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Case T-62/23: Action brought on 10 February 2023 — SunPower v EUIPO — ZO (*) (Solar panels (part of -))
Date: 2023-02-10
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: designs and models, photovoltaic cell, solar collector




C_2023121EN.01001001.xml










3.4.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 121/10






Action brought on 10 February 2023 — SunPower v EUIPO —  ZO (*1) (Solar panels (part of -))
(Case T-62/23)
(2023/C 121/13)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: SunPower Corp. (San Jose, California, United States) (represented by: U. Lüken and J. Bärenfänger, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal:
             ZO (*1)


Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the design at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Design at issue: Community design 2684043-0001

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 9 December 2022 in Case R 1588/2021-3

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision and declare the design at issue valid;










—


alternatively, annul the contested decision and remit the case to the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 3(a) of Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 in relation to the subject matter of protection;










—


Infringement of Article 25(1)(b) in conjunction with Article 6 of Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 in relation to the individual character of the design at issue.






(*1)  Information erased or replaced within the framework of protection of personal data and/or confidentiality.
Case T-68/23: Action brought on 10 February 2023 — DEC Technologies v EUIPO — Tehnoexport (Representation of a square with curves)
Date: 2023-02-10
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, air conditioning, heating, metal product, registered trade mark, thermal insulation, trade-mark law, tube








C_2023112EN.01004901.xml










27.3.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 112/49






Action brought on 10 February 2023 — DEC Technologies v EUIPO — Tehnoexport (Representation of a square with curves)
(Case T-68/23)
(2023/C 112/64)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: DEC Technologies BV (Enschede, Netherlands) (represented by: R. Brtka, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Tehnoexport d.o.o. (Indjija, Serbia)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: European Union figurative mark (Representation of a square with curves) — European Union trade mark No 18 124 427

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 30 November 2022 in Case R 2012/2021-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10992 – KAUFLAND / SCP REAL ASSETS) (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 51/05
Date: 2023-02-10
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Germany, beverage industry, chain store, cloud computing, consultancy, economic concentration, foodstuff, merger control, real property, supermarket, waste recycling








C_2023051EN.01001101.xml










10.2.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 51/11






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10992 – KAUFLAND / SCP REAL ASSETS)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 51/05)

1.   
On 1 February 2023, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






—


Kaufland Immobilien GmbH & Co. KG (‘Kaufland’, Germany), controlled by SB Kaufland KG (‘Kaufland Group’, Germany), which is part of the Schwarz Group,










—


Real estate properties in Cologne, Staßfurt and Waiblingen (referred to collectively as ‘SCP Real Assets’, Germany), each controlled by SCP Retail Properties A XII s.à r.l., SCP Retail Properties C XII s.à r.l. and SCP Retail Properties C XXII s.à r.l., each part of the SCP Group controlled by Ms Marjorie Brabet-Friel.




Kaufland will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of SCP Real Assets.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of assets.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned:






—


The Schwarz Group operates mainly in food retail, through the Kaufland and Lidl chains. The Schwarz Group also produces soft drinks, baked goods, ice-cream, pasta and coffee, and is active in the collection, distribution and marketing of recyclable materials. The Schwarz Group has also recently started to offer cloud services,










—


SCP Real Assets are real estate properties in Cologne, Staßfurt and Waiblingen in Germany which are used to house Real supermarkets. The SCP Group invests and/or consults primarily in the real estate sector, including the rental and management of commercial premises in Germany.






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.10992 – KAUFLAND / SCP REAL ASSETS
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email or by post. Please use the contact details below:
Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu
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’).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10815 – DEUTSCHE TELEKOM / ORANGE / TELEFONICA / VODAFONE / JV)
Date: 2023-02-10
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, provision of services, technology, telecommunications, television








C_202401023EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1023


19.1.2024






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10815 – DEUTSCHE TELEKOM / ORANGE / TELEFONICA / VODAFONE / JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/1023)

On 10 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) 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 32023M10815. 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/2024/1023/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-63/23: Action brought on 10 February 2023 — SunPower v EUIPO — ZO (*) (Solar panels (part of -))
Date: 2023-02-10
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: designs and models, photovoltaic cell, solar collector




C_2023121EN.01001002.xml










3.4.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 121/10






Action brought on 10 February 2023 — SunPower v EUIPO —  ZO (*1) (Solar panels (part of -))
(Case T-63/23)
(2023/C 121/14)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: SunPower Corp. (San Jose, California, United States) (represented by: U. Lüken and J. Bärenfänger, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal:
             ZO (*1)


Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the design at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Design at issue: Community design 2684043-0002

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 9 December 2022 in Case R 1589/2021-3

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision and declare the design at issue valid;










—


alternatively, annul the contested decision and remit the case to the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 3(a) of Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 in relation to the subject matter of protection;










—


Infringement of Article 25(1)(b) in conjunction with Article 6 of Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 in relation to the individual character of the design at issue.






(*1)  Information erased or replaced within the framework of protection of personal data and/or confidentiality.
Case C-73/23, Chaudfontaine Loisirs: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Court of First Instance of Liège (Belgium) lodged on 10 February 2023 — Chaudfontaine Loisirs SA v État belge
Date: 2023-02-10
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: VAT, electronic game, equal treatment, game of chance, infringement of EU law, tax exemption, tax rebate








C_2023164EN.01003202.xml










8.5.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 164/32






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Court of First Instance of Liège (Belgium) lodged on 10 February 2023 — Chaudfontaine Loisirs SA v État belge
(Case C-73/23, Chaudfontaine Loisirs)
(2023/C 164/42)
Language of the case: French

Referring court

Court of First Instance of Liège

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Chaudfontaine Loisirs SA

Defendant and third-party applicant: État belge, represented by the Minister of Finance

Other party and third-party defendant: État belge, represented by the Minister of Justice

Questions referred







1.


Do Article 135(1)(i) of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (1) and the principle of fiscal neutrality permit a Member State to exclude from the benefit of the exemption contained in that provision only gambling which is provided electronically while gambling which is not provided electronically remains exempt from VAT?










2.


Do Article 135(1)(i) of Directive 2006/112 and the principle of fiscal neutrality permit a Member State to exclude from the benefit of the exemption contained in that provision only gambling which is provided electronically to the exclusion of lotteries which remain exempt from VAT whether or not they are provided electronically?










3.


Does the third paragraph of Article 267 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union permit a higher court to decide to maintain the effects of a provision of national law which it annuls because of an infringement of national law without ruling on the infringement of EU law which was also raised before it, and, therefore, without referring for a preliminary ruling the question of the compatibility of that provision of national law with EU law or asking the Court about the circumstances in which it could decide to maintain the effects of that provision in spite of its incompatibility with EU law?










4.


If the answer to one of the previous questions is in the negative, could the Constitutional Court maintain the past effects of the provisions which it annulled because of their incompatibility with national rules on the division of powers when those provisions were also incompatible with Directive 2006/112, in order to prevent budgetary and administrative difficulties from arising from reimbursement of taxes already paid?










5.


If the answer to the previous question is in the negative, can the taxable person be reimbursed the VAT which it has paid on the actual gross margin on the gaming and betting which it operates on the basis of provisions incompatible with Directive 2006/112 and the principle of fiscal neutrality?






(1)  OJ 2006 L 347, p. 1.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 9 February 2023 2023/C 51/03
Date: 2023-02-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2023051EN.01000801.xml










10.2.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 51/8






Euro exchange rates (1)

9 February 2023
(2023/C 51/03)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0771 




JPY


Japanese yen


140,80 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4419 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,88515 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,1390 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9890 




ISK


Iceland króna


151,10 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,9123 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


23,698 




HUF


Hungarian forint


385,80 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,7388 




RON


Romanian leu


4,8935 




TRY


Turkish lira


20,2844 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5409 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4423 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,4551 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6906 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4237 




KRW


South Korean won


1 355,38 




ZAR


South African rand


19,0134 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,2992 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 279,95 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6488 




PHP


Philippine peso


58,659 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


36,013 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,6165 




MXN


Mexican peso


20,3293 




INR


Indian rupee


88,8905 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-61/23: Action brought on 10 February 2023 — Ona Investigación v EUIPO — Formdiet (BIOPÔLE)
Date: 2023-02-10
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, advertising, baby food, cosmetic product, dietary product, food supplement, pharmaceutical product, registered trade mark, toiletries, trade-mark law








C_2023112EN.01004602.xml










27.3.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 112/46






Action brought on 10 February 2023 — Ona Investigación v EUIPO — Formdiet (BIOPÔLE)
(Case T-61/23)
(2023/C 112/60)
Language in which the application was lodged: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Ona Investigación, SL (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: T. Villate Consonni, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Formdiet, SA (Alcarras, Spain)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


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

Trade mark at issue: Application for the European Union word mark BIOPÔLE — Application for registration No 18 157 716

Proceedings before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 15 November 2022 in Case R 1097/2022-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should grant the form of order sought by the applicant and reject the contested trade mark application.

Plea in law

Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Case T-59/23: Action brought on 10 February 2023 — DEC Technologies v EUIPO — Tehnoexport (DEC FLEXIBLE TECHNOLOGIES)
Date: 2023-02-10
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, air conditioning, heating, metal product, registered trade mark, thermal insulation, trade-mark law, tube








C_2023112EN.01004501.xml










27.3.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 112/45






Action brought on 10 February 2023 — DEC Technologies v EUIPO — Tehnoexport (DEC FLEXIBLE TECHNOLOGIES)
(Case T-59/23)
(2023/C 112/58)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: DEC Technologies BV (Enschede, Netherlands) (represented by: R. Brtka, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Tehnoexport d.o.o. (Indjija, Serbia)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: European Union figurative mark DEC FLEXIBLE TECHNOLOGIES — European Union trade mark No 18 194 573

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 6 December 2022 in Case R 2009/2021-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.