do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-484/14: Order of the General Court of 11 October 2023 — Monthisa Residencial v Commission (Action for annulment — State aid — Aid granted by the Spanish authorities to certain economic interest groupings (EIGs) and their investors — Tax regime applicable to certain finance lease agreements for the purchase of ships (Spanish tax lease system) — Decision declaring the aid incompatible in part with the internal market and ordering its recovery in part — Failure to comply with procedural requirements — Manifest inadmissibility in part — Selective nature — Effect on trade between Member States — Adverse effect on competition — Legitimate expectations — Legal certainty — Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law in part)
Date: 2023-10-11
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Spain, State aid, control of State aid, domestic market, hire purchase, investment, reimbursement of aid








C_202400419EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/419


3.1.2024





Order of the General Court of 11 October 2023 — Monthisa Residencial v Commission
(Case T-484/14) (1)

(Action for annulment - State aid - Aid granted by the Spanish authorities to certain economic interest groupings (EIGs) and their investors - Tax regime applicable to certain finance lease agreements for the purchase of ships (Spanish tax lease system) - Decision declaring the aid incompatible in part with the internal market and ordering its recovery in part - Failure to comply with procedural requirements - Manifest inadmissibility in part - Selective nature - Effect on trade between Member States - Adverse effect on competition - Legitimate expectations - Legal certainty - Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law in part)
(C/2024/419)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Monthisa Residencial, SA (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: F. de Artíñano Rodríguez de Torres and J. Martínez Muro, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: J. Carpi Badía and P. Němečková, acting as Agents)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of Commission Decision 2014/200/EU of 17 July 2013 on the aid scheme SA.21233 C/11 (ex NN/11, ex CP 137/06) implemented by Spain Tax scheme applicable to certain finance lease agreements also known as the Spanish Tax Lease System (OJ 2014 L 114, p. 1).

Operative part of the order







1.


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










2.


Monthisa Residencial, SA shall pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 261, 11.8.2014.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/419/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-52/23: Judgment of the General Court of 11 October 2023 — Olive Line International v EUIPO — Santa Rita Harinas (SANTARRITA) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word trade mark SANTARRITA — Earlier EU figurative mark Santa Rita — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Proof of genuine use of the earlier trade mark — Article 47(2) of Regulation 2017/1001)
Date: 2023-10-11
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, bulb vegetable, olive, olive oil, processed foodstuff, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202301162EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/1162


4.12.2023





Judgment of the General Court of 11 October 2023 — Olive Line International v EUIPO — Santa Rita Harinas (SANTARRITA)
(Case T-52/23) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word trade mark SANTARRITA - Earlier EU figurative mark Santa Rita - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Proof of genuine use of the earlier trade mark - Article 47(2) of Regulation 2017/1001)
(C/2023/1162)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


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

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

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

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 7 December 2022 (Case R 577/2022-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders each party to bear its own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 112, 27.3.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/1162/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-435/22: Judgment of the General Court of 11 October 2023 — Pascoe pharmazeutische Präparate v EUIPO — Novartis Pharma (PASCELMO) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — International registration designating the European Union — Word mark PASCELMO — Earlier EU word mark PASCOE — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Date: 2023-10-11
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, pharmaceutical product, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202300979EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/979


27.11.2023





Judgment of the General Court of 11 October 2023 — Pascoe pharmazeutische Präparate v EUIPO — Novartis Pharma (PASCELMO)
(Case T-435/22) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - International registration designating the European Union - Word mark PASCELMO - Earlier EU word mark PASCOE - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
(C/2023/979)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Pascoe pharmazeutische Präparate GmbH (Gießen, Germany) (represented by: M. Kinkeldey, S. Brandstätter, S. Clotten and C. Schmitt, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Eberl, J. Ivanauskas and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Novartis Pharma AG (Basle, Switzerland)

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 4 May 2022 (Case R 1890/2021-2).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Pascoe pharmazeutische Präparate GmbH to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 326, 29.8.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/979/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-87/23: Judgment of the General Court of 11 October 2023 — Biogena v EUIPO (THE GOOD GUMS) (EU trade mark — International registration designating the European Union — Figurative mark THE GOOD GUMS — Absolute grounds for refusal — No distinctive character — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2023-10-11
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, aromatic plant, baby food, dietary product, food additive, food supplement, medical plant, registered trade mark, tea, trade-mark law








C_202301163EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/1163


4.12.2023





Judgment of the General Court of 11 October 2023 — Biogena v EUIPO (THE GOOD GUMS)
(Case T-87/23) (1)

(EU trade mark - International registration designating the European Union - Figurative mark THE GOOD GUMS - Absolute grounds for refusal - No distinctive character - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(C/2023/1163)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Biogena GmbH & Co. KG (Salzburg, Austria) (represented by: I. Schiffer, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: R. Manea and T. Klee, acting as Agents)

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 13 December 2022 (Case R 1690/2022-4).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders each party to bear its own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 121, 3.4.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/1163/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-542/22: Judgment of the General Court of 11 October 2023 –Martin Rodrigo v EUIPO — Louis Vuitton Malletier (CALIFORNIA Dreaming by Made in California) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark CALIFORNIA Dreaming by Made in California — Earlier Benelux word mark CALIFORNIA DREAM — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2023-10-11
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, advertising, business management, cosmetic product, electronic commerce, hairdressing and beauty care, registered trade mark, retail trade, trade-mark law, wholesale trade








C_202300982EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/982


27.11.2023





Judgment of the General Court of 11 October 2023 –Martin Rodrigo v EUIPO — Louis Vuitton Malletier (CALIFORNIA Dreaming by Made in California)
(Case T-542/22) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU figurative mark CALIFORNIA Dreaming by Made in California - Earlier Benelux word mark CALIFORNIA DREAM - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(C/2023/982)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Andres Carlos Martin Rodrigo (Fuente el Saz de Jarama, Spain) (represented by: J. Donoso Romero, lawyer)

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: Louis Vuitton Malletier (Paris, France) (represented by J. Blanchard, lawyer)

Re:

By his action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment and alteration of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 2 June 2022 (Case R 2242/2021-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Mr Andres Carlos Martin Rodrigo to bear his own costs and to pay those incurred by Louis Vuitton Malletier;










3.


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






(1)  
            OJ C 408, 24.10.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/982/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-490/22: Judgment of the General Court of 11 October 2023 — Dr. Rudolf Liebe Nachfolger v EUIPO — Bit Beauty (ayuna LESS IS BEAUTY) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — International registration designating the European Union — Figurative mark ayuna LESS IS BEAUTY — Earlier EU word mark AJONA — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2023-10-11
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, cosmetic product, hairdressing and beauty care, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202301156EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/1156


4.12.2023





Judgment of the General Court of 11 October 2023 — Dr. Rudolf Liebe Nachfolger v EUIPO — Bit Beauty (ayuna LESS IS BEAUTY)
(Case T-490/22) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - International registration designating the European Union - Figurative mark ayuna LESS IS BEAUTY - Earlier EU word mark AJONA - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(C/2023/1156)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Dr. Rudolf Liebe Nachfolger GmbH & Co. KG (Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany) (represented by: E. Stolz, U. Stelzenmüller, H. Meyerfeldt and J. Weiser, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Ivanauskas and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Bit Beauty, SL (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: J. Gallego Jiménez, E. Sanz Valls, P. Bauzá Martínez and Y. Hernández Viñes, 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 2 June 2022 (Case R 982/2021-2).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Dr. Rudolf Liebe Nachfolger GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 368, 26.9.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/1156/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Euro exchange rates – 10 October 2023
Date: 2023-10-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_202300084EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/84


11.10.2023






Euro exchange rates (1)


            10 October 2023
         
(C/2023/84)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0582 




JPY


Japanese yen


157,71 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4564 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86390 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,6005 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9589 




ISK


Iceland króna


146,30 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,4965 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,566 




HUF


Hungarian forint


387,38 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,5565 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9654 




TRY


Turkish lira


29,3393 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6538 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4387 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,2744 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7612 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4460 




KRW


South Korean won


1 427,60 




ZAR


South African rand


20,2777 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7238 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 644,75 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


5,0053 




PHP


Philippine peso


60,148 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


38,857 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,4212 




MXN


Mexican peso


19,2526 




INR


Indian rupee


88,0845 






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


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/84/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union – Cases where the Commission raises no objections – SA.109217
Date: 2023-10-11
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Poland, State aid, aid to agriculture, cereal-growing, control of State aid, leguminous vegetable, oleaginous plant








C_202300157EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/157


11.10.2023






Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
SA.109217
(C/2023/157)







Date of adoption of the decision


15.9.2023




Aid number


SA.109217




Member State


Poland




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


TCTF: Pomoc dla producenta rolnego, który w 2022 r. lub w 2023 r. przynajmniej raz nie otrzymał zapłaty za sprzedaną kukurydzę od podmiotów prowadzących skup i obrót zbożami




Legal basis


§ 13 zzf of the Regulation of the Council of Ministers of 27 January 2015 on the detailed scope and manner of implementation of certain tasks of the Agency for Restruc Agriculture (par. 13zzf Rozporządzenia Rady Ministrów z dnia 27 stycznia 2015 r. w sprawie szczegółowego zakresu i sposobów realizacji niektórych zadań Agencji Restrukturyzacji i Modernizacji Rolnictwa (Dz. U. poz. 187, z późn. zm.)




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 200 000 000  PLN




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2023




Economic sectors


Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds




Name and address of the granting authority







Agencja Restrukturyzacji i Modernizacji Rolnictwa




ul. Poleczki 33, 02-822 Warszawa








Other information


 




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search?caseInstrument=SA


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/157/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11272 – HAMBURGER ENERGIEWERKE / ANE)
Date: 2023-10-11
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: digitisation, economic concentration, energy production, energy supply, heating, merger control, renewable energy, wholesale trade








C_202300291EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/291


17.10.2023






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11272 – HAMBURGER ENERGIEWERKE / ANE)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2023/291)

On 11 October 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 German language 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 32023M11272. 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/2023/291/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-529/22: Judgment of the General Court of 11 October 2023 — QT v EIB (Civil service — EIB staff — Remuneration — Dependent child allowance — Education allowances — Recovery of sums paid but not due — Lack of competence of the author of the act — Infringement of the limitation period)
Date: 2023-10-11
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European official, allowances and expenses, debt, dependant, education grant, family benefit, limitation of legal proceedings, staff regulations (EU)








C_202301158EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/1158


4.12.2023





Judgment of the General Court of 11 October 2023 — QT v EIB
(Case T-529/22) (1)

(Civil service - EIB staff - Remuneration - Dependent child allowance - Education allowances - Recovery of sums paid but not due - Lack of competence of the author of the act - Infringement of the limitation period)
(C/2023/1158)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: QT (represented by: L. Levi, lawyer)

Defendant: European Investment Bank (represented by: G. Faedo and J. Pawlowicz, acting as Agents, and by A. Glavasevic and V. Wellens, lawyers)

Re:

By her action under Article 270 TFEU and Article 50a of the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union, the applicant seeks, first, annulment of the decision of the European Investment Bank (EIB) of 28 September 2021 to proceed with the recovery of an amount of EUR 61 186,61 wrongly paid towards education allowances, dependent child allowances and related benefits, for the period from July 2014 to June 2017, and of the EIB’s decision of 20 May 2022 rejecting her administrative appeal and, secondly, compensation for the damage which she allegedly suffered as a result of those decisions.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the decision of the European Investment Bank (EIB) of 28 September 2021 for the recovery of an amount of EUR 61 186,61 wrongly paid to QT towards education allowances, dependent child allowances and related benefits, for the period from July 2014 to June 2017, and the EIB’s decision of 20 May 2022 to reject her administrative appeal;










2.


Dismisses the claim for damages;










3.


Orders the EIB to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 389, 10.10.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/1158/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union – Cases where the Commission raises no objections – SA.107873 – (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2023-10-11
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Luxembourg, State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid, price of energy








C_202300158EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/158


11.10.2023






Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
SA.107873
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2023/158)







Date of adoption of the decision


2.8.2023




Aid number


SA.107873




Member State


Luxembourg




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


TCTF: Third amendment to the aid scheme for companies particularly affected by the rise in energy prices caused by Russia’s aggression against Ukraine (amendments to SA.103096, SA.104396 and SA.105084)




Legal basis


Law of 14 July amending the amended Law of 15 July 2022 to establish a support scheme for companies particularly affected by the increase in energy prices caused by Russia’s aggression against Ukraine




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 375 000 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.3.2024




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of the Economy




19-21 Boulevard Royal, L-2449, Luxembourg








Other information


 




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search?caseInstrument=SA


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/158/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)