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Case T-748/20: Judgment of the General Court of 6 September 2023 — Commission v CEVA and Others (Arbitration clause — Specific programme for research and development in the field of ‘Quality of Life and Management of Living Resources’ — Grant agreement — OLAF investigation report finding financial irregularities — Reimbursement of the sums paid — Applicable law — Limitation period — Impact of the OLAF report)
Date: 2023-09-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU aid, European Anti-fraud Office, claim, eligibility criteria, project funding, reimbursement of aid, research programme








C_202300650EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/650


13.11.2023





Judgment of the General Court of 6 September 2023 — Commission v CEVA and Others
(Case T-748/20) (1)

(Arbitration clause - Specific programme for research and development in the field of ‘Quality of Life and Management of Living Resources’ - Grant agreement - OLAF investigation report finding financial irregularities - Reimbursement of the sums paid - Applicable law - Limitation period - Impact of the OLAF report)
(C/2023/650)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: J. Estrada de Solà and M. Ilkova, acting as Agents, and by E. Bouttier, lawyer)

Defendants: Centre d’étude et de valorisation des algues SA (CEVA) (Pleubian, France) (represented by: A. Raccah, lawyer), SELARL AJIRE (Rennes, France), SELARL TCA (Saint-Brieuc, France)

Re:

By its action based on Article 272 TFEU, the European Commission seeks, in essence, determination of the amount of the debt owed to it corresponding to the reimbursement of the grants paid under the financing contract concluded with the Centre d’étude et de valorisation des algues SA (Centre for the Study and Exploitation of Algae SA) (CEVA) for the implementation of a project in the context of the specific programme for research and development entitled ‘Quality of Life and Management of Living Resources’.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Rules that the European Commission’s claim against the Centre d’étude et de valorisation des algues SA (CEVA) amounts to EUR 168 220,16, plus default interest from the date of payment of the sums unduly received, at an annual rate equal to the rate set by the European Central Bank (ECB) for its main refinancing operations, plus two percentage points;










2.


Orders CEVA to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the Commission.






(1)  
            OJ C 138, 19.4.2021.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/650/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-350/22: Judgment of the General Court of 6 September 2023 — adp Merkur v EUIPO — Play’n GO Marks (GAME OF GLADIATORS) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU word mark GAME OF GLADIATORS — Earlier EU word mark Gladiator — Relative grounds for refusal — Article 8(1)(a) and (b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — No genuine use — Article 47(2) of Regulation 2017/1001)
Date: 2023-09-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, automatic game, electronic game, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202300325EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/325


30.10.2023





Judgment of the General Court of 6 September 2023 — adp Merkur v EUIPO — Play’n GO Marks (GAME OF GLADIATORS)
(Case T-350/22) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU word mark GAME OF GLADIATORS - Earlier EU word mark Gladiator - Relative grounds for refusal - Article 8(1)(a) and (b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - No genuine use - Article 47(2) of Regulation 2017/1001)
(C/2023/325)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: adp Merkur GmbH (Espelkamp, Germany) (represented by: K. Mandel, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Play’n GO Marks ltd. (Sliema, Malta) (represented by: F. Persson Winter and A. Bengtsson, 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 11 April 2022 (Case R 2289/2020-4).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders adp Merkur GmbH to bear its own costs and to pay the costs incurred by Play’n GO Marks ltd.;










3.


Orders the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to bear its own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 294, 1.8.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/325/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-492/22: Judgment of the General Court of 6 September 2023 — Iwuć v EUIPO — Hangzhou XiangHui (Packaging box and set of socks) (Community design — Invalidity proceedings — Registered Community design representing a packaging box and a set of socks — Grounds for invalidity — Articles 5, 7 and 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002)
Date: 2023-09-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: clothing, designs and models, packaging product








C_202300534EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/534


6.11.2023





Judgment of the General Court of 6 September 2023 — Iwuć v EUIPO — Hangzhou XiangHui (Packaging box and set of socks)
(Case T-492/22) (1)

(Community design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered Community design representing a packaging box and a set of socks - Grounds for invalidity - Articles 5, 7 and 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002)
(C/2023/534)
Language of the case: Polish

Parties


Applicant: Cyprian Iwuć (Sliema, Malta) (represented by: T. Kos, 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: Hangzhou XiangHui International Trading Co., Ltd. (Hangzhou, China)

Re:

By his action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 20 May 2022 (Case R 1672/2021-3).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders each party to bear its own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 368, 26.9.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/534/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-774/21: Judgment of the General Court of 6 September 2023 — DPG Deutsche Pfandsystem v EUIPO — Užstato sistemos administratorius (Representation of a bottle and an arrow) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for an EU figurative mark representing a bottle and an arrow — Earlier EU figurative mark representing a can, a bottle and an arrow — 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) — No genuine use of the earlier mark — Article 42(2) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 47(2) of Regulation 2017/1001)
Date: 2023-09-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, consultancy, packaging product, registered trade mark, trade-mark law, waste disposal, waste recycling








C_202300520EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/520


6.11.2023





Judgment of the General Court of 6 September 2023 — DPG Deutsche Pfandsystem v EUIPO — Užstato sistemos administratorius (Representation of a bottle and an arrow)
(Case T-774/21) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for an EU figurative mark representing a bottle and an arrow - Earlier EU figurative mark representing a can, a bottle and an arrow - 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) - No genuine use of the earlier mark - Article 42(2) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 47(2) of Regulation 2017/1001)
(C/2023/520)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: DPG Deutsche Pfandsystem GmbH (Berlin, Germany) (represented by: J. Götz, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Užstato sistemos administratorius VšĮ (Vilnius, Lithuania) (represented by Ą. Čekanavičius, lawyer)

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 23 September 2021 (Case R 117/2020-2).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders DPG Deutsche Pfandsystem GmbH to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 84, 21.2.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/520/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-377/22: Judgment of the General Court of 6 September 2023 — Cayago Tec v EUIPO — iAqua (Shenzhen) (Personal watercraft, Speedboat) (Community design — Invalidity proceedings — Registered Community design representing a personal watercraft or a boat — Earlier Community designs — Grounds for invalidity — Conditions for protection — Individual character — Articles 4, 6 and Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 — Degree of freedom of the designer — Overall impression — National judicial proceedings — Expert report)
Date: 2023-09-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: designs and models, pleasure craft








C_202300328EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/328


30.10.2023





Judgment of the General Court of 6 September 2023 — Cayago Tec v EUIPO — iAqua (Shenzhen) (Personal watercraft, Speedboat)
(Case T-377/22) (1)

(Community design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered Community design representing a personal watercraft or a boat - Earlier Community designs - Grounds for invalidity - Conditions for protection - Individual character - Articles 4, 6 and Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 - Degree of freedom of the designer - Overall impression - National judicial proceedings - Expert report)
(C/2023/328)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Cayago Tec GmbH (Bad Salzuflen, Germany) (represented by: J. Güell Serra and S. Schröter, 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, intervener before the General Court: iAqua (Shenzhen) Ltd (Shenzhen, China) (represented by: E. Edissonov Kirilov, lawyer)

Re:

By its action based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 19 April 2022 (Case R 951/2021-3).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Cayago Tec GmbH to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 326, 29.8.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/328/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-312/22: Judgment of the General Court of 6 September 2023 — QC and Others v EUIPO — Wyrębski (RED BRAND CHICKEN) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Three-dimensional EU trade mark RED BRAND CHICKEN — Shape of a white and red rectangular box — Absolute ground for invalidity — Bad faith — Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Date: 2023-09-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, frozen product, poultry, poultrymeat, preserved product, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202300528EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/528


6.11.2023





Judgment of the General Court of 6 September 2023 — QC and Others v EUIPO — Wyrębski (RED BRAND CHICKEN)
(Case T-312/22) (1)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Three-dimensional EU trade mark RED BRAND CHICKEN - Shape of a white and red rectangular box - Absolute ground for invalidity - Bad faith - Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
(C/2023/528)
Language of the case: Polish

Parties


Applicants: QC, QD, QE (represented by: A. Suskiewicz and J. Gwiazdowska, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Walicka and M. Chylinska, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Grzegorz Wyrębski (Wróblew, Poland) (represented by: A. Skup and K. Pyszków, lawyers)

Re:

By their action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicants seek the annulment of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 16 March 2022 (Case R 1165/2020-2).

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 16 March 2022 (Case 1165/2020-2);










2.


Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by QC, QD and QE during the proceedings before the General Court;










3.


Orders Mr Grzegorz Wyrębski to bear his own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 284, 25.7.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/528/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-601/22: Judgment of the General Court of 6 September 2023 — Consultora de Telecomunicaciones Optiva Media v EUIPO — Optiva Canada (OPTIVA MEDIA) (EU trade mark — Revocation proceedings — EU figurative mark OPTIVA MEDIA — Genuine use of the mark — Article 18(1) and Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Proof of genuine use — Assessment of the evidence)
Date: 2023-09-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, business management, computer equipment, consultancy, registered trade mark, scientific research, software, telecommunications, trade-mark law








C_202300332EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/332


30.10.2023





Judgment of the General Court of 6 September 2023 — Consultora de Telecomunicaciones Optiva Media v EUIPO — Optiva Canada (OPTIVA MEDIA)
(Case T-601/22) (1)

(EU trade mark - Revocation proceedings - EU figurative mark OPTIVA MEDIA - Genuine use of the mark - Article 18(1) and Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Proof of genuine use - Assessment of the evidence)
(C/2023/332)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Consultora de Telecomunicaciones Optiva Media, SL (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: C. Rivadulla Oliva, lawyer)

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: Optiva Canada Inc. (Mississauga, Ontario, Canada) (represented by: E. Edissonov Kirilov, 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 13 July 2022 (Joined Cases R 1533/2021-5 and R 1740/2021-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Consultora de Telecomunicaciones Optiva Media, SL to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Optiva Canada Inc;










3.


Orders the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to bear its own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 441, 21.11.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/332/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-786/21: Judgment of the General Court of 6 September 2023 — Team Beverage v EUIPO (TEAM BUSINESS IT DATEN — PROZESSE — SYSTEME) (EU trade mark — Application for EU figurative mark TEAM BUSINESS IT DATEN — PROZESSE — SYSTEME — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2023-09-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, communications systems, consultancy, data processing, education, provision of services, publishing, registered trade mark, software, trade-mark law








C_202300315EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/315


30.10.2023





Judgment of the General Court of 6 September 2023 — Team Beverage v EUIPO (TEAM BUSINESS IT DATEN — PROZESSE — SYSTEME)
(Case T-786/21) (1)

(EU trade mark - Application for EU figurative mark TEAM BUSINESS IT DATEN — PROZESSE — SYSTEME - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(C/2023/315)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Team Beverage AG (Bremen, Germany) (represented by: O. Spieker, D. Mienert and J. Si-Ha Selbmann, lawyers)

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

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 8 October 2021 (Case R 2185/2020-2).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Team Beverage AG to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 73, 14.2.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/315/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-578/22: Order of the General Court of 6 September 2023 — EDPS v Parliament and Council (Action for annulment — Law governing the institutions — Processing of personal data by Europol — Regulation (EU) 2016/794 — The institutional prerogatives of the EDPS — Locus standi — Action in part inadmissible and in part manifestly inadmissible)
Date: 2023-09-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Europol, criminal procedure, data protection, data-processing law, operation of the Institutions, personal data, right of action








C_202300336EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/336


30.10.2023





Order of the General Court of 6 September 2023 — EDPS v Parliament and Council
(Case T-578/22) (1)

(Action for annulment - Law governing the institutions - Processing of personal data by Europol - Regulation (EU) 2016/794 - The institutional prerogatives of the EDPS - Locus standi - Action in part inadmissible and in part manifestly inadmissible)
(C/2023/336)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: European Data Protection Supervisor (represented by: D. Nardi, T. Zerdick, A. Buchta and F. Coudert, Agents)

Defendants: European Parliament (represented by: P. López-Carceller, I. Liukkonen and R. van de Westelaken, Agents), Council of the European Union (represented by: J. Lotarski, K. Pleśniak and R. Meyer, Agents)

Re:

By his action under Article 263 TFEU, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) seeks the annulment of Articles 74a and 74b of Regulation (EU) 2016/794 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) and replacing and repealing Council Decisions 2009/371/JHA, 2009/934/JHA, 2009/935/JHA, 2009/936/JHA and 2009/968/JHA (OJ 2016 L 135, p. 53), as amended by Regulation (EU) 2022/991 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2022, as regards Europol’s cooperation with private parties, the processing of personal data by Europol in support of criminal investigations, and Europol’s role in research and innovation (OJ 2022 L 169, p. 1).

Operative part of the order







1.


The action is dismissed as in part inadmissible and in part manifestly inadmissible.










2.


There is no need to rule on the applications for leave to intervene submitted by the European Commission, the Kingdom of Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany, the French Republic and the Kingdom of the Netherlands.










3.


The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) shall bear his own costs and pay the costs incurred by the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament, with the exception of those relating to the applications to intervene.










4.


The EDPS, the Council, the Parliament and the Commission, the Kingdom of Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany, the French Republic and the Kingdom of the Netherlands shall bear their own costs relating to the applications to intervene.






(1)  
            OJ C 424, 7.11.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/336/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-316/22: Judgment of the General Court of 6 September 2023 — QC and Others v EUIPO — Wyrębski (BLUE BRAND CHICKEN) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Three-dimensional EU trade mark BLUE BRAND CHICKEN — Shape of a white and blue rectangular box — Absolute ground for invalidity — Bad faith — Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Date: 2023-09-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, frozen product, poultry, poultrymeat, preserved product, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202300529EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/529


6.11.2023





Judgment of the General Court of 6 September 2023 — QC and Others v EUIPO — Wyrębski (BLUE BRAND CHICKEN)
(Case T-316/22) (1)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Three-dimensional EU trade mark BLUE BRAND CHICKEN - Shape of a white and blue rectangular box - Absolute ground for invalidity - Bad faith - Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
(C/2023/529)
Language of the case: Polish

Parties


Applicants: QC, QD, QE (represented by: A. Suskiewicz and J. Gwiazdowska, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Walicka and M. Chylinska, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Grzegorz Wyrębski (Wróblew, Poland) (represented by: A. Skup and K. Pyszków, lawyers)

Re:

By their action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicants seek the annulment of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 24 March 2022 (Case R 1166/2020-2).

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 24 March 2022 (Case R 1166/2020-2);










2.


Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by QC, QD and QE during the proceedings before the General Court;










3.


Orders Mr Grzegorz Wyrębski to bear his own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 284, 25.7.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/529/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)