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Case T-344/21: Action brought on 23 June 2021 — Plusmusic v EUIPO — Groupe Canal + (+music)
Date: 2021-06-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, advertising, clothing, electronic equipment, information technology applications, lighting equipment, registered trade mark, teaching, telecommunications, trade-mark law








C_2021329EN.01003401.xml










16.8.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 329/34






Action brought on 23 June 2021 — Plusmusic v EUIPO — Groupe Canal + (+music)
(Case T-344/21)
(2021/C 329/45)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Plusmusic AG (Dietikon, Suisse) (represented by: M. Maier and A. Spieß, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Groupe Canal + (Issy-les-Moulineaux, France)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


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

Trade mark at issue: European Union figurative mark +music — Application for registration No 17 482 571

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 16 April 2021 in Case R 1236/2020-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


partially annul the contested decision insofar as it confirms the other party’s opposition on the basis of Article 8(1)(b) EURMR;










—


order EUIPO and the other party to bear their own costs and pay those of the Applicant.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council by erroneously assessing the visual comparison of the signs;










—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council by erroneously assessing the distinctiveness of the earlier cross device marks;










—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council by erroneously assessing the likelihood of confusion.
European Parliament legislative resolution of 23 June 2021 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Thailand pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions on all the tariff-rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union (05444/2021 — C9-0171/2021 — 2021/0003(NLE))
Date: 2021-06-23
Institutions: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, Committee on Fisheries, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, Committee on International Trade, European Parliament
Subjects: GATT, Thailand, United Kingdom, agreement (EU), ratification of an agreement, revision of an agreement, tariff preference, tariff quota, withdrawal from the EU








C_2022081EN.01011201.xml










18.2.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 81/112






P9_TA(2021)0304
EU/Thailand Agreement: modification of concessions on all the tariff-rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union ***
European Parliament legislative resolution of 23 June 2021 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Thailand pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions on all the tariff-rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union (05444/2021 — C9-0171/2021 — 2021/0003(NLE))
(Consent)
(2022/C 81/14)

The European Parliament,






—


having regard to the draft Council decision (05444/2021),










—


having regard to the draft agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Thailand pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions on all the tariff-rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union (05445/2021),










—


having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 207(4), first subparagraph, and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a) (v), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C9-0171/2021),










—


having regard to Rule 105(1) and (4), and Rule 114(7) of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on International Trade (A9-0180/2021),





1.   

Gives its consent to the conclusion of the agreement;



2.   

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the Kingdom of Thailand.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10238 — Nordic Capital/Leo Foundation/Leo Pharma) (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 309/03
Date: 2021-06-23
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Denmark, economic concentration, foundation, investment company, merger control, pharmaceutical industry








C_2021309EN.01000301.xml










2.8.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 309/3






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10238 — Nordic Capital/Leo Foundation/Leo Pharma)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 309/03)
On 23 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 32021M10238. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case C-387/21 P: Appeal brought on 23 June 2021 by Asolo LTD and WeMO Brands BV against the judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) delivered on 28 April 2021 in Case T-509/19, Asolo v EUIPO
Date: 2021-06-23
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU trade mark, alcoholic beverage, non-alcoholic beverage, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2022064EN.01000701.xml










7.2.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 64/7






Appeal brought on 23 June 2021 by Asolo LTD and WeMO Brands BV against the judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) delivered on 28 April 2021 in Case T-509/19, Asolo v EUIPO
(Case C-387/21 P)
(2022/C 64/09)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellants: Asolo LTD and WeMO Brands BV (represented by: W. Pors, advocaat, N. Dorenbosch, advocaat)

Other party: European Union Intellectual Property Office
By order of 13 December 2021, the Court of Justice (Chamber determining whether appeals may proceed) held that the appeal was not allowed to proceed and that Asolo LTD and WeMo Brands BV should bear their own costs.
Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive agreements and dominant positions at its meeting on 23 June 2021 concerning a re-adoption Decision in Case T.39914 - Euro Interest Rate Derivatives – Meeting by Audio Conference – via Skype for Business – Rapporteur: Slovenia
Date: 2021-06-23
Institutions: Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions
Subjects: EU competition policy, cartel, control of restrictive practices, euro, exchange of information, financial derivative, interest, restriction on competition, sanction (EU), trade information








C_202501139EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/1139


14.2.2025






Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive agreements and dominant positions at its meeting on 23 June 2021 concerning a re-adoption Decision in Case T.39914 - Euro Interest Rate Derivatives
Meeting by Audio Conference – via ‘Skype for Business’
         
Rapporteur: Slovenia
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/1139)


1.   

The Advisory Committee (10 Member States) agrees with the Commission to re-impose a fine jointly and severally on HSBC Holdings plc, HSBC Bank plc and HSBC France (now known as ‘HSBC Continental Europe’) by means of a decision pursuant to Articles 7(1) and 23(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003.



2.   

The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the calculation of the fine, based on the methodology already used in Commission Decision C(2016) 8530 final of 7 December 2016.



3.   

The Advisory Committee agrees that the Commission’s draft decision provides sufficient information and reasoning on how the fine and, in particular, the reduction factor applied in the calculation of the proxy for the value of sales, is calculated.



4.   

The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the final amount of the fine imposed jointly and severally on HSBC Holdings plc, HSBC Bank plc and HSBC France (now known as ‘HSBC Continental Europe’).



5.   

The Advisory Committee recommends the publication of its Opinion in the Official Journal of the European Union.




ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/1139/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-388/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Erfurt (Germany) lodged on 23 June 2021 — A v B
Date: 2021-06-23
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: approval, damages, market approval, motor vehicle, motor vehicle pollution, pollution control, purchase, technical standard, vehicle parts








C_2021382EN.01001501.xml










20.9.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 382/15






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Erfurt (Germany) lodged on 23 June 2021 — A v B
(Case C-388/21)
(2021/C 382/20)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Landgericht Erfurt

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: A

Defendant: B

Questions referred







1.


Are Articles 18(1), 26(1) and 46 of Directive 2007/46/EC, (1) read in conjunction with Articles 4, 5 and 13 of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007, (2) also intended to protect the interests of individual purchasers of motor vehicles and their assets? Does this also include the interest of an individual purchaser of a vehicle in not purchasing a vehicle which does not comply with the requirements of EU law, and in particular in not purchasing a vehicle equipped with a prohibited defeat device within the meaning of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007?










2.


Does EU law, especially the principle of effectiveness, European fundamental rights and the inherent rights of nature, require that the purchaser of a vehicle have a civil claim for damages against the vehicle manufacturer in the event of any culpable — negligent or intentional — act on the part of the vehicle manufacturer in relation to the placing on the market of a vehicle equipped with a prohibited defeat device within the meaning of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007?






(1)  Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 September 2007 establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles (Framework Directive) (OJ 2007 L 263, p. 1).

(2)  Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2007 on type approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information (OJ 2007 L 171, p. 1).
Case T-346/21: Action brought on 23 June 2021 — Hecht Pharma v EUIPO — Gufic Biosciences (Gufic)
Date: 2021-06-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, medicinal product, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2021329EN.01003601.xml










16.8.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 329/36






Action brought on 23 June 2021 — Hecht Pharma v EUIPO — Gufic Biosciences (Gufic)
(Case T-346/21)
(2021/C 329/47)
Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties


Applicant: Hecht Pharma GmbH (Bremervörde, Germany) (represented by: C. Sachs and J. Sachs, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Gufic Biosciences Ltd. (Mumbai, India)

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: EU word mark Gufic — EU trade mark No 8 613 044

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 3 June 2021 in Case R 2738/2019-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision and also declare EU trade mark No 8 613 044 ‘Gufic’ revoked in respect of Class 5 ‘Medicines’;










—


order Gufic Biosciences Ltd. to pay the costs of the appeal proceedings and of the pre-litigation procedure.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 58(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10298 — Colony Capital/Platinum Spring/EdgePoint) (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 256/01
Date: 2021-06-23
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Indonesia, Malaysia, economic concentration, holding company, investment company, merger control, telecommunications








C_2021256EN.01000101.xml










30.6.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 256/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10298 — Colony Capital/Platinum Spring/EdgePoint)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 256/01)
On 23 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 32021M10298. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
European Parliament legislative resolution of 23 June 2021 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Union and the Argentine Republic pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union (06837/2021 — C9-0170/2021 — 2021/0054(NLE))
Date: 2021-06-23
Institutions: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, Committee on International Trade, European Parliament
Subjects: Argentina, GATT, United Kingdom, agreement (EU), ratification of an agreement, revision of an agreement, tariff preference, tariff quota, withdrawal from the EU








C_2022081EN.01011401.xml










18.2.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 81/114






P9_TA(2021)0306
EU/Argentina Agreement: modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union ***
European Parliament legislative resolution of 23 June 2021 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Union and the Argentine Republic pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union (06837/2021 — C9-0170/2021 — 2021/0054(NLE))
(Consent)
(2022/C 81/16)

The European Parliament,






—


having regard to the draft Council decision (06837/2021),










—


having regard to the draft agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Union and the Argentine Republic pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union (06838/2021),










—


having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 207(4) and Article 218(6), second subparagraph of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C9-0170/2021),










—


having regard to Rule 105(1) and (4), and Rule 114(7) of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on International Trade (A9-0175/2021),





1.   

Gives its consent to the conclusion of the agreement;



2.   

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the Argentine Republic.
European Parliament legislative resolution of 23 June 2021 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Republic of Indonesia pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions on all the tariff-rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union (06505/2021 — C9-0181/2021 — 2021/0044(NLE))
Date: 2021-06-23
Institutions: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, Committee on International Trade, European Parliament
Subjects: GATT, Indonesia, United Kingdom, agreement (EU), ratification of an agreement, revision of an agreement, tariff preference, tariff quota, withdrawal from the EU








C_2022081EN.01011301.xml










18.2.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 81/113






P9_TA(2021)0305
EU/Indonesia Agreement: modification of concessions on all the tariff-rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union ***
European Parliament legislative resolution of 23 June 2021 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Republic of Indonesia pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions on all the tariff-rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union (06505/2021 — C9-0181/2021 — 2021/0044(NLE))
(Consent)
(2022/C 81/15)

The European Parliament,






—


having regard to the draft Council decision (06505/2021),










—


having regard to the draft Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Republic of Indonesia pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions on all the tariff-rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union (06506/2021),










—


having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 207(4), first subparagraph, and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a)(v) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C9-0181/2021),










—


having regard to Rule 105(1) and (4), and Rule 114(7) of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on International Trade (A9-0182/2021),





1.   

Gives its consent to the conclusion of the agreement;



2.   

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the Republic of Indonesia.
Case T-345/21: Action brought on 23 June 2021 — Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development v EUIPO — Aruba (ARUBA NETWORKS)
Date: 2021-06-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, computer equipment, computer system, registered trade mark, software, trade-mark law








C_2021329EN.01003501.xml










16.8.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 329/35






Action brought on 23 June 2021 — Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development v EUIPO — Aruba (ARUBA NETWORKS)
(Case T-345/21)
(2021/C 329/46)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP (Houston, Texas, United States) (represented by: P. Roncaglia and N. Parrotta, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Aruba SpA (Bibbiena, Italy)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


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

Trade mark at issue: International registration designating the European Union in respect of the word mark ARUBA NETWORKS — International registration designating the European Union No 1 198 196

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 29 March 2021 in Case R 1473/2020-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs incurred by the applicant in these proceedings;










—


order Aruba S.p.A. to pay the costs incurred by the applicant in these proceedings.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council with respect to the assessment of the similarities between the conflicting signs.