2017 on State aid SA.39913 (2017/NN) — Italy — Alleged compensation of public hospitals in the Lazio Region.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Casa Regina Apostolorum della Pia Società delle Figlie di San Paolo to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission.






(1)  OJ C 190, 4.6.2018.
Case T-169/19: Judgment of the General Court of 2 June 2021 — Style & Taste v EUIPO — The Polo/Lauren Company (Representation of a polo player) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU figurative mark representing a polo player — Earlier national design — Relative ground for invalidity — Article 52(2)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 60(2)(d) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Date: 2021-06-02
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, footwear industry, furniture industry, household article, leather, optical industry, registered trade mark, textile product, trade-mark law








C_2021289EN.01003401.xml










19.7.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 289/34






Judgment of the General Court of 2 June 2021 — Style & Taste v EUIPO — The Polo/Lauren Company (Representation of a polo player)
(Case T-169/19) (1)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark representing a polo player - Earlier national design - Relative ground for invalidity - Article 52(2)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 60(2)(d) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
(2021/C 289/50)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Style & Taste, SL (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: L. Plaza Fernández-Villa, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: The Polo/Lauren Company LP (New York, New York, United States) (represented by: M. Garayalde Niño, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 7 January 2019 (Case R 1272/2018-5), relating to invalidity proceedings between Style & Taste and The Polo/Lauren Company.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Style & Taste, SL to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 155, 6.5.2019.
Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (Rate applied to the most recent operation carried out before the indicated day. In the case of a variable rate tender, the interest rate is the marginal rate.): 0,00 % on 1 June 2021 Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 1 June 2021 2021/C 209/04
Date: 2021-06-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Central Bank, euro, exchange rate, financing, interest, money








C_2021209EN.01001001.xml










2.6.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 209/10






Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (1):
0,00 % on 1 June 2021
Euro exchange rates (2)

1 June 2021
(2021/C 209/04)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2225 




JPY


Japanese yen


134,05 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4366 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86285 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,0955 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0986 




ISK


Iceland króna


147,50 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,1113 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,462 




HUF


Hungarian forint


346,46 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,4661 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9191 




TRY


Turkish lira


10,4162 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5793 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4708 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,4853 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6837 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6169 




KRW


South Korean won


1 355,39 




ZAR


South African rand


16,8285 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8043 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5085 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 426,60 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


5,0446 




PHP


Philippine peso


58,406 




RUB


Russian rouble


89,9113 




THB


Thai baht


38,105 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,3596 




MXN


Mexican peso


24,3279 




INR


Indian rupee


89,1155 






(1)  Rate applied to the most recent operation carried out before the indicated day. In the case of a variable rate tender, the interest rate is the marginal rate.

(2)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10226 — Prosegur/Euronet/JV) (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 226/01
Date: 2021-06-02
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: cash-in-transit, economic concentration, electronic banking, financial services, merger control, payment system, provision of services








C_2021226EN.01000101.xml










14.6.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 226/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10226 — Prosegur/Euronet/JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 226/01)
On 2 June 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 32021M10226. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Decision (EU) 2021/920 of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of 2 June 2021 appointing three Judges to the Court of Justice
Date: 2021-06-02
Institutions: Representatives of the Governments of the Member States
Subjects: Court of Justice (EU), appointment of members, member of the Court of Justice (EU)








L_2021201EN.01002801.xml










8.6.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 201/28








            DECISION (EU) 2021/920 OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES
         
of 2 June 2021
         
appointing three Judges to the Court of Justice


THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 19 thereof,


Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 253 and 255 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


The terms of office of 14 Judges and six Advocates-General of the Court of Justice will expire on 6 October 2021.












(2)


Appointments to these posts should therefore be made for the term of office starting on 7 October 2021 and expiring on 6 October 2027.












(3)


It has been proposed that the term of office of Mr Siniša RODIN as Judge of the Court of Justice be renewed.












(4)


It has been proposed that the term of office of Mr François BILTGEN as Judge of the Court of Justice be renewed.












(5)


Mr Zoltán CSEHI has been nominated for a first term of office as Judge of the Court of Justice.












(6)


The panel set up under Article 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union has given a favourable opinion on the suitability of those candidates to perform the duties of Judge of the Court of Justice,





HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following are hereby appointed Judges of the Court of Justice for the period from 7 October 2021 to 6 October 2027:






—


Mr Siniša RODIN,










—


Mr François BILTGEN,










—


Mr Zoltán CSEHI.






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




Done at Brussels, 2 June 2021.


The President

N. BRITO
Case T-17/20: Judgment of the General Court of 2 June 2021 — adp Gauselmann v EUIPO — Gameloft (GAMELAND) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark GAMELAND — Earlier EU word mark Gameloft — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Genuine use of the earlier mark — Article 47(2) of Regulation 2017/1001 — Restriction of the services covered in the trade mark application)
Date: 2021-06-02
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, automatic game, computer system, data transmission, education, game of chance, gaming establishment, hiring, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2021278EN.01004201.xml










12.7.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 278/42






Judgment of the General Court of 2 June 2021 — adp Gauselmann v EUIPO — Gameloft (GAMELAND)
(Case T-17/20) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU figurative mark GAMELAND - Earlier EU word mark Gameloft - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Genuine use of the earlier mark - Article 47(2) of Regulation 2017/1001 - Restriction of the services covered in the trade mark application)
(2021/C 278/58)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: adp Gauselmann GmbH (Espelkamp, Germany) (represented by: K. Mandel, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Palmero Cabezas, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Gameloft SE (Paris, France) (represented by M. Decker, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 5 November 2019 (Case R 2502/2018 5) relating to opposition proceedings between Gameloft and adp Gauselmann.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders adp Gauselmann GmbH to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 68, 2.3.2020.
Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures 2021/C 209/06
Date: 2021-06-02
Institutions: Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security, European Commission
Subjects: China, anti-dumping duty, import (EU), originating product, plate, steel








C_2021209EN.01002401.xml










2.6.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 209/24






Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
(2021/C 209/06)
1.   As provided for in Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Union (1), the Commission gives notice that, unless a review is initiated in accordance with the following procedure, the anti-dumping measures mentioned below will expire on the date mentioned in the table below.
2.   Procedure

Union producers may submit a written request for a review. This request must contain sufficient evidence that the expiry of the measures would be likely to result in a continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury. Should the Commission decide to review the measures concerned, importers, exporters, representatives of the exporting country and Union producers will then be provided with the opportunity to amplify, rebut or comment on the matters set out in the review request.
3.   Time limit

Union producers may submit a written request for a review on the above basis, to reach the European Commission, Directorate-General for Trade (Unit G-1), CHAR 4/39, 1049 Brussels, Belgium (2) at any time from the date of the publication of the present notice but no later than three months before the date mentioned in the table below.
4.   This notice is published in accordance with Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036.









Product


Country(ies) of origin or exportation


Measures


Reference


Date of expiry (3)





Certain heavy plate of non-alloy or other alloy steel


The People’s Republic of China


Anti-dumping duty


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/336 of 27 February 2017 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of certain heavy plate of non-alloy or other alloy steel originating in the People’s Republic of China
(OJ L 50, 28. 2.2017, p. 18)


1. 3.2022






(1)  OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 21.

(2)  TRADE-Defence-Complaints@ec.europa.eu

(3)  The measure expires at midnight (00:00) of the day mentioned in this column.
Case T-718/17: Judgment of the General Court of 2 June 2021 — Italy v Commission (Rules on languages — Notice of Open Competitions for the recruitment of administrators and assistants in the buildings sector — Knowledge of languages — Restriction of the choice of language 2 of the competitions to three languages — Regulation No 1 — Article 1d(1), Article 27 and Article 28(f) of the Staff Regulations — Discrimination based on language — Interests of the service — Proportionality)
Date: 2021-06-02
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EPSO, administrator, competition (EU), equal treatment, information profession, linguistic discrimination, principle of proportionality, staff regulations, translation, use of languages








C_2021289EN.01003301.xml










19.7.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 289/33






Judgment of the General Court of 2 June 2021 — Italy v Commission
(Case T-718/17) (1)

(Rules on languages - Notice of Open Competitions for the recruitment of administrators and assistants in the buildings sector - Knowledge of languages - Restriction of the choice of language 2 of the competitions to three languages - Regulation No 1 - Article 1d(1), Article 27 and Article 28(f) of the Staff Regulations - Discrimination based on language - Interests of the service - Proportionality)
(2021/C 289/48)
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Italian Republic (represented by: G. Palmieri, acting as Agent, and P. Gentili, avvocato dello Stato)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: G. Gattinara, D. Milanowska and L. Vernier, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the applicant: Kingdom of Spain (represented by: S. Jiménez García, acting as Agent)

Re:

Application under Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment of the Notice of Open Competitions EPSO/AD/342/17 (AD 6) organised to draw up a reserve list of building management engineers (including environmental and services engineers), and EPSO/AST/141/17 (AST 3) organised to draw up a reserve list of, first, building construction coordinators and technicians (profile 1), second, building coordinators and technicians in air conditioning and electromechanical and electrical engineering (profile 2) and, third, occupational safety and building safety assistants (profile 3) (OJ 2017 C 242 A, p. 1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the Notice of Open Competitions EPSO/AD/342/17 (AD 6) organised to draw up a reserve list of building management engineers (including environmental and services engineers), and EPSO/AST/141/17 (AST 3) organised to draw up a reserve list of, first, building construction coordinators and technicians (profile 1), second, building coordinators and technicians in air conditioning and electromechanical and electrical engineering (profile 2) and, third, occupational safety and building safety assistants (profile 3);










2.


Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the Italian Republic;










3.


Orders the Kingdom of Spain to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 424, 11.12.2017.
Case T-854/19: Judgment of the General Court of 2 June 2021 — Franz Schröder v EUIPO — RDS Design (MONTANA) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark MONTANA — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptiveness — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Right to be heard — Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001 — Examination of the facts by EUIPO of its own motion — Admission of evidence submitted for the first time before the Board of Appeal — Article 95(1) and (2) of Regulation 2017/1001)
Date: 2021-06-02
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, electronic commerce, furniture industry, plumbing equipment, registered trade mark, retail trade, trade-mark law








C_2021278EN.01004001.xml










12.7.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 278/40






Judgment of the General Court of 2 June 2021 — Franz Schröder v EUIPO — RDS Design (MONTANA)
(Case T-854/19) (1)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark MONTANA - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptiveness - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Right to be heard - Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001 - Examination of the facts by EUIPO of its own motion - Admission of evidence submitted for the first time before the Board of Appeal - Article 95(1) and (2) of Regulation 2017/1001)
(2021/C 278/55)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Franz Schröder GmbH & Co. KG (Delbrück, Germany) (represented by: L. Pechan and N. Fangmann, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: RDS Design ApS (Allerød, Denmark) (represented by: J. Viinberg, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 14 October 2019 (Case R 2393/2018-4), relating to invalidity proceedings between Franz Schröder and RDS Design.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Franz Schröder GmbH & Co. KG to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO);










3.


Orders RDS Design ApS to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 54, 17.2.2020.