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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11085 – FRASERS / GO SPORT) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 114/06
Date: 2023-03-29
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: France, economic concentration, merger control, retail trade, sports equipment








C_2023114EN.01000801.xml










29.3.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 114/8






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11085 – FRASERS / GO SPORT)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 114/06)

1.   
On 21 March 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:






—


SPORTSDIRECT.COM France SA (‘SPORTSDIRECT.COM France’, France), belonging to the Frasers Group of the United Kingdom,










—


Groupe GO Sport SAS (‘Groupe GO Sport’, France), belonging to the GO Sport Group of France,










—


GO Sport France SAS (‘GO Sport France’, France), belonging to the GO Sport Group of France.




SPORTSDIRECT.COM France will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of parts of Groupe GO Sport and GO Sport France.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of assets.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following:






—


SPORTSDIRECT.COM France active in the retail trade market of sports goods and operates several Sports Direct stores in France,










—


Groupe GO Sport is active in the retail distribution of sports goods with its main operations in France,










—


GO Sport France is active in the retail distribution of sports goods with its main operations in France.






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.
Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.


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.11085 – FRASERS / GO SPORT
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’).

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11076 – TOTALENERGIES / TOTAL EREN) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 114/05
Date: 2023-03-29
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, energy industry, energy production, gas industry, merger control, oil industry, renewable energy








C_2023114EN.01000601.xml










29.3.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 114/6






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11076 – TOTALENERGIES / TOTAL EREN)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 114/05)

1.   
On 17 March 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:






—


TotalEnergies SE (‘TotalEnergies’, France),










—


Total Eren Holding (‘Total Eren’, France), currently jointly controlled by TotalEnergies and New Eren SA.




TotalEnergies will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Total Eren.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following:






—


TotalEnergies is a vertically integrated international energy company involved in all sectors of the oil and gas industry,










—


Total Eren develops, finances, builds and operates renewable energy plants worldwide.






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.
Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.


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.11076 – TOTALENERGIES / TOTAL EREN
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’).

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Case T-660/19 RENV: Judgment of the General Court of 29 March 2023 — Universität Bremen v REA (Research and technological development — Framework Programme for Research and Innovation ‘Horizon 2020’ — Call for proposals H2020-SC6-Governance-2019 — REA decision rejecting a proposal — Error of fact — Error of law — Manifest error of assessment)
Date: 2023-03-29
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU financing, Framework Programme for Research and Development, financial aid, invitation to tender








C_2023179EN.01002402.xml










22.5.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 179/24






Judgment of the General Court of 29 March 2023 — Universität Bremen v REA
(Case T-660/19 RENV) (1)

(Research and technological development - Framework Programme for Research and Innovation ‘Horizon 2020’ - Call for proposals H2020-SC6-Governance-2019 - REA decision rejecting a proposal - Error of fact - Error of law - Manifest error of assessment)
(2023/C 179/34)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Universität Bremen (Bremen, Germany) (represented by: C. Schmid, Professor)

Defendant: European Research Executive Agency (represented by: V. Canetti and S. Payan-Lagrou, acting as Agents, and C. Wagner and R. van der Hout, lawyers)

Re:

By its application under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of decision Ares(2019) 4590599 of the European Research Executive Agency (REA) of 16 July 2019 rejecting the proposal that it submitted in relation to call for proposals H2020-SC6-Governance-2019.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Universität Bremen to pay the costs relating to the proceedings brought before the General Court and the European Research Executive Agency (REA) to pay the costs of the appeal proceedings before the Court of Justice.






(1)  OJ C 399, 25.11.2019.
Case T-308/22: Judgment of the General Court of 29 March 2023 — celotec v EUIPO — Decotec Printing (DECOTEC) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark DECOTEC — Absolute ground for invalidity — Lack of descriptiveness — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Date: 2023-03-29
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, building materials, packaging product, paper, paperboard, registered trade mark, teaching materials, textile product, trade-mark law








C_2023179EN.01004102.xml










22.5.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 179/41






Judgment of the General Court of 29 March 2023 — celotec v EUIPO — Decotec Printing (DECOTEC)
(Case T-308/22) (1)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark DECOTEC - Absolute ground for invalidity - Lack of descriptiveness - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
(2023/C 179/60)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: celotec GmbH & Co. KG (Sendenhorst, Germany) (represented by: E. Warnke and J. Römelt, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Decotec Printing, SA (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: K. Guridi Sedlak, lawyer)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 21 March 2022 (Case R 1025/2021-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders celotec GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 266, 11.7.2022.
Case T-575/21: Judgment of the General Court of 29 March 2023 — Tinnus Enterprises v EUIPO — Mystic Products and Koopman International (Fluid distribution equipment) (Community design — Invalidity proceedings — Registered Community design representing fluid distribution equipment — Ground for invalidity — Non-compliance with requirements for protection — Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 — Features of appearance of a product solely dictated by its technical function — Article 8(1) of Regulation No 6/2002)
Date: 2023-03-29
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: designs and models, toy industry








C_2023179EN.01003202.xml










22.5.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 179/32






Judgment of the General Court of 29 March 2023 — Tinnus Enterprises v EUIPO — Mystic Products and Koopman International (Fluid distribution equipment)
(Case T-575/21) (1)

(Community design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered Community design representing fluid distribution equipment - Ground for invalidity - Non-compliance with requirements for protection - Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 - Features of appearance of a product solely dictated by its technical function - Article 8(1) of Regulation No 6/2002)
(2023/C 179/46)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Tinnus Enterprises LLC (Plano, Texas, United States) (represented by: T. Wuttke and J. Lewandowski, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Mystic Products Import & Export, SL (Badalona, Spain)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Koopman International BV (Amsterdam, Netherlands) (represented by: G. van den Bergh, A. van Hoek and B. Brouwer, lawyers)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant, Tinnus Enterprises LLC, seeks the annulment and alteration of the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 1 July 2021 (Case R 1006/2018-3) (‘the contested decision’).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Tinnus Enterprises LLC to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and by Koopman International BV.






(1)  OJ C 462, 15.11.2021.
Case T-588/21: Judgment of the General Court of 29 March 2023 — Tinnus Enterprises v EUIPO — Mystic Products and Koopman International (Fluid distribution equipment) (Community design — Invalidity proceedings — Registered Community design representing a part of the fluid distribution equipment — Ground for invalidity — Non-compliance with requirements for protection — Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 — Features of appearance of a product solely dictated by its technical function — Article 8(1) of Regulation No 6/2002)
Date: 2023-03-29
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: designs and models, toy industry








C_2023179EN.01003501.xml










22.5.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 179/35






Judgment of the General Court of 29 March 2023 — Tinnus Enterprises v EUIPO — Mystic Products and Koopman International (Fluid distribution equipment)
(Case T-588/21) (1)

(Community design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered Community design representing a part of the fluid distribution equipment - Ground for invalidity - Non-compliance with requirements for protection - Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 - Features of appearance of a product solely dictated by its technical function - Article 8(1) of Regulation No 6/2002)
(2023/C 179/50)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Tinnus Enterprises LLC (Plano, Texas, United States) (represented by: T. Wuttke and J. Lewandowski, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Mystic Products Import & Export, SL (Badalona, Spain)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Koopman International BV (Amsterdam, Netherlands) (represented by: G. van den Bergh, A. van Hoek and B. Brouwer, lawyers)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant, Tinnus Enterprises LLC, seeks the annulment and alteration of the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 12 July 2021 (Case R 1008/2018-3) (‘the contested decision’).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Tinnus Enterprises LLC to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and by Koopman International BV.






(1)  OJ C 471, 22.11.2021.
Case T-578/21: Judgment of the General Court of 29 March 2023 — Tinnus Enterprises v EUIPO — Mystic Products and Koopman International (Fluid distribution equipment) (Community design — Invalidity proceedings — Registered Community design representing fluid distribution equipment — Ground for invalidity — Non-compliance with requirements for protection — Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 — Features of appearance of a product solely dictated by its technical function — Article 8(1) of Regulation No 6/2002)
Date: 2023-03-29
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: designs and models, toy industry








C_2023179EN.01003402.xml










22.5.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 179/34






Judgment of the General Court of 29 March 2023 — Tinnus Enterprises v EUIPO — Mystic Products and Koopman International (Fluid distribution equipment)
(Case T-578/21) (1)

(Community design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered Community design representing fluid distribution equipment - Ground for invalidity - Non-compliance with requirements for protection - Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 - Features of appearance of a product solely dictated by its technical function - Article 8(1) of Regulation No 6/2002)
(2023/C 179/49)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Tinnus Enterprises LLC (Plano, Texas, United States) (represented by: T. Wuttke and J. Lewandowski, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Mystic Products Import & Export, SL (Badalona, Spain)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Koopman International BV (Amsterdam, Netherlands) (represented by: G. van den Bergh, A. van Hoek and B. Brouwer, lawyers)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant, Tinnus Enterprises LLC, seeks the annulment and alteration of the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 1 July 2021 (Case R 1009/2018-3) (‘the contested decision’).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Tinnus Enterprises LLC to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and by Koopman International BV.






(1)  OJ C 462, 15.11.2021.
Case T-170/23: Action brought on 29 March 2023 — Amstel Brouwerij v EUIPO — Anheuser-Busch (ULTRA)
Date: 2023-03-29
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, beer, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2023179EN.01006901.xml










22.5.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 179/69






Action brought on 29 March 2023 — Amstel Brouwerij v EUIPO — Anheuser-Busch (ULTRA)
(Case T-170/23)
(2023/C 179/95)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Amstel Brouwerij BV (Amsterdam, Netherlands) (represented by: T. Cohen Jehoram, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Anheuser-Busch LLC (St. Louis, Missouri, United States)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


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

Trade mark at issue: European Union figurative mark ULTRA — European Union trade mark No 2 895 258

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 24 January 2023 in Case R 2088/2021-5

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 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Case T-342/22: Order of the General Court of 29 March 2023 — Oxyzoglou v Commission (Civil service — Contract staff — Retirement pensions — Pension rights acquired before entry into the service of the EU — Transfer to the EU scheme — Additional years of pensionable service — Action for annulment — Claim for repayment of part of the capital transferred — Unjust enrichment — Time limit for complaints — Manifest inadmissibility — Application for an order — Manifest lack of jurisdiction)
Date: 2023-03-29
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: contract staff, seniority, servant (EU), staff regulations (EU), transfer of pension rights, working time








C_2023179EN.01004601.xml










22.5.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 179/46






Order of the General Court of 29 March 2023 — Oxyzoglou v Commission
(Case T-342/22) (1)

(Civil service - Contract staff - Retirement pensions - Pension rights acquired before entry into the service of the EU - Transfer to the EU scheme - Additional years of pensionable service - Action for annulment - Claim for repayment of part of the capital transferred - Unjust enrichment - Time limit for complaints - Manifest inadmissibility - Application for an order - Manifest lack of jurisdiction)
(2023/C 179/68)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Despina Oxyzoglou (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: D. Grisay and A. Ansay, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: M. Brauhoff and L. Radu Bouyon, acting as Agents)

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

Re:

By her action under Article 270 TFEU, the applicant seeks, in essence, principally, (i) to have set aside the decision of the European Commission of 11 March 2022 rejecting her complaint which sought annulment of the opinion of 21 April 2020 determining her rights to a retirement pension, and (ii) to have her file referred to the authority empowered to conclude contracts of employment in order to determine the amount to be returned to her, and in the alternative, to have the Commission be ordered to pay the sum of EUR 30 439,50, in respect of unjust enrichment, and, in the further alternative, to request the Commission to clarify its calculation method and to apply it in the present case.

Operative part of the order







1.


The action is dismissed.










2.


Ms. Despina Oxyzoglou shall bear her own costs and pay those incurred by the European Commission.










3.


The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union shall each bear their own costs.






(1)  OJ C 284, 25.7.2022.
Case T-545/21: Judgment of the General Court of 29 March 2023 — Tinnus Enterprises v EUIPO — Mystic Products (Fluid distribution equipment) (Community design — Invalidity proceedings — Registered Community design representing fluid distribution equipment — Ground for invalidity — Non-compliance with requirements for protection — Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 — Features of appearance of a product solely dictated by its technical function — Article 8(1) of Regulation No 6/2002)
Date: 2023-03-29
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: designs and models, toy industry








C_2023179EN.01003101.xml










22.5.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 179/31






Judgment of the General Court of 29 March 2023 — Tinnus Enterprises v EUIPO — Mystic Products (Fluid distribution equipment)
(Case T-545/21) (1)

(Community design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered Community design representing fluid distribution equipment - Ground for invalidity - Non-compliance with requirements for protection - Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 - Features of appearance of a product solely dictated by its technical function - Article 8(1) of Regulation No 6/2002)
(2023/C 179/44)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Tinnus Enterprises LLC (Plano, Texas, United States) (represented by: T. Wuttke and J. Lewandowski, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Mystic Products Import & Export, SL (Badalona, Spain)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment and alteration of the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 16 June 2021 (Case R 1011/2018-3).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Tinnus Enterprises LLC to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).






(1)  OJ C 431, 25.10.2021.