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Case T-52/23: Action brought on 8 February 2023 — Olive Line International v EUIPO — Santa Rita Harinas (SANTARRITA)
Date: 2023-02-08
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, bulb vegetable, olive, olive oil, processed foodstuff, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2023112EN.01004002.xml










27.3.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 112/40






Action brought on 8 February 2023 — Olive Line International v EUIPO — Santa Rita Harinas (SANTARRITA)
(Case T-52/23)
(2023/C 112/52)
Language in which the application was lodged: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Olive Line International, SL (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: K. Guridi Sedlak, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Santa Rita Harinas, SLU (Loranca de Tajuña, Spain)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Applicant for the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union word mark SANTARRITA — Application for registration No 18 236 520

Proceedings before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 7 December 2022 in Case R 5772022-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision and declare that there is no likelihood of confusion between the opposing marks since the co-defendant, the proprietor of the opposing mark, has not proved minimal and genuine use of its sign for the goods fried onions;










—


in the alternative and cumulatively, annul the contested decision and declare that there is no likelihood of confusion between the opposing marks in respect of the goods prepared olives and fried onions in Class 29, as they are different goods;










—


order EUIPO and the other party to the proceedings to pay the costs of the present proceedings.





Plea in law

Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Case C-68/23, Finanzamt O: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesfinanzhof (Germany) lodged on 8 February 2023 — M-GbR v Finanzamt O
Date: 2023-02-08
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU Member State, VAT, consumer, provision of services, tax law, taxpayer








C_2023179EN.01001402.xml










22.5.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 179/14






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesfinanzhof (Germany) lodged on 8 February 2023 — M-GbR v Finanzamt O
(Case C-68/23, Finanzamt O)
(2023/C 179/23)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Bundesfinanzhof

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant and appellant on a point of law: M-GbR

Defendant and respondent in the appeal on a point of law: Finanzamt O

Questions referred







1.


Does a single-purpose voucher exist within the meaning of Article 30a(2) of the VAT Directive (1) where:






—


the place of supply of the services to which the voucher relates is established in known in so far as those services are intended to be supplied to final consumers within the territory of a Member State,










—


but the fiction of the first subparagraph of Article 30b(1) first sentence of the VAT Directive, according to which also the transfer of the voucher between taxable persons is considered as providing the service to which the voucher relates, gives rise to a service in the territory of another Member State?














2.


If the first question is answered in the negative (and hence a multi-purpose voucher exists in the present case): Does subparagraph 1 of Article 30b(2) of the VAT Directive, according to which the actual provision of the services in return for a multi-purpose voucher accepted as consideration or part consideration by the supplier is subject to VAT pursuant to Article 2 of the VAT Directive, whereas each preceding transfer of that multi-purpose voucher is not subject to VAT, preclude a differently substantiated tax obligation (judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union of 3 May 2012, Lebara, C-520/10, EU:C:2012:264)?






(1)  Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (OJ 2006 L 347, p. 1), in the version of Council Directive (EU) 2016/1065 of 27 June 2016 amending Directive 2006/112/EC as regards the treatment of vouchers (OJ 2016 L 177, p. 9).
Case T-24/22: Judgment of the General Court of 8 February 2023 — Bensoussan v EUIPO — Lulu’s Fashion Lounge (LOULOU STUDIO) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for European Union word mark LOULOU STUDIO — Earlier international word mark LULU’S — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2023-02-08
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, electronic commerce, footwear industry, leather, registered trade mark, retail trade, sports equipment, trade-mark law








C_2023112EN.01003301.xml










27.3.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 112/33






Judgment of the General Court of 8 February 2023 — Bensoussan v EUIPO — Lulu’s Fashion Lounge (LOULOU STUDIO)
(Case T-24/22) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for European Union word mark LOULOU STUDIO - Earlier international word mark LULU’S - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(2023/C 112/42)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Ugo Bensoussan (Paris, France) (represented by: V. Bouchara and A. Maier, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Lulu’s Fashion Lounge LLC (Chico, California, United States) (represented by: C. Bercial Arias, K. Dimidjian-Lecompte and K. Henry, lawyers)

Re:

By his 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 12 November 2021 (Case R 480/2021-4).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Mr Ugo Bensoussan to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 138, 28.3.2022.
Case T-295/20: Judgment of the General Court of 8 February 2023 — Aquind and Others v Commission (Energy — Trans-European energy infrastructure — Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 — Delegated regulation amending the list of projects of common interest — Second paragraph of Article 172 TFEU — Refusal of a Member State to give its approval to a proposed electricity interconnector with a view to granting the status of a project of common interest — Non-inclusion by the Commission of the project in the amended list — Obligation to state reasons — Principle of good administration — Equal treatment — Legal certainty — Legitimate expectations — Proportionality — Article 10 of the Energy Charter Treaty)
Date: 2023-02-08
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU Member State, delegated regulation, electrical energy, energy grid, equal treatment, principle of legal certainty, principle of proportionality, project of common interest, trans-European network








C_2023112EN.01003001.xml










27.3.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 112/30






Judgment of the General Court of 8 February 2023 — Aquind and Others v Commission
(Case T-295/20) (1)

(Energy - Trans-European energy infrastructure - Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 - Delegated regulation amending the list of projects of common interest - Second paragraph of Article 172 TFEU - Refusal of a Member State to give its approval to a proposed electricity interconnector with a view to granting the status of a project of common interest - Non-inclusion by the Commission of the project in the amended list - Obligation to state reasons - Principle of good administration - Equal treatment - Legal certainty - Legitimate expectations - Proportionality - Article 10 of the Energy Charter Treaty)
(2023/C 112/38)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicants: Aquind Ltd (Wallsend, United Kingdom), Aquind SAS (Rouen, France), Aquind Energy Sàrl (Luxembourg, Luxembourg) (represented by: S. Goldberg, C. Davis and J. Bille, Solicitors, and by E. White, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: O. Beynet and B. De Meester, acting as Agents)

Interveners in support of the defendant: Federal Republic of Germany (represented by: J. Möller and S. Costanzo, acting as Agents), Kingdom of Spain (represented by: M. Ruiz Sánchez, acting as Agent), French Republic (represented by: A.-L. Desjonquères, A. Daniel, W. Zemamta and R. Bénard, acting as Agents)

Re:

By their action based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicants seek annulment of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/389 of 31 October 2019 amending Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the Union list of projects of common interest (OJ 2020 L 74, p. 1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Aquind Ltd, Aquind SAS and Aquind Energy Sàrl to pay the costs;










3.


Orders the Federal Republic of Germany, the Kingdom of Spain and the French Republic each to bear their own costs.






(1)  OJ C 247, 27.7.2020.
Case T-56/23: Action brought on 8 February 2023 — Laboratorios Ern v EUIPO — Ahlberg-Dollarstore (A’PEAL)
Date: 2023-02-08
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, chemical product, cosmetic product, essential oil, hairdressing and beauty care, registered trade mark, toiletries, trade-mark law








C_2023112EN.01004301.xml










27.3.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 112/43






Action brought on 8 February 2023 — Laboratorios Ern v EUIPO — Ahlberg-Dollarstore (A’PEAL)
(Case T-56/23)
(2023/C 112/55)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Laboratorios Ern, SA (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: R. Guerras Mazón, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Ahlberg-Dollarstore AB (Kista, Sweden)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union word mark A’PEAL — Application for registration No 18 337 467

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 15 November 2022 in Case R 911/2022-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


revoke the contested decision and reject the trademark at issue for all goods in class 3 and 5;










—


order EUIPO and, in case Ahlberg-Dollarstore AB decides to intervene in the present proceedings, Ahlberg-Dollarstore AB to pay the costs.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Infringement of Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10560 – SIKA / MBCC GROUP)
Date: 2023-02-08
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: building materials, chemical industry, economic concentration, merger control








C_202405909EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/5909


30.9.2024






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10560 – SIKA / MBCC GROUP)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/5909)

On 8 February 2023, 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) in conjunction with Article 6(2) 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 policy’ website of the Commission (https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search). 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 32023M10560. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  
            OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/5909/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-141/22: Judgment of the General Court of 8 February 2023 — Sport1 v EUIPO — SFR (SFR SPORT1) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark SFR SPORT 1 — Earlier national and international figurative marks sport1 — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Distinctive character acquired through use — Interdependence between factors)
Date: 2023-02-08
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, broadcasting, business administration, cable distribution, provision of services, recording, registered trade mark, sporting event, telecommunications, trade-mark law








C_2023112EN.01003401.xml










27.3.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 112/34






Judgment of the General Court of 8 February 2023 — Sport1 v EUIPO — SFR (SFR SPORT1)
(Case T-141/22) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU figurative mark SFR SPORT 1 - Earlier national and international figurative marks sport1 - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Distinctive character acquired through use - Interdependence between factors)
(2023/C 112/43)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Sport1 GmbH (Ismaning, Germany) (represented by: J. Krekel and C. Otto, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Société française du radiotéléphone — SFR (Paris, France) (represented by: M. Pasquier, lawyer)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 10 December 2021 (Case R 2329/2020-1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Partially annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 10 December 2021 (Case R 2329/2020-1), in so far as the Board of Appeal found that there was no likelihood of confusion with regard to the services covered by the mark applied for which are referred to in paragraphs 42 to 44 and 52 to 61 of that decision;










2.


Dismisses the action as to the remainder;










3.


Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Sport1 GmbH;










4.


Orders Société française du radiotéléphone — SFR to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 191, 10.5.2022.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/337 of 8 February 2023 conferring protection under Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the name ‘Terras do Navia’ (PGI)
Date: 2023-02-08
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: Galicia, Spain, designation of origin, labelling, product designation, red wine, white wine








L_2023047EN.01004901.xml










15.2.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 47/49








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2023/337
of 8 February 2023
         
conferring protection under Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the name ‘Terras do Navia’ (PGI)


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular Article 99 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


In accordance with Article 97(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the Commission has examined the application to register the name ‘Terras do Navia’ forwarded by Spain and has published it in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).












(2)


No statement of objection has been received by the Commission under Article 98 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.












(3)


In accordance with Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the name ‘Terras do Navia’ should be protected and entered in the register referred to in Article 104 of that Regulation.












(4)


The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common Organisation of the Agricultural Markets,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The name ‘Terras do Navia’ (PGI) is hereby protected.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 8 February 2023.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.

(2)  
            OJ C 397, 17.10.2022, p. 34.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/336 of 8 February 2023 approving amendments to the specification for a Protected Designation of Origin or a Protected Geographical Indication (‘Montefalco’ (PDO))
Date: 2023-02-08
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: Italy, Umbria, designation of origin, labelling, product designation, red wine, white wine








L_2023047EN.01004801.xml










15.2.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 47/48








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2023/336
of 8 February 2023
         
approving amendments to the specification for a Protected Designation of Origin or a Protected Geographical Indication (‘Montefalco’ (PDO))


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular Article 99 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


The Commission has examined the application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the Protected Designation of Origin ‘Montefalco’, forwarded by Italy in accordance with Article 105 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.












(2)


The Commission has published the application for the approval of the amendments to the specification in the Official Journal of the European Union (2), as required by Article 97(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.












(3)


No statement of objection has been received by the Commission under Article 98 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.












(4)


The amendments to the specification should therefore be approved in accordance with Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.












(5)


The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common Organisation of the Agricultural Markets,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name ‘Montefalco’ (PDO) are hereby approved.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 8 February 2023.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.

(2)  
            OJ C 369, 27.9.2022, p. 13.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 7 February 2023 2023/C 48/04
Date: 2023-02-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2023048EN.01000501.xml










8.2.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 48/5






Euro exchange rates (1)

7 February 2023
(2023/C 48/04)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0700 




JPY


Japanese yen


141,30 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4415 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,89338 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,3805 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9906 




ISK


Iceland króna


152,10 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,1253 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


23,832 




HUF


Hungarian forint


394,40 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,7565 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9020 




TRY


Turkish lira


20,1478 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5470 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4371 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,3974 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6994 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4199 




KRW


South Korean won


1 348,81 




ZAR


South African rand


18,8746 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,2608 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 239,13 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6035 




PHP


Philippine peso


59,032 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


35,989 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,5216 




MXN


Mexican peso


20,4316 




INR


Indian rupee


88,5096 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.