do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-735/21: Judgment of the General Court of 7 June 2023 — Aprile and Commerciale Italiana v EUIPO — DC Comics (Representation of a bat in an oval surround) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Figurative EU trade mark representing a bat in an oval surround — Absolute grounds for invalidity — Distinctive character — No descriptive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Restriction of the goods covered by the application for a declaration of invalidity — Obligation to state reasons)
Date: 2023-06-07
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, registered trade mark, toy industry, trade-mark law








C_2023252EN.01004401.xml










17.7.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 252/44






Judgment of the General Court of 7 June 2023 — Aprile and Commerciale Italiana v EUIPO — DC Comics (Representation of a bat in an oval surround)
(Case T-735/21) (1)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Figurative EU trade mark representing a bat in an oval surround - Absolute grounds for invalidity - Distinctive character - No descriptive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Restriction of the goods covered by the application for a declaration of invalidity - Obligation to state reasons)
(2023/C 252/50)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicants: Luigi Aprile (San Giuseppe Vesuviano, Italy), Commerciale Italiana Srl (Nola, Italy) (represented by: C. Saettel, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: DC Comics (Burbank, California, United States) (represented by: G. Glas, P. Van Dyck and E. Taelman, lawyers)

Re:

By their action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicants seek annulment of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 6 September 2021 (Case R 1447/2020-2).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Mr Luigi Aprile and Commerciale Italiana Srl to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 37, 24.1.2022.
Case T-543/22: Judgment of the General Court of 7 June 2023 — Laboratorios Ern v EUIPO — BRM Extremities (BIOPLAN) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark BIOPLAN — Earlier national word mark BIOPLAK — Relative ground for refusal — No similarity between the goods — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2023-06-07
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, medical device, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2023261EN.01003601.xml










24.7.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 261/36






Judgment of the General Court of 7 June 2023 — Laboratorios Ern v EUIPO — BRM Extremities (BIOPLAN)
(Case T-543/22) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark BIOPLAN - Earlier national word mark BIOPLAK - Relative ground for refusal - No similarity between the goods - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(2023/C 261/50)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Laboratorios Ern, SA (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: S. Correa Rodríguez, lawyer)

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: BRM Extremities Srl (Milan, Italy)

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 6 June 2022 (Case R 2147/2021-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders each party to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 408, 24.10.2022.
Case T-541/22: Judgment of the General Court of 7 June 2023 — Sanity Group v EUIPO — AC Marca Brands (Sanity Group) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark Sanity Group — Earlier EU figurative mark SANYTOL — Relative ground for refusal — Detriment to reputation — Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2023-06-07
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, advertising, cosmetic product, dietary product, food supplement, polishing and scouring preparations, registered trade mark, research, service, trade-mark law








C_2023261EN.01003502.xml










24.7.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 261/35






Judgment of the General Court of 7 June 2023 — Sanity Group v EUIPO — AC Marca Brands (Sanity Group)
(Case T-541/22) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark Sanity Group - Earlier EU figurative mark SANYTOL - Relative ground for refusal - Detriment to reputation - Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(2023/C 261/49)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Sanity Group GmbH (Berlin, Germany) (represented by: B. Koch and V. Wolf, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: AC Marca Brands, SL (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: D. Pellisé Urquiza and J.C. Quero Navarro, lawyers)

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 22 June 2022 (Case R 2107/2021-1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Sanity Group GmbH to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 408, 24.10.2022.
Case T-419/22: Judgment of the General Court of 7 June 2023 — Medex v EUIPO — Stein (medex) (EU trade mark — Revocation proceedings — EU figurative mark medex — Genuine use of the mark — Article 18 and Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Classification of the goods for which genuine use has been shown)
Date: 2023-06-07
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, confectionery product, cosmetic product, dietary product, food additive, hairdressing and beauty care, honey, registered trade mark, trade-mark law, vitamin








C_2023252EN.01004702.xml










17.7.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 252/47






Judgment of the General Court of 7 June 2023 — Medex v EUIPO — Stein (medex)
(Case T-419/22) (1)

(EU trade mark - Revocation proceedings - EU figurative mark medex - Genuine use of the mark - Article 18 and Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Classification of the goods for which genuine use has been shown)
(2023/C 252/56)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Medex, živilska industrija, d.o.o. (Ljubljana, Slovenia) (represented by: N. Čuden, lawyer)

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: Gerrit Cornelis Johan Stein (Elp, Netherlands)

Re:

By its action on the basis of 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 3 May 2022 (Case R 1361/2021-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders each party to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 326, 29.8.2022.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11110 – EFMS / PSPIB / RADIUS) (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 222/08
Date: 2023-06-07
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, holding company, investment company, merger control, property leasing, radio telecommunications, real estate business








C_2023222EN.01003401.xml










26.6.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 222/34






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11110 – EFMS / PSPIB / RADIUS)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 222/08)
On 7 June 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 (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). 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 32023M11110. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-582/21: Judgment of the General Court of 7 June 2023 — Rubnikovich v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken in view of the situation in Belarus — Freezing of funds — Lists of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources to which the freezing of funds and economic resources and the ban on entry into or transit through European Union territory applies — Inclusion of the applicant’s name on the lists — Collective nature of a sanction — Obligation to state reasons — Error of assessment — Proportionality)
Date: 2023-06-07
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Belarus, EU restrictive measure, economic sanctions, freezing of assets, international sanctions, natural person, principle of proportionality








C_2023252EN.01004201.xml










17.7.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 252/42






Judgment of the General Court of 7 June 2023 — Rubnikovich v Council
(Case T-582/21) (1)

(Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures taken in view of the situation in Belarus - Freezing of funds - Lists of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources to which the freezing of funds and economic resources and the ban on entry into or transit through European Union territory applies - Inclusion of the applicant’s name on the lists - Collective nature of a sanction - Obligation to state reasons - Error of assessment - Proportionality)
(2023/C 252/47)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Siarhei Rubnikovich (Tarasovo, Belarus) (represented by: D. Litvinski, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: A. Limonet and V. Piessevaux, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action based on Article 263 TFEU seeking the annulment of Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2021/1002 of 21 June 2021 implementing Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus (OJ 2021 L 219 I, p. 70), and of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 221/997 of 21 June 2021 implementing Article 8a(1) of Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Belarus (OJ 2021 L 219 I, p. 3), to the extent that those two acts concern the applicant.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Mr Siarhei Rubnikovich to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 11, 10.1.2022.
Case T-312/23: Action brought on 7 June 2023 — Naturgy Energy Group v EUIPO — Global Power Service (gps global power service)
Date: 2023-06-07
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, consultancy, energy efficiency, energy supply, fire protection, heating, registered trade mark, risk management, testing, trade-mark law








C_2023261EN.01004201.xml










24.7.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 261/42






Action brought on 7 June 2023 — Naturgy Energy Group v EUIPO — Global Power Service (gps global power service)
(Case T-312/23)
(2023/C 261/57)
Language in which the application was lodged: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Naturgy Energy Group, SA (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: J. Mora Cortés, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Global Power Service SpA (Verona, Italy)

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 EU figurative mark gps global power service — Application for registration No 18 001 007

Proceedings before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 1 March 2023 in Case R 505/2022-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul or revoke the contested decision, in so far as the appeal in Case R 505/2022-4 is dismissed, and grant, in its entirety, the contested mark in respect of all the goods and services sought;










—


order EUIPO and the intervener (if the latter intervenes in this action) to pay the costs, including those relating to the proceedings before the Operations Department and before the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO.





Plea in law

Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Case T-141/21: Judgment of the General Court of 7 June 2023 — Shakutin v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken in view of the situation in Belarus — Freezing of funds — Lists of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources — Inclusion and maintenance of the applicant’s name on the lists — Obligation to state reasons — Right to be heard — Right to effective judicial protection — Error of assessment)
Date: 2023-06-07
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Belarus, EU restrictive measure, economic sanctions, freezing of assets, international sanctions, right to justice, rights of the defence








C_2023252EN.01003901.xml










17.7.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 252/39






Judgment of the General Court of 7 June 2023 — Shakutin v Council
(Case T-141/21) (1)

(Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures taken in view of the situation in Belarus - Freezing of funds - Lists of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources - Inclusion and maintenance of the applicant’s name on the lists - Obligation to state reasons - Right to be heard - Right to effective judicial protection - Error of assessment)
(2023/C 252/43)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Aleksandr Vasilevich Shakutin (Minsk, Belarus) (represented by: B. Evtimov, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union, (represented by S. Van Overmeire, T. Haas and B. Driessen, acting as Agents),

Re:
By his action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of, first, Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2020/2130 of 17 December 2020 implementing Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Belarus (OJ 2020 L 426I, p. 14) and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2129 of 17 December 2020 implementing Article 8a(1) of Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Belarus (OJ 2020 L 426I, p. 1); second, Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/353 of 25 February 2021 amending Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Belarus (OJ 2021 L 68, p. 189) and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/339 of 25 February 2021 implementing Article 8a of Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Belarus (OJ 2021 L 68, p. 29); and, third, Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/307 of 24 February 2022 amending Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus (OJ 2022 L 46, p. 97) and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/300 of 24 February 2022 implementing Article 8a of Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus (OJ 2022 L 46, p. 3), in so far as those acts concern the applicant.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Mr Aleksandr Vasilevich Shakutin to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 182, 10.5.2021.
Decision (EU) 2023/1135 of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of 7 June 2023 appointing a judge to the Court of Justice
Date: 2023-06-07
Institutions: Representatives of the Governments of the Member States
Subjects: Court of Justice (EU), appointment of members, member of the Court of Justice (EU)








L_2023149EN.01008001.xml










9.6.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 149/80








            DECISION (EU) 2023/1135 OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES
         
of 7 June 2023
         
appointing a judge to the Court of Justice


THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 19 thereof,


Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 253 and 255 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


The terms of office of 14 Judges and six Advocates-General of the Court of Justice, including that of Mr Marko ILEŠIČ, expired on 6 October 2021.












(2)


An appointment to this post should therefore be made for the term of office starting on the date of entry into force of this Decision and expiring on 6 October 2027.












(3)


It has been proposed that the term of office of Mr Marko ILEŠIČ as Judge of the Court of Justice be renewed.












(4)


The panel set up by Article 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union has given a favourable opinion on the suitability of this candidate to perform the duties of Judge of the Court of Justice,





HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Mr Marko ILEŠIČ is hereby appointed Judge to the Court of Justice for the period from the date of entry into force of this Decision to 6 October 2027.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 7 June 2023.


The President

L. DANIELSSON
Case T-47/22: Judgment of the General Court of 7 June 2023 — DDR Kultur v EUIPO — Groupe Canal+ (THE PLANET) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark THE PLANET — Earlier EU figurative mark PLANÈTE + — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2023-06-07
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, advertising, cultural event, publishing, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2023261EN.01003101.xml










24.7.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 261/31






Judgment of the General Court of 7 June 2023 — DDR Kultur v EUIPO — Groupe Canal+ (THE PLANET)
(Case T-47/22) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU figurative mark THE PLANET - Earlier EU figurative mark PLANÈTE + - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(2023/C 261/43)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: DDR Kultur UG (haftungsbeschränkt) (Berlin, Germany) (represented by: I. Yeboah, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Bosse and D. Gája, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Groupe Canal+, (Issy-les-Moulineaux, France) (represented by M. Georges-Picot and C. Cuny, lawyers)

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 25 November 2021 (Case R 2385/2020-2).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 25 November 2021 (Case R 2385/2020-2);










2.


Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by DDR Kultur UG (haftungsbeschränkt) in the proceedings before the Court;










3.


Orders Groupe Canal+ to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 128, 21.3.2022
Case T-309/21: Judgment of the General Court of 7 June 2023 — TC v Parliament (Law governing the institutions — Rules governing expenses and allowances for Members of Parliament — Parliamentary assistance allowance — Recovery of sums unduly paid — Reasonable time — Burden of proof — Right to be heard — Protection of personal data — Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 — Article 26 of the Staff Regulations)
Date: 2023-06-07
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Member of the European Parliament, allowances and expenses, data protection, debt, personal data, proof, rights of the defence, servant (EU)








C_2023261EN.01003001.xml










24.7.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 261/30






Judgment of the General Court of 7 June 2023 — TC v Parliament
(Case T-309/21) (1)

(Law governing the institutions - Rules governing expenses and allowances for Members of Parliament - Parliamentary assistance allowance - Recovery of sums unduly paid - Reasonable time - Burden of proof - Right to be heard - Protection of personal data - Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 - Article 26 of the Staff Regulations)
(2023/C 261/41)
Language of the case: Lithuanian

Parties


Applicant: TC (represented by: D. Aukštuolytė, lawyer)

Defendant: European Parliament (represented by: M. Ecker and S. Toliušis, Agents)

Re:

By his application based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment, first, of the decision of the Secretary-General of the European Parliament of 16 March 2021 declaring a debt owed by him in the amount of EUR 78 838,21 unduly paid in the form of parliamentary assistance expenses and ordering its recovery and, second, of the debit note No 7010000523 of 31 March 2021.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Declares that there is no need to adjudicate on the action for annulment, in so far as it is directed against, first, the decision of the Secretary-General of the European Parliament, of 16 March 2021 declaring a debt owed by TC, for a sum unduly paid in the form of parliamentary assistance expenses, and ordering the recovery of that sum and, second, the debit note No 7010000523 of 31 March 2021, in so far as that decision and that note concern the remuneration, social costs and travel expenses relating to A’s employment during the period between 1 April and 22 November 2016, in respect of an amount of EUR 28 083,67;










2.


Annuls the abovementioned decision of the Secretary-General of the Parliament of 16 March 2021 and the debit note No 7010000523 of 31 March 2021, in so far as they order the recovery from TC of the remuneration, social costs and travel expenses relating to A’s employment during the period between 22 May 2015 and 31 March 2016, in respect of an amount of EUR 50 754,54;










3.


Orders the Parliament to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 320, 9.8.2021.