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Case T-228/22: Action brought on 27 April 2022 — Casablanca Clothing v EUIPO — Adrien (CASABLANCA TENNIS CLUB)
Date: 2022-04-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, cosmetic product, footwear industry, leather, precious metal, precious stones, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2022237EN.01006801.xml










20.6.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 237/68






Action brought on 27 April 2022 — Casablanca Clothing v EUIPO — Adrien (CASABLANCA TENNIS CLUB)
(Case T-228/22)
(2022/C 237/88)
Language in which the application was lodged: French

Parties


Applicant: Casablanca Clothing Ltd (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: A. Cléry and C. Devernay, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Adrien SARL (Marseille, France)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: International registration designating the European Union in respect of the mark CASABLANCA TENNIS CLUB — International registration designating the European Union No 1 471 645

Proceedings before EUIPO: Invalidity proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 22 February 2022 in Case R 1186/2021-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


register the European part of the international mark CASABLANCA TENNIS CLUB No 1 471 645;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs, including the costs before the Board of Appeal.





Plea in law

Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Case T-110/21: Judgment of the General Court of 27 April 2022 — Kampete v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken in view of the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo — Freezing of funds — Restriction on admission to the territories of the Member States — Retention of the applicant’s name on the lists of persons covered — 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)
Date: 2022-04-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Democratic Republic of the Congo, EU restrictive measure, arms control, arms trade, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person, rights of the defence








C_2022244EN.01003301.xml










27.6.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 244/33






Judgment of the General Court of 27 April 2022 — Kampete v Council
(Case T-110/21) (1)

(Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures taken in view of the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - Freezing of funds - Restriction on admission to the territories of the Member States - Retention of the applicant’s name on the lists of persons covered - 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)
(2022/C 244/43)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Ilunga Kampete (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: B. Driessen and H. Marcos Fraile, acting as Agents)

Re:

By his action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment, first, of Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/2033 of 10 December 2020 amending Decision 2010/788/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic Republic of the Congo (OJ 2020 L 419, p. 30) and, second, of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2021 of 10 December 2020 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 2020 L 419, p. 5), in so far as those acts concern him.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Mr Ilunga Kampete to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 128, 12.4.2021.
Case T-327/20: Judgment of the General Court of 27 April 2022 — Group Nivelles v EUIPO — Easy Sanitary Solutions (Shower drainage channel) (Community design — Invalidity proceedings — Registered Community design representing a shower drainage channel — Earlier design produced after the filing of the application for a declaration of invalidity — Article 28(1)(b)(v) of Regulation (EC) No 2245/2002 — Discretion of the Board of Appeal — Scope — Article 63(2) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 — Oral proceedings and measures of inquiry — Articles 64 and 65 of Regulation No 6/2002 — Ground for invalidity — Individual character — Article 6 and Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation No 6/2002 — Identification of the earlier design — Earlier whole design — Determination of the features of the contested design — Global comparison)
Date: 2022-04-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: designs and models, plumbing equipment








C_2022244EN.01002501.xml










27.6.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 244/25






Judgment of the General Court of 27 April 2022 — Group Nivelles v EUIPO — Easy Sanitary Solutions (Shower drainage channel)
(Case T-327/20) (1)

(Community design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered Community design representing a shower drainage channel - Earlier design produced after the filing of the application for a declaration of invalidity - Article 28(1)(b)(v) of Regulation (EC) No 2245/2002 - Discretion of the Board of Appeal - Scope - Article 63(2) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 - Oral proceedings and measures of inquiry - Articles 64 and 65 of Regulation No 6/2002 - Ground for invalidity - Individual character - Article 6 and Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation No 6/2002 - Identification of the earlier design - Earlier whole design - Determination of the features of the contested design - Global comparison)
(2022/C 244/31)
Language of the case: Dutch

Parties


Applicant: Group Nivelles NV (Gingelom, Belgium) (represented by: J. Jonkhout, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral and G. Predonzani, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Easy Sanitary Solutions BV (Oldenzaal, Netherlands) (represented by: F. Eijsvogels, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 17 March 2020 (Case R 2664/2017-3), relating to invalidity proceedings between Group Nivelles and Easy Sanitary Solutions.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Group Nivelles NV to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 240, 20.7.2020.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 26 April 2022 2022/C 173/02
Date: 2022-04-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2022173EN.01000201.xml










27.4.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 173/2






Euro exchange rates (1)

26 April 2022
(2022/C 173/02)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0674 




JPY


Japanese yen


136,15 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4393 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,84135 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,3935 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0229 




ISK


Iceland króna


138,40 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,7943 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,423 




HUF


Hungarian forint


374,46 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,6466 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9458 




TRY


Turkish lira


15,7944 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4828 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3613 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,3735 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6102 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4666 




KRW


South Korean won


1 340,02 




ZAR


South African rand


16,7787 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


6,9837 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5625 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 365,76 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6485 




PHP


Philippine peso


55,681 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


36,596 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,2490 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,6538 




INR


Indian rupee


81,7265 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-436/21: Judgment of the General Court of 27 April 2022 — Veen v Europol (Non-contractual liability — Cooperation of the police authorities and other law enforcement agencies of the Member States — Fight against crime — Communication of information by Europol to a Member State — Alleged unauthorised data processing — Regulation (EU) 2016/794 — Article 50(1) — Non-material harm)
Date: 2022-04-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU police cooperation, criminal proceedings, damages, data protection, fight against crime, personal data








C_2022266EN.01002401.xml










11.7.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 266/24






Judgment of the General Court of 27 April 2022 — Veen v Europol
(Case T-436/21) (1)

(Non-contractual liability - Cooperation of the police authorities and other law enforcement agencies of the Member States - Fight against crime - Communication of information by Europol to a Member State - Alleged unauthorised data processing - Regulation (EU) 2016/794 - Article 50(1) - Non-material harm)
(2022/C 266/27)
Language of the case: Slovak

Parties


Applicant: Leon Leonard Johan Veen (Oss, Netherlands) (represented by: T. Lysina, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (represented by: A. Nunzi, acting as Agent, and G. Ziegenhorn and M. Kottmann, lawyers)

Re:

By his action brought pursuant to Article 268 TFEU, the applicant seeks compensation for the harm he allegedly suffered as a result of the unlawful processing of personal data by the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Mr Leon Leonard Johan Veen to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 431, 25.10.2021.
Decision (EU) 2022/687 of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of 27 April 2022 appointing Judges to the General Court
Date: 2022-04-27
Institutions: Representatives of the Governments of the Member States
Subjects: General Court (EU), appointment of members, member of the Court of Justice (EU)








L_2022126EN.01002301.xml










29.4.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 126/23








            DECISION (EU) 2022/687 OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES
         
of 27 April 2022
         
appointing Judges to the General Court


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 254 and 255 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


The terms of office of 26 Judges of the General Court are due to expire on 31 August 2022. Appointments to those posts should therefore be made for the period from 1 September 2022 to 31 August 2028.












(2)


It has been proposed that the terms of office of Ms Maria José COSTEIRA, Mr Ricardo DA SILVA PASSOS, Mr Geert DE BAERE, Mr Sten FRIMODT NIELSEN, Mr Krisztián KECSMÁR, Mr Paul NIHOUL, Mr Jesper SVENNINGSEN and Mr Marc VAN DER WOUDE as Judges of the General Court be renewed.












(3)


Mr Goulielmos VALASIDIS has been nominated for a first term of office as Judge of the General Court.












(4)


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 General Court,





HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following are hereby appointed Judges to the General Court for the period from 1 September 2022 to 31 August 2028:






—


Ms Maria José COSTEIRA,










—


Mr Ricardo DA SILVA PASSOS,










—


Mr Geert DE BAERE,










—


Mr Sten FRIMODT NIELSEN,










—


Mr Krisztián KECSMÁR,










—


Mr Paul NIHOUL,










—


Mr Jesper SVENNINGSEN,










—


Mr Goulielmos VALASIDIS,










—


Mr Marc VAN DER WOUDE.






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




Done at Brussels, 27 April 2022.


The President

P. LÉGLISE-COSTA
Case T-210/21: Judgment of the General Court of 27 April 2022 — Vintae Luxury Wine Specialists v EUIPO — R. Lopez de Heredia Viña Tondonia (LOPEZ DE HARO) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark LOPEZ DE HARO — Earlier EU word mark LOPEZ DE HEREDIA — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2022-04-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, trade-mark law, wine








C_2022244EN.01003601.xml










27.6.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 244/36






Judgment of the General Court of 27 April 2022 — Vintae Luxury Wine Specialists v EUIPO — R. Lopez de Heredia Viña Tondonia (LOPEZ DE HARO)
(Case T-210/21) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark LOPEZ DE HARO - Earlier EU word mark LOPEZ DE HEREDIA - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(2022/C 244/48)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Vintae Luxury Wine Specialists SLU (Logroño, Spain) (represented by: L. Broschat García and L. Polo Flores, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (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: R. Lopez de Heredia Viña Tondonia SA (Haro, Spain) (represented by: A. Sanz Cerralbo, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 16 February 2021 (Case R 1741/2020-5), relating to opposition proceedings between R. Lopez de Heredia Viña Tondonia and Vintae Luxury Wine Specialists.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the appeal;










2.


Orders Vintae Luxury Wine Specialists SLU to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 228, 14.6.2021.
Case T-108/21: Judgment of the General Court of 27 April 2022 — Ilunga Luyoyo v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken in view of the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo — Freezing of funds — Restriction on admission to the territories of the Member States — Retention of the applicant’s name on the lists of persons covered — 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)
Date: 2022-04-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Democratic Republic of the Congo, EU restrictive measure, arms control, arms trade, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person, rights of the defence








C_2022244EN.01003102.xml










27.6.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 244/31






Judgment of the General Court of 27 April 2022 — Ilunga Luyoyo v Council
(Case T-108/21) (1)

(Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures taken in view of the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - Freezing of funds - Restriction on admission to the territories of the Member States - Retention of the applicant’s name on the lists of persons covered - 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)
(2022/C 244/41)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Ferdinand Ilunga Luyoyo (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:

By his action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment, first, of Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/2033 of 10 December 2020 amending Decision 2010/788/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic Republic of the Congo (OJ 2020 L 419, p. 30) and, second, of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2021 of 10 December 2020 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 2020 L 419, p. 5), in so far as those acts concern him.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/2033 of 10 December 2020 amending Decision 2010/788/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2021 of 10 December 2020 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 in so far as those acts concern Mr Ferdinand Ilunga Luyoyo;










2.


Orders the Council of the European Union to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 128, 12.4.2021.
Case T-120/21: Judgment of the General Court of 27 April 2022 — Ruhorimbere v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken in view of the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo — Freezing of funds — Restriction on admission to the territories of the Member States — Retention of the applicant’s name on the lists of persons covered — 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)
Date: 2022-04-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Democratic Republic of the Congo, EU restrictive measure, arms control, arms trade, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person, rights of the defence








C_2022244EN.01003501.xml










27.6.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 244/35






Judgment of the General Court of 27 April 2022 — Ruhorimbere v Council
(Case T-120/21) (1)

(Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures taken in view of the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - Freezing of funds - Restriction on admission to the territories of the Member States - Retention of the applicant’s name on the lists of persons covered - 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)
(2022/C 244/46)
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: M.-C. Cadilhac, acting as Agent)

Re:

By his action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment, first, of Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/2033 of 10 December 2020 amending Decision 2010/788/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic Republic of the Congo (OJ 2020 L 419, p. 30) and, second, of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2021 of 10 December 2020 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 2020 L 419, p. 5), in so far as those acts concern him.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Mr Éric Ruhorimbere to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 128, 12.4.2021.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10218 – GAUSELMANN / GREENTUBE / JV) (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 180/02
Date: 2022-04-27
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: automatic game, economic concentration, electronic game, game of chance, gaming establishment, joint venture, merger control, provision of services








C_2022180EN.01000201.xml










3.5.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 180/2






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10218 – GAUSELMANN / GREENTUBE / JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 180/02)
On 27 April 2022, 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 German language 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 policy’ 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 32022M10218. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.