do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-699/21: Judgment of the General Court of 7 September 2022 — Peace United v EUIPO — 1906 Collins (MY BOYFRIEND IS OUT OF TOWN) (EU trade mark — Revocation proceedings — EU word mark MY BOYFRIEND IS OUT OF TOWN — Declaration of revocation — Absence of genuine use of the mark — Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Proof of genuine use — Abuse of rights)
Date: 2022-09-07
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, catering industry, clothing, cultural event, film production, hotel industry, online game, registered trade mark, sporting event, trade-mark law








C_2022418EN.01003202.xml










31.10.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 418/32






Judgment of the General Court of 7 September 2022 — Peace United v EUIPO — 1906 Collins (MY BOYFRIEND IS OUT OF TOWN)
(Case T-699/21) (1)

(EU trade mark - Revocation proceedings - EU word mark MY BOYFRIEND IS OUT OF TOWN - Declaration of revocation - Absence of genuine use of the mark - Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Proof of genuine use - Abuse of rights)
(2022/C 418/43)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Peace United Ltd (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: M. Artzimovitch, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: 1906 Collins LLC (Miami, Florida, United States) (represented by: C. Mateu, lawyer)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 30 July 2021 (Case R 276/2020-2).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Peace United Ltd to bear the costs.






(1)  OJ C 37, 24.1.2022.
Case T-486/21: Judgment of the General Court of 7 September 2022 — OE v Commission (Civil service — Officials — Teleworking — Claim for reimbursement of telephone and Internet connection expenses — Claim rejected — Plea of illegality — Partial admissibility — Article 71 of and Annex VII to the Staff Regulations — Duty to have regard for the welfare of officials — Principle of equality and non-discrimination — Right to respect for private life)
Date: 2022-09-07
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: 4G, European official, Internet, allowances and expenses, equal treatment, indemnification, protection of privacy, staff regulations (EU), telephone charges, teleworking








C_2022418EN.01002901.xml










31.10.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 418/29






Judgment of the General Court of 7 September 2022 — OE v Commission
(Case T-486/21) (1)

(Civil service - Officials - Teleworking - Claim for reimbursement of telephone and Internet connection expenses - Claim rejected - Plea of illegality - Partial admissibility - Article 71 of and Annex VII to the Staff Regulations - Duty to have regard for the welfare of officials - Principle of equality and non-discrimination - Right to respect for private life)
(2022/C 418/38)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: OE (represented by: G. Hervet, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: I. Melo Sampaio and L. Vernier, acting as Agents)

Interveners in support of the defendant: European Parliament (represented by: M. Windisch, S. Bukšek Tomac and J. Van Pottelberge, acting as Agents), Council of the European Union (represented by: M. Bauer, acting as Agent)

Re:

By her action under Article 270 TFEU, the applicant seeks, in essence, first, annulment of the decision of the Office for Infrastructure and Logistics in Brussels (OIB) of the European Commission of 18 December 2020 rejecting her claim for reimbursement of the professional expenses resulting from the teleworking arrangements imposed on her and for a 4G USB dongle, and, secondly, an order that the Commission, first of all, reimburse her for those expenses, next, provide her with that Internet access and, lastly, pay her compensation of EUR 10 000 for the damage she has allegedly suffered.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders OE to bear her own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission;










3.


Decides that the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union are to bear their own costs.






(1)  OJ C 422, 18.10.2021.
Case T-341/21: Judgment of the General Court of 7 September 2022 — Rauff-Nisthar v Commission (Civil service — Officials — Open Competition EPSO/AD/371/19 — Non-inclusion on the reserve list — Irregularities in the conduct of the tests liable to distort the result — Equal treatment — Manifest error of assessment — New plea)
Date: 2022-09-07
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EPSO, administrator, competition (EU), decommissioning of power stations, equal treatment, job vacancy, nuclear research, recruitment, scientific research








C_2022418EN.01002602.xml










31.10.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 418/26






Judgment of the General Court of 7 September 2022 — Rauff-Nisthar v Commission
(Case T-341/21) (1)

(Civil service - Officials - Open Competition EPSO/AD/371/19 - Non-inclusion on the reserve list - Irregularities in the conduct of the tests liable to distort the result - Equal treatment - Manifest error of assessment - New plea)
(2022/C 418/34)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Nadya Rauff-Nisthar (represented by: N. de Montigny, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: I. Melo Sampaio and T Lilamand, agents)

Re:

By her action pursuant to Article 270 TFEU, the applicant seeks, in essence, annulment of the decision of the selection board of Open Competition EPSO/AD/371/19 for recruitment of adminstrators (AD 7) specialised in scientific research not to include the applicant’s name on the reserve list of that competition, in particular in area No 6, entitled ‘Nuclear research and decommissioning of nuclear installations’.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Ms Nadya Rauff-Nisthar to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 320, 9.8.2021.
Case T-353/21: Judgment of the General Court of 7 September 2022 — KTM Fahrrad v EUIPO — KTM (R2R) (EU trade mark — Revocation proceedings — EU word mark R2R — Declaration of revocation — Genuine use of the trade mark — Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Proof of genuine use — Proper reason for non-use)
Date: 2022-09-07
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, motor vehicle, registered trade mark, trade-mark law, vehicle parts








C_2022418EN.01002701.xml










31.10.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 418/27






Judgment of the General Court of 7 September 2022 — KTM Fahrrad v EUIPO — KTM (R2R)
(Case T-353/21) (1)

(EU trade mark - Revocation proceedings - EU word mark R2R - Declaration of revocation - Genuine use of the trade mark - Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Proof of genuine use - Proper reason for non-use)
(2022/C 418/35)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: KTM Fahrrad GmbH (Mattighofen, Austria) (represented by: V. Hoene, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Schäfer and D. Hanf, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: KTM AG (Mattighofen) (represented by: R. Erfurt, lawyer)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 20 April 2021 (Case R 261/2020-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders KTM Fahrrad GmbH to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 320, 9.8.2021.
Case T-754/21: Judgment of the General Court of 7 September 2022 — Peace United v EUIPO — 1906 Collins (bâoli) (EU trade mark — Revocation proceedings — EU word mark bâoli — Declaration of revocation — Absence of genuine use of the mark — Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Proof of genuine use — Abuse of rights)
Date: 2022-09-07
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, catering industry, cultural event, hotel industry, provision of services, registered trade mark, sporting event, trade-mark law








C_2022418EN.01003401.xml










31.10.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 418/34






Judgment of the General Court of 7 September 2022 — Peace United v EUIPO — 1906 Collins (bâoli)
(Case T-754/21) (1)

(EU trade mark - Revocation proceedings - EU word mark bâoli - Declaration of revocation - Absence of genuine use of the mark - Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Proof of genuine use - Abuse of rights)
(2022/C 418/46)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Peace United Ltd (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: M. Artzimovitch, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: 1906 Collins LLC (Miami, Florida, United States) (represented by: C. Mateu, lawyer)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 14 September 2021 (Case R 275/2020-2).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Peace United Ltd to bear the costs.






(1)  OJ C 51, 31.1.2022.
Case T-123/21: Judgment of the General Court of 7 September 2022 — Stowarzyszenie chłodnictwa klimatyzacji i pomp ciepła v Commission (Environment — Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 — Fluorinated greenhouse gases — Placement on the market — Release for fee circulation — Electronic registry for quotas for placing hydrofluorocarbons on the market — Decision to register — Authorisation to use a quota)
Date: 2022-09-07
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU Emissions Trading Scheme, EU emission allowance, fluorine, greenhouse gas, reduction of gas emissions, tradeable emission permit








C_2022418EN.01002301.xml










31.10.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 418/23






Judgment of the General Court of 7 September 2022 — Stowarzyszenie chłodnictwa klimatyzacji i pomp ciepła v Commission
(Case T-123/21) (1)

(Environment - Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 - Fluorinated greenhouse gases - Placement on the market - Release for fee circulation - Electronic registry for quotas for placing hydrofluorocarbons on the market - Decision to register - Authorisation to use a quota)
(2022/C 418/29)
Language of the case: Polish

Parties


Applicant: Stowarzyszenie chłodnictwa klimatyzacji i pomp ciepła (Warsaw, Poland) (represented by: A. Galos, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: E. Sanfrutos Cano and M. Rynkowski, acting as Agents)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision of the European Commission of 15 December 2020 to enter the reduction of its quotas pursuant to Article 25(2) of Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on fluorinated greenhouse gases and repealing Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 (OJ 2014 L 150, p. 195) in the electronic registry for quotas for placing hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) on the market.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Stowarzyszenie chłodnictwa klimatyzacji i pomp ciepła to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 148, 26.4.2021.
Case T-631/19: Judgment of the General Court of 7 September 2022 — BNetzA v ACER (Energy — Internal market in electricity — Regulation (EU) 2019/942 — Decision of the Board of Appeal of ACER — Action for annulment — Act not open to challenge — Inadmissibility — ACER’s competence — Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 713/2009 — Article 6(10) of Regulation 2019/942 — Article 9(12) of Regulation (EU) 2015/1222 — Applicable law — Regulation (EU) 2019/943)
Date: 2022-09-07
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: electrical energy, electricity supply, energy distribution, energy grid, energy law, energy market, energy transport, market access, single market








C_2022418EN.01001501.xml










31.10.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 418/15






Judgment of the General Court of 7 September 2022 — BNetzA v ACER
(Case T-631/19) (1)

(Energy - Internal market in electricity - Regulation (EU) 2019/942 - Decision of the Board of Appeal of ACER - Action for annulment - Act not open to challenge - Inadmissibility - ACER’s competence - Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 713/2009 - Article 6(10) of Regulation 2019/942 - Article 9(12) of Regulation (EU) 2015/1222 - Applicable law - Regulation (EU) 2019/943)
(2022/C 418/17)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Bundesnetzagentur für Elektrizität, Gas, Telekommunikation, Post und Eisenbahnen (BNetzA) (Bonn, Germany) (represented by: H. Haller, N. Gremminger, L. Reiser, V. Vacha and C. Dietz-Polte, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (represented by: P. Martinet and E. Tremmel, acting as Agents)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks, first, annulment in part of Decision No 02/2019 of the European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) of 21 February 2019 on the Core CCR TSOs’ proposals for the regional design of the day-ahead and intraday common capacity calculation methodologies, and, secondly, annulment of Decision A-003-2019 of the Board of Appeal of ACER of 11 July 2019 dismissing its appeal against the initial decision.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls Decision A-003-2019 of the Board of Appeal of the European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) of 11 July 2019;










2.


Dismisses the remainder of the action as inadmissible;










3.


Orders ACER to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 383, 11.11.2019.
Case T-40/21: Judgment of the General Court of 7 September 2022 — Slovakia v Commission (EAGF — Expenditure excluded from financing — Absence of procedures for recovery of aid overpaid — Procedural safeguards — Article 52(4)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 — Article 34(2) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 908/2014)
Date: 2022-09-07
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EAFRD, EAGF, agricultural expenditure, aid to agriculture, eligibility criteria








C_2022418EN.01002201.xml










31.10.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 418/22






Judgment of the General Court of 7 September 2022 — Slovakia v Commission
(Case T-40/21) (1)

(EAGF - Expenditure excluded from financing - Absence of procedures for recovery of aid overpaid - Procedural safeguards - Article 52(4)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 - Article 34(2) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 908/2014)
(2022/C 418/27)
Language of the case: Slovak

Parties


Applicant: Slovak Republic (represented by: E. Drugda, Agent)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: M. Kaduczak, R. Lindenthal and A. Sauka, Agents)

Re:

By its action based on Article 263 TFEU, the Slovak Republic seeks annulment of Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1734 of 18 November 2020 excluding from European Union financing certain expenditure incurred by the Member States under the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (OJ 2020 L 390, p. 10), in so far as a financial correction of EUR 19 656 905,11 applies to the Slovak Republic concerning decoupled direct aid for the financial year 2016.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders the Slovak Republic to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 98, 22.3.2021.
Case T-373/21: Order of the General Court of 7 September 2022 — Etablissements Nicolas v EUIPO — St. Nicolaus (NICOLAS) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Withdrawal of the application for a declaration of invalidity — No need to adjudicate)
Date: 2022-09-07
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, advertising, alcoholic beverage, business administration, business management, non-alcoholic beverage, registered trade mark, retail trade, trade-mark law








C_2022418EN.01003502.xml










31.10.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 418/35






Order of the General Court of 7 September 2022 — Etablissements Nicolas v EUIPO — St. Nicolaus (NICOLAS)
(Case T-373/21) (1)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Withdrawal of the application for a declaration of invalidity - No need to adjudicate)
(2022/C 418/48)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Etablissements Nicolas (Thiais, France) (represented by: T. de Haan, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: T. Frydendahl and D. Hanf, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: St. Nicolaus a.s. (Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia) (represented by: V. Jakubička, lawyer)

Objet

By its action based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 21 April 2021 (Case R 1195/2020-4).

Operative part of the order







1.


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










2.


Etablissements Nicolas and St. Nicolaus a.s. shall bear their own costs and shall each pay half of the costs incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).






(1)  OJ C 338, 23.8.2021.
Case C-624/20: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 7 September 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank Den Haag, zittingsplaats Amsterdam — Netherlands) — E.K. v Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Directive 2003/109/EC — Status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents — Scope — Third-country national with a right of residence under Article 20 TFEU — Article 3(2)(e) — Residence solely on temporary grounds — Autonomous concept of EU law)
Date: 2022-09-07
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU national, dependant, family migration, foreign national, residence permit








C_2022408EN.01001101.xml










24.10.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 408/11






Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 7 September 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank Den Haag, zittingsplaats Amsterdam — Netherlands) — E.K. v Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid
(Case C-624/20) (1)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Directive 2003/109/EC - Status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents - Scope - Third-country national with a right of residence under Article 20 TFEU - Article 3(2)(e) - Residence solely on temporary grounds - Autonomous concept of EU law)
(2022/C 408/12)
Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Rechtbank Den Haag, zittingsplaats Amsterdam

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: E.K.

Defendant: Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid

Operative part of the judgment







1.


Article 3(2)(e) of Council Directive 2003/109/EC of 25 November 2003 concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents must be interpreted as meaning that the concept of residence ‘solely on temporary grounds’, which is referred to therein, is an autonomous concept of EU law, which must be interpreted uniformly throughout the Member States.










2.


Article 3(2)(e) of Directive 2003/109 must be interpreted as meaning that the concept of residence ‘solely on temporary grounds’, which is referred to therein, does not cover the residence of a third-country national under Article 20 TFEU within the territory of the Member State of which the Union citizen concerned is a national.






(1)  
            OJ C 128, 12.4.2021.
Case T-713/20: Judgment of the General Court of 7 September 2022 — OQ v Commission (Civil service — Recruitment — Notice of open competition EPSO/AD/378/20 (AD 7) — Croatian-language lawyer-linguists at the Court of Justice of the European Union — Decision of the selection board not to admit the applicant to the next stage of the competition — Conditions for admission — Condition relating to a level of education corresponding to a full course of university studies leading to qualifications in Croatian law — Possession of French qualifications in law — Freedom of movement for workers — Action for annulment)
Date: 2022-09-07
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Croatia, administrator, competition (EU), diploma, equivalence of diplomas, free movement of workers, information profession, lawyer, recognition of diplomas, recruitment








C_2022418EN.01002002.xml










31.10.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 418/20






Judgment of the General Court of 7 September 2022 — OQ v Commission
(Case T-713/20) (1)

(Civil service - Recruitment - Notice of open competition EPSO/AD/378/20 (AD 7) - Croatian-language lawyer-linguists at the Court of Justice of the European Union - Decision of the selection board not to admit the applicant to the next stage of the competition - Conditions for admission - Condition relating to a level of education corresponding to a full course of university studies leading to qualifications in Croatian law - Possession of French qualifications in law - Freedom of movement for workers - Action for annulment)
(2022/C 418/25)
Language of the case: Croatian

Parties


Applicant: OQ (represented by: R. Štaba, lawyer)

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

Re:

By his action under Article 270 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision of the competition selection board of 3 September 2020 not to admit him to the next stage of open competition EPSO/AD/378/20 for the purpose of drawing up a reserve list of Croatian-language lawyer-linguists for the Court of Justice of the European Union. The applicant also seeks annulment of the rejection of his request for review of that decision, adopted by decision of the selection board of 12 October 2020.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the decision of the competition selection board of 12 October 2020 rejecting OQ’s request for review and refusing to admit him to the next stage of open competition EPSO/AD/378/20 for the purpose of drawing up a reserve list of ‘Croatian-language (HR) lawyer-linguists (AD 7)’ for the Court of Justice of the European Union;










2.


Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by OQ.






(1)  OJ C 182, 10.5.2021.