do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-702/20: Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2021 — Beelow v EUIPO (made of wood) (EU trade mark — Application for EU word mark made of wood — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001)
Date: 2021-09-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, registered trade mark, sports equipment, trade-mark law








C_2021452EN.01003801.xml










8.11.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 452/38






Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2021 — Beelow v EUIPO (made of wood)
(Case T-702/20) (1)

(EU trade mark - Application for EU word mark made of wood - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001)
(2021/C 452/46)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Timo Beelow (Wuppertal, Germany) (represented by: J. Vogtmeier, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Bosse and E. Markakis, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 14 September 2020 (Case R 108/2020-2), concerning an application for registration of the word sign made of wood as an EU trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Mr Timo Beelow to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 28, 25.1.2021.
Case T-104/20: Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2021 — Ramazani Shadary v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures adopted in view of the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo — Freezing of funds — Restriction on admission to the territory of the Member States — Retention of the applicant’s name on the lists of persons subject to restrictive measures — Obligation to state reasons — Right to be heard — Proof that inclusion and retention on the lists is well founded — Manifest error of assessment — Continuation of the factual and legal circumstances which led to the adoption of the restrictive measures — Right to private and family life — Presumption of innocence — Proportionality — Plea of illegality)
Date: 2021-09-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Democratic Republic of the Congo, EU restrictive measure, arms control, arms trade, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person, principle of proportionality, protection of privacy, rights of the defence








C_2021452EN.01002802.xml










8.11.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 452/28






Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2021 — Ramazani Shadary v Council
(Case T-104/20) (1)

(Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures adopted in view of the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - Freezing of funds - Restriction on admission to the territory of the Member States - Retention of the applicant’s name on the lists of persons subject to restrictive measures - Obligation to state reasons - Right to be heard - Proof that inclusion and retention on the lists is well founded - Manifest error of assessment - Continuation of the factual and legal circumstances which led to the adoption of the restrictive measures - Right to private and family life - Presumption of innocence - Proportionality - Plea of illegality)
(2021/C 452/31)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary (Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo) (represented by: T. Bontinck, P. De Wolf, A Guillerme and T. Payan, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: J.-P Hix and S. Lejeune, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment, first, of Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/2109 of 9 December 2019 amending Decision 2010/788/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic Republic of the Congo (OJ 2019 L 318, p. 134), and, second, Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/2101 of 9 December 2019 implementing Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against persons acting in violation of the arms embargo with regard to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (OJ 2019 L 318, p. 1) in so far as those acts concern the applicant.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Mr Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 129, 20.4.2020.
Case T-466/20: Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2021 — LF v Commission (Civil service — Members of the contract staff — Remuneration — Expatriation allowance — Article 4(1)(b) of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations — Refusal to grant the expatriation allowance — Habitual residence — Duties performed in an international organisation established in the State of employment)
Date: 2021-09-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: allowances and expenses, contract staff, expatriate worker, residence, servant (EU)








C_2021452EN.01003602.xml










8.11.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 452/36






Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2021 — LF v Commission
(Case T-466/20) (1)

(Civil service - Members of the contract staff - Remuneration - Expatriation allowance - Article 4(1)(b) of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations - Refusal to grant the expatriation allowance - Habitual residence - Duties performed in an international organisation established in the State of employment)
(2021/C 452/43)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: LF (represented by: S. Orlandi, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: T. Bohr and A.-C. Simon, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 270 TFEU for annulment of the decision of the Commission’s Office for the Administration and Payment of Individual Entitlements (PMO) of 11 September 2019, by which the applicant was refused entitlement to the expatriation allowance.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders LF to bear his own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission.






(1)  OJ C 313, 21.9.2020.
Case T-105/20: Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2021 — Ruhorimbere v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures adopted in view of the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo — Freezing of funds — Restriction on admission to the territory of the Member States — Retention of the applicant’s name on the lists of persons subject to restrictive measures — Obligation to state reasons — Right to be heard — Proof that inclusion and retention on the lists is well founded — Manifest error of assessment — Continuation of the factual and legal circumstances which led to the adoption of the restrictive measures — Right to private and family life — Presumption of innocence — Proportionality — Plea of illegality)
Date: 2021-09-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Democratic Republic of the Congo, EU restrictive measure, arms control, arms trade, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person, principle of proportionality, protection of privacy, rights of the defence








C_2021452EN.01002901.xml










8.11.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 452/29






Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2021 — Ruhorimbere v Council
(Case T-105/20) (1)

(Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures adopted in view of the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - Freezing of funds - Restriction on admission to the territory of the Member States - Retention of the applicant’s name on the lists of persons subject to restrictive measures - Obligation to state reasons - Right to be heard - Proof that inclusion and retention on the lists is well founded - Manifest error of assessment - Continuation of the factual and legal circumstances which led to the adoption of the restrictive measures - Right to private and family life - Presumption of innocence - Proportionality - Plea of illegality)
(2021/C 452/32)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Éric Ruhorimbere (Mbuji-Mayi, Democratic Republic of the Congo) (represented by: T. Bontinck, P. De Wolf, A. Guillerme and T. Payan, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: J.-P. Hix and H. Marcos Fraile, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment, first, of Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/2109 of 9 December 2019 amending Decision 2010/788/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic Republic of the Congo (OJ 2019 L 318, p. 134), and, second, Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/2101 of 9 December 2019 implementing Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against persons acting in violation of the arms embargo with regard to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (OJ 2019 L 318, p. 1) in so far as those acts concern the applicant.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Mr Éric Ruhorimbere to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 129, 20.4.2020.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9987 – NVIDIA/Arm) (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 370/08
Date: 2021-09-15
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electronic component, information technology industry, intellectual property, merger control, supplier








C_2021370EN.01001001.xml










15.9.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 370/10






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9987 – NVIDIA/Arm)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 370/08)

1.   
On 8 September 2021, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






—


NVIDIA Corporation (‘NVIDIA’, USA),










—


Arm Limited (‘Arm’, United Kingdom), belonging to the SoftBank Group Corp. (Japan).




NVIDIA acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Arm.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for NVIDIA: design and supply of accelerated computing platforms including graphics processing units for gaming, datacentres, professional visualization, and automotive applications. Through its acquisition of Mellanox, completed in April 2020, NVIDIA also supplies network interconnect products and solutions;










—


for Arm: development and licensing of IP to semiconductor suppliers, for end-use in mobile devices, datacentre servers, automotive systems, PC and Internet-of-Things, among others.






3.   

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.



4.   
The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:
M.9987 — NVIDIA/Arm
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:
Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu
Fax +32 22964301
Postal address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË







(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).
Case T-207/20: Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2021 — Residencial Palladium v EUIPO — Palladium Gestión (PALLADIUM HOTELS & RESORTS) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU figurative mark PALLADIUM HOTELS & RESORTS — Admissibility criteria for an application for a declaration of invalidity — Article 53(4) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 60(4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Article 56(3) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 63(3) of Regulation 2017/1001))
Date: 2021-09-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, catering industry, hotel industry, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2021452EN.01003301.xml










8.11.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 452/33






Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2021 — Residencial Palladium v EUIPO — Palladium Gestión (PALLADIUM HOTELS & RESORTS)
(Case T-207/20) (1)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark PALLADIUM HOTELS & RESORTS - Admissibility criteria for an application for a declaration of invalidity - Article 53(4) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 60(4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Article 56(3) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 63(3) of Regulation 2017/1001))
(2021/C 452/38)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Residencial Palladium, SL (Ibiza, Spain) (represented by: D. Solana Giménez, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Palladium Gestión, SL (Ibiza) (represented by: J. Rojo García-Lajara, lawyer), authorised to replace Fiesta Hotels & Resorts, SL

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 12 February 2020 (Case R 231/2019-4), relating to invalidity proceedings between Residencial Palladium and Fiesta Hotels & Resorts.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 12 February 2020 (Case R 231/2019-4);










2.


Dismisses the action as to the remainder;










3.


Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Residencial Palladium, SL;










4.


Orders Palladium Gestión to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 201, 15.6.2020.
Case T-587/21: Action brought on 15 September 2021 — lastminute v EUIPO — Scai (B Heroes)
Date: 2021-09-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, advertising, audiovisual equipment, business administration, business management, communications industry, mass media, registered trade mark, telecommunications, trade-mark law








C_2021462EN.01005301.xml










15.11.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 462/53






Action brought on 15 September 2021 — lastminute v EUIPO — Scai (B Heroes)
(Case T-587/21)
(2021/C 462/64)
Language in which the application was lodged: Italian

Parties


Applicant: lastminute foundation (Chiasso, Switzerland) (represented by: C. De Marchi and D. Contini, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Scai Comunicazione Srl unipersonale (Potenza, Italy)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: European Union figurative mark B Heroes in magenta and grey — European Union trade mark No 17 582 891

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 7 July 2021 in Joined Cases R 1245/2020-5 and R 1279/2020-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision in so far as the Board of Appeal upheld in part the appeal in Case R 1245/2020-5 and dismissed the appeal in Case R 1279/2020-5;










—


accordingly, confirm that European Union trade mark No 17 582 891 remains registered in respect of all the goods and services in Classes 9, 35, 38, 41 and 42;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Case T-673/20: Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2021 — Celler Lagravera v EUIPO — Cyclic Beer Farm (Cíclic) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark Cíclic — Earlier EU word mark CYCLIC — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2021-09-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, trade-mark law, wine








C_2021452EN.01003701.xml










8.11.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 452/37






Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2021 — Celler Lagravera v EUIPO — Cyclic Beer Farm (Cíclic)
(Case T-673/20) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark Cíclic - Earlier EU word mark CYCLIC - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(2021/C 452/44)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Celler Lagravera, SLU (Alfarràs, Spain) (represented by: J. Rivas Zurdo, lawyer)

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: Cyclic Beer Farm, SL (Barcelona, Spain)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 18 August 2020 (Case R 465/2020-5) relating to opposition proceedings between Cyclic Beer Farm and Celler Lagravera.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Celler Lagravera, SLU to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 19, 18.1.2021.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 14 September 2021 2021/C 370/05
Date: 2021-09-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2021370EN.01000501.xml










15.9.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 370/5






Euro exchange rates (1)

14 September 2021
(2021/C 370/05)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1814 




JPY


Japanese yen


130,08 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4361 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85260 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,1453 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0887 




ISK


Iceland króna


151,20 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,1745 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,389 




HUF


Hungarian forint


350,05 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,5542 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9485 




TRY


Turkish lira


9,9848 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6114 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4951 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,1899 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6625 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5870 




KRW


South Korean won


1 382,66 




ZAR


South African rand


16,8097 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,6168 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4760 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 857,27 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,9170 




PHP


Philippine peso


58,868 




RUB


Russian rouble


86,1062 




THB


Thai baht


38,927 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,1788 




MXN


Mexican peso


23,5067 




INR


Indian rupee


87,0370 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-109/20: Judgment of the General Court 15 September 2021 — Numbi v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures adopted in view of the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo — Freezing of funds — Restriction on admission to the territory of the Member States — Retention of the applicant’s name on the lists of persons subject to restrictive measures — Obligation to state reasons — Right to be heard — Proof that inclusion and retention on the lists is well founded — Manifest error of assessment — Continuation of the factual and legal circumstances which led to the adoption of the restrictive measures — Right to private and family life — Presumption of innocence — Proportionality — Plea of illegality)
Date: 2021-09-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Democratic Republic of the Congo, EU restrictive measure, arms control, arms trade, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person, principle of proportionality, protection of privacy, rights of the defence








C_2021452EN.01003101.xml










8.11.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 452/31






Judgment of the General Court 15 September 2021 — Numbi v Council
(Case T-109/20) (1)

(Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures adopted in view of the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - Freezing of funds - Restriction on admission to the territory of the Member States - Retention of the applicant’s name on the lists of persons subject to restrictive measures - Obligation to state reasons - Right to be heard - Proof that inclusion and retention on the lists is well founded - Manifest error of assessment - Continuation of the factual and legal circumstances which led to the adoption of the restrictive measures - Right to private and family life - Presumption of innocence - Proportionality - Plea of illegality)
(2021/C 452/35)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: John Numbi (Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo) (represented by: T. Bontinck, P. De Wolf, A. Guillerme and T. Payan, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: M.-C. Cadilhac and H. Marcos Fraile, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment, first, of Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/2109 of 9 December 2019 amending Decision 2010/788/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic Republic of the Congo (OJ 2019 L 318, p. 134), and, second, Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/2101 of 9 December 2019 implementing Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against persons acting in violation of the arms embargo with regard to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (OJ 2019 L 318, p. 1) in so far as those acts concern the applicant.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Mr John Numbi to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 129, 20.4.2020.