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Case T-500/21: Judgment of the General Court of 5 October 2022 — Philip Morris Products v EUIPO (TOGETHER. FORWARD.) (EU trade mark — Application for EU word mark TOGETHER. FORWARD. — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2022-10-05
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, electronic equipment, registered trade mark, smoking, tobacco industry, trade-mark law








C_2022472EN.01003901.xml










12.12.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 472/39






Judgment of the General Court of 5 October 2022 — Philip Morris Products v EUIPO (TOGETHER. FORWARD.)
(Case T-500/21) (1)

(EU trade mark - Application for EU word mark TOGETHER. FORWARD. - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(2022/C 472/45)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Philip Morris Products SA (Neuchâtel, Switzerland) (represented by: L. Alonso Domingo, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: E. Nicolás Gómez, M. Eberl and D. Hanf, acting as Agents)

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 2 June 2021 (Case R 417/2021-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Philip Morris Products SA to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 391, 27.9.2021.
Case T-761/20: Judgment of the General Court of 5 October 2022 — European Dynamics Luxembourg v ECB (Public procurement — Tendering procedure — Exclusion from the procurement procedure — Abnormally low offer — Attempts to unduly influence the decision-making process — Failure to observe the rules on communication — Proportionality — Obligation to state reasons — Misuse of powers — Non-contractual liability)
Date: 2022-10-05
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: award of contract, indemnification, information technology applications, principle of proportionality, public procurement, services contract, tendering, works contract








C_2022463EN.01002601.xml










5.12.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 463/26






Judgment of the General Court of 5 October 2022 — European Dynamics Luxembourg v ECB
(Case T-761/20) (1)

(Public procurement - Tendering procedure - Exclusion from the procurement procedure - Abnormally low offer - Attempts to unduly influence the decision-making process - Failure to observe the rules on communication - Proportionality - Obligation to state reasons - Misuse of powers - Non-contractual liability)
(2022/C 463/34)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: European Dynamics Luxembourg SA (Luxembourg, Luxembourg) (represented by: M. Sfyri and M. Koutrouli, lawyers)

Defendant: European Central Bank (represented by: I. Koepfer and J. Krumrey, acting as Agents, and by A. Rosenkötter, lawyer)

Re:

By its action, the applicant seeks, first, on the basis of Article 263 TFEU, annulment of (i) the decision of the Procurement Committee of the European Central Bank (ECB) of 1 October 2020 to exclude its tenders for the three lots in the procurement procedure Provision of services and works for IT application delivery, (ii) the decision of the ECB Procurement Review Body of 9 December 2020 and (iii) all the related subsequent decisions of the ECB; second, on the basis of Article 268 TFEU, it seeks compensation for the damage it allegedly suffered as a result of that exclusion.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders European Dynamics Luxembourg SA to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 88, 15.3.2021.
Case T-599/21: Judgment of the General Court of 5 October 2022 — bett1.de v EUIPO — XXXLutz Marken (Body-Star) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark Body-Star — Earlier EU word mark Bodyguard — Relative ground for refusal — Article 60(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001, read in conjunction with Article 8(1)(b) of that regulation)
Date: 2022-10-05
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, furniture industry, medical device, registered trade mark, textile product, trade-mark law








C_2022463EN.01003701.xml










5.12.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 463/37






Judgment of the General Court of 5 October 2022 — bett1.de v EUIPO — XXXLutz Marken (Body-Star)
(Case T-599/21) (1)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark Body-Star - Earlier EU word mark Bodyguard - Relative ground for refusal - Article 60(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001, read in conjunction with Article 8(1)(b) of that regulation)
(2022/C 463/51)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: bett1.de GmbH (Berlin, Germany) (represented by: O. Brexl, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: XXXLutz Marken GmbH (Wels, Austria) (represented by: H. Pannen, lawyer)

Re:

By its action based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 14 July 2021 (Case R 1712/2020-2).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 14 July 2021 (Case R 1712/2020-2) as regards ‘mattresses; mattress toppers; beds; bed frames; slatted bases for beds; bedding, except linen; cushions; pillows; neck-supporting pillows; waterbeds, not for medical purposes; air mattresses’ in Class 20 and ‘bed throws; bed linen and blankets; ticks [mattress covers]; mattress covers; ticks (mattress and pillow coverings); sleeping bags’ in Class 24;










2.


Dismisses the action as to the remainder;










3.


Orders each party to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 452, 8.11.2021.
Case T-618/21: Judgment of the General Court of 5 October 2022 — WV v CdT (Civil service — Temporary agents — Sick leave — Unjustified absences — Termination of contract without notice — Article 16 of the CEOS — Article 48(b) of the CEOS — Liability)
Date: 2022-10-05
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: absenteeism, damages, full-time employment, servant (EU), sick leave, staff regulations (EU), termination of employment








C_2022463EN.01003702.xml










5.12.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 463/37






Judgment of the General Court of 5 October 2022 — WV v CdT
(Case T-618/21) (1)

(Civil service - Temporary agents - Sick leave - Unjustified absences - Termination of contract without notice - Article 16 of the CEOS - Article 48(b) of the CEOS - Liability)
(2022/C 463/52)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: WV (represented by: L. Levi and A. Champetier, lawyers)

Defendant: Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union (represented by: M. Garnier, acting as Agent, and B. Wägenbaur, lawyer)

Re:

By his action under Article 270 TFEU the applicant seeks, first, annulment of the decision of the Director of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union (‘CdT’) of 26 November 2020 terminating without notice his permanent employment, and, in so far as necessary, the decision of 17 June 2021 rejecting his complaint and, second, compensation for the harm which he claims to have suffered as a result of those decisions.

Operative part of the judgment

The General Court:






1.


Annuls the decision of 26 November 2020, by which the Director of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union (‘CdT’) terminated the employment of WV as a temporary agent;










2.


Dismisses the action as to the remainder;










3.


Orders the CdT to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 462, 15.11.2021.
Case T-517/19 INTP: Order of the General Court of 5 October 2022 — Homoki v Commission (Interpretation of a judgment — Inadmissiblity)
Date: 2022-10-05
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European Anti-fraud Office, Hungary, access to EU information, admissibility, data protection, investment project, personal data, protection of privacy, report








C_2022463EN.01004301.xml










5.12.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 463/43






Order of the General Court of 5 October 2022 — Homoki v Commission
(Case T-517/19 INTP) (1)

(Interpretation of a judgment - Inadmissiblity)
(2022/C 463/61)
Language of the case: Hungarian

Parties


Applicant: Andrea Homoki (Gyál, Hungary) (represented by: T. Hüttl, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: B. Béres and A. Spina, acting as Agents)

Re:

By her application under Article 168 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Court, the applicant asks the General Court to interpret the judgment of 1 September 2021, Homoki v Commission (T-517/19, not published, EU:T:2021:529).

Operative part of the order







1.


The request for interpretation is dismissed as inadmissible.










2.


Ms Andrea Homoki is ordered to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 328, 30.9.2019.
Case T-539/21: Judgment of the General Court of 5 October 2022 — the airscreen company v EUIPO — Moviescreens Rental (airframe) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Figurative mark airframe — Absolute grounds for refusal — No descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2022-10-05
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, advertising, audiovisual equipment, building materials, electric machinery, film industry, hiring, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2022463EN.01003501.xml










5.12.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 463/35






Judgment of the General Court of 5 October 2022 — the airscreen company v EUIPO — Moviescreens Rental (airframe)
(Case T-539/21) (1)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Figurative mark airframe - Absolute grounds for refusal - No descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(2022/C 463/48)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: the airscreen company GmbH & Co. KG (Münster, Germany) (represented by: O. Spieker, A. Schönfleisch and D. Mienert, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Moviescreens Rental GmbH (Damme, Germany) (represented by: D. Schulz and P. Stelzig, lawyers)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 1 July 2021 (Case: R 63/2021-4).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders the airscreen company GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 422, 18.10.2021.
Case T-711/20: Judgment of the General Court of 5 October 2022 — Puma v EUIPO — CMS (CMS Italy) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — International registration designating the European Union — Figurative mark CMS Italy — Earlier international figurative marks representing a feline bounding towards the left and earlier international figurative mark PUMA — Relative ground for refusal — Detriment to reputation — Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Similarity of the signs — Proof of reputation — Overall assessment)
Date: 2022-10-05
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, air conditioning, heating, industrial electric machinery, maintenance, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2022463EN.01002501.xml










5.12.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 463/25






Judgment of the General Court of 5 October 2022 — Puma v EUIPO — CMS (CMS Italy)
(Case T-711/20) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - International registration designating the European Union - Figurative mark CMS Italy - Earlier international figurative marks representing a feline bounding towards the left and earlier international figurative mark PUMA - Relative ground for refusal - Detriment to reputation - Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Similarity of the signs - Proof of reputation - Overall assessment)
(2022/C 463/33)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Puma SE (Herzogenaurach, Germany) (represented by: P. González-Bueno Catalán de Ocón, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Ivanauskas and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: CMS Costruzione macchine speciali SpA (Alonte, Italy) (represented by: M. Salvador and R. Brogi, lawyers)

Re:

By its action under 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 24 September 2020 (Case R 2215/2019-4).

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 24 September 2020 (Case R 2215/2019-4) as regards the oppositions based on earlier trade marks No 480 105 and No 593 987;










2.


Dismisses the action as to the remainder;










3.


Orders Puma SE, EUIPO and CMS Costruzione macchine speciali SpA each to bear their own costs.






(1)  OJ C 35, 1.2.2021.
Case T-214/21: Judgment of the General Court of 5 October 2022 — Múka v Commission (Access to documents — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 — Documents relating to State aid control procedures — Refusal to grant access — Third indent of Article 4(2) of Regulation No 1049/2001 — Exception relating to the protection of the purpose of inspections, investigations and audits — General presumption of non-disclosure — Overriding public interest)
Date: 2022-10-05
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Czechia, State aid, access to EU information, control of State aid, electrical energy, renewable energy








C_2022472EN.01003502.xml










12.12.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 472/35






Judgment of the General Court of 5 October 2022 — Múka v Commission
(Case T-214/21) (1)

(Access to documents - Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 - Documents relating to State aid control procedures - Refusal to grant access - Third indent of Article 4(2) of Regulation No 1049/2001 - Exception relating to the protection of the purpose of inspections, investigations and audits - General presumption of non-disclosure - Overriding public interest)
(2022/C 472/39)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Ondřej Múka (Prague, Czech Republic) (represented by: P. Kočí, lawyer)

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

Re:

By his action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant asks the General Court, first, to annul (i) the letter of the European Commission of 27 October 2020 rejecting his initial application of 17 September 2020 requesting access to documents which it had exchanged with the Czech Republic and (ii) Decision C(2021) 1320 final of 21 February 2021 rejecting his confirmatory application of 12 November 2020 requesting access to those documents, and, second, to order the Commission to provide him with all the documents and information referred to in his application of 17 September 2020.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Mr Ondřej Múka to bear his own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission.






(1)  OJ C 242, 21.6.2021.
Case T-257/21: Judgment of the General Court of 5 October 2022 — Basaglia v Commission (Non-contractual liability — Access to documents — Documents relating to research and technological development projects — Decision limiting the request for access and partially refusing access — Partial annulment by the General Court of that decision — Convictions by national courts — Unlawfulness of the conduct complained of — Causal link)
Date: 2022-10-05
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: access to EU information, criminal proceedings, damages, indemnification, research and development








C_2022472EN.01003601.xml










12.12.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 472/36






Judgment of the General Court of 5 October 2022 — Basaglia v Commission
(Case T-257/21) (1)

(Non-contractual liability - Access to documents - Documents relating to research and technological development projects - Decision limiting the request for access and partially refusing access - Partial annulment by the General Court of that decision - Convictions by national courts - Unlawfulness of the conduct complained of - Causal link)
(2022/C 472/40)
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Giorgio Basaglia (Milan, Italy) (represented by: G. Balossi, G. Borriello and F. Fimmanò, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: C. Ehrbar, F. Moro and A. Spina, acting as Agents)

Re:

By his action under Article 268 TFEU, the applicant seeks compensation for the financial, non-material and reputational damage which he allegedly suffered as a result of the European Commission’s unlawful rejection of his requests for access to documents and its failure to comply with the judgment of 23 September 2020, Basaglia v Commission (T-727/19, not published, EU:T:2020:446).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Mr Giorgio Basaglia to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 252, 28.6.2021.