do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-677/22: Judgment of the General Court of 15 November 2023 — Portal Golf Gestión v EUIPO — Augusta National (imaster.golf) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark imaster.golf — International registration of the earlier word mark MASTERS — Relative ground for refusal — Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Repute — Similarity — Link — Unfair advantage — Lack of due cause — Article 95(2) of Regulation 2017/1001)
Date: 2023-11-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, provision of services, registered trade mark, software, sports facilities, telecommunications, trade-mark law








C_202400735EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/735


22.1.2024





Judgment of the General Court of 15 November 2023 — Portal Golf Gestión v EUIPO — Augusta National (imaster.golf)
(Case T-677/22) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark imaster.golf - International registration of the earlier word mark MASTERS - Relative ground for refusal - Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Repute - Similarity - Link - Unfair advantage - Lack of due cause - Article 95(2) of Regulation 2017/1001)
(C/2024/735)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Portal Golf Gestión, SA (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: J. Garrido Pastor, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Stoyanova-Valchanova and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Augusta National, Inc. (Augusta, Georgia, United States) (represented by H. Koenraad, lawyer)

Re:

By its action based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 30 August 2022 (Case R 2204/2021-1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Portal Golf Gestión, SA to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Augusta National, Inc.;










3.


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






(1)  
            OJ C 15, 16.1.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/735/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-790/21: Judgment of the General Court of 15 November 2023 — PL v Commission (Civil service — Officials — Reassignment in the interests of the service — Decision with retroactive effect adopted to comply with judgments of the European Union judicature — Article 266 TFEU — Articles 22a and 22c of the Staff Regulations — Irregularity of the pre-litigation procedure — Principle of good administration — Right to be heard — Principle of impartiality — Reasonable time — Duty to have regard for the welfare of officials — Liability — Non-material damage)
Date: 2023-11-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European official, equal treatment, indemnification, principle of legal certainty, reassignment, retroactivity of a law, right to justice, rights of the defence, staff regulations (EU), whistleblowing








C_202400728EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/728


22.1.2024





Judgment of the General Court of 15 November 2023 — PL v Commission
(Case T-790/21) (1)

(Civil service - Officials - Reassignment in the interests of the service - Decision with retroactive effect adopted to comply with judgments of the European Union judicature - Article 266 TFEU - Articles 22a and 22c of the Staff Regulations - Irregularity of the pre-litigation procedure - Principle of good administration - Right to be heard - Principle of impartiality - Reasonable time - Duty to have regard for the welfare of officials - Liability - Non-material damage)
(C/2024/728)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: PL (represented by: N. de Montigny, lawyer)

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

Re:

By his action based on Article 270 TFEU, the applicant seeks, first, annulment of the decision of the European Commission of 16 February 2021 reassigning him with retroactive effect to the Directorate-General (DG) Mobility and Transport with effect from 1 January 2013 and of the decision of 16 September 2021 partially rejecting his complaint and, secondly, compensation for the material and non-material damage which he claims to have suffered.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Orders the European Commission to pay compensation of EUR 3 000 to PL;










2.


Dismisses the action as to the remainder;










3.


Orders the Commission to bear, in addition to its own costs, half of the costs incurred by PL, who shall bear the other half of his costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 73, 14.2.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/728/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-321/22: Judgment of the General Court of 15 November 2023 — International Foodstuffs v EUIPO — Société des produits Nestlé (TIFFANY CRUNCH N CREAM) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark TIFFANY CRUNCH N CREAM — International registration of the earlier figurative mark CRUNCH — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2023-11-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, condiment, confectionery, confectionery product, dairy ice cream, frozen product, instant product, pastry-making, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202400730EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/730


22.1.2024





Judgment of the General Court of 15 November 2023 — International Foodstuffs v EUIPO — Société des produits Nestlé (TIFFANY CRUNCH N CREAM)
(Case T-321/22) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark TIFFANY CRUNCH N CREAM - International registration of the earlier figurative mark CRUNCH - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(C/2024/730)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: International Foodstuffs Co. LLC (Sharjah, United Arab Emirates) (represented by: J. Blum, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Société des produits Nestlé SA (Vevey, Switzerland) (represented by: A. Jaeger-Lenz, C. Elkemann and J. Thomsen, 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 21 March 2022 (Case R 2136/2020-2).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders International Foodstuffs Co. LLC to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 276, 18.7.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/730/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Euro exchange rates – 14 November 2023
Date: 2023-11-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_202300604EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/604


15.11.2023






Euro exchange rates (1)


            14 November 2023
         
(C/2023/604)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0724 




JPY


Japanese yen


162,67 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4597 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87230 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,6537 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9668 




ISK


Iceland króna


153,70 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,9450 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,551 




HUF


Hungarian forint


377,61 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,4211 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9719 




TRY


Turkish lira


30,7098 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6819 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4832 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,3754 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,8270 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4592 




KRW


South Korean won


1 421,73 




ZAR


South African rand


20,0694 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8171 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 841,35 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


5,0596 




PHP


Philippine peso


60,065 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


38,665 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,2449 




MXN


Mexican peso


18,8358 




INR


Indian rupee


89,1958 






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


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/604/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.107301Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2023-11-15
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Greece, State aid, audiovisual programme, control of State aid, television








C_202300997EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/997


15.11.2023






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.107301
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2023/997)







Date of adoption of the decision


16.10.2023




Aid number


SA.107301




Member State


Greece




Region


Greece




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Πρόγραμμα χρηματοδότησης για την οικονομική στήριξη επιχειρήσεων παρόχων περιεχομένου επίγειας ψηφιακής τηλεοπτικής ευρυεκπομπής ελεύθερης λήψης εθνικής εμβέλειας.




Legal basis


Joint Ministerial Decision Ε/298/21-04-2023 on Funding programme for the financial support of undertakings providing nationwide free-to-air digital terrestrial television broadcasting




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 9 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 9 000 000  EUR




Intensity


100,0  %




Duration


Until 31.12.2023




Economic sectors


Television programming and broadcasting activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Γενική Γραμματεία Επικοινωνίας και Ενημέρωσης/Διεύθυνση Εποπτείας Μέσων Ενημέρωσης




Φραγκούδη 11 & Αλ. Πάντου, Καλλιθέα, ΤΚ 101 63








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/2023/997/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-35/23: Judgment of the General Court of 15 November 2023 — Daimler Truck v EUIPO (YOUR PERFORMANCE PLUS) (EU trade mark — Application for the EU word mark YOUR PERFORMANCE PLUS — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2023-11-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, computer equipment, driving instruction, maintenance, motor vehicle industry, registered trade mark, software, telecommunications, trade-mark law, vehicle parts








C_202400740EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/740


22.1.2024





Judgment of the General Court of 15 November 2023 — Daimler Truck v EUIPO (YOUR PERFORMANCE PLUS)
(Case T-35/23) (1)

(EU trade mark - Application for the EU word mark YOUR PERFORMANCE PLUS - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(C/2024/740)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Daimler Truck AG (Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany) (represented by: P. Kohl, lawyer)

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

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 1 December 2022 (Case R 527/2022-1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Daimler Truck AG to bear its own costs;










3.


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






(1)  
            OJ C 94, 13.3.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/740/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Explanatory notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union
Date: 2023-11-15
Institutions: Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission
Subjects: Combined Nomenclature, common customs tariff, decorative item








C_202300916EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/916


15.11.2023






Explanatory notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union
(C/2023/916)

Pursuant to Article 9(1), point (a), of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (1), the Explanatory notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union (2) are amended as follows:
9505   Festive, carnival or other entertainment articles, including conjuring tricks and novelty jokes


on page 414


the eighth paragraph is replaced by the following text:



               ‘Simple balloons, whether or not with LED lights lasting for a short period, for example 24 hours, and whether or not with an inscription identifying an occasion, for example, “Merry Christmas”, “Happy Birthday”, are excluded from this heading (classification as “other toys” under heading 9503), see also Commission Regulation (EC) No 442/2000 (3) and the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Case C-14/05.’
            



(1)  Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1).

(2)  
            OJ C 119, 29.3.2019, p. 1., as amended by OJ C 221, 6.7.2020, p. 4


(3)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 442/2000 of 25 February 2000 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature (OJ L 54, 26.2.2000, p. 33)


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/916/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-97/23: Judgment of the General Court of 15 November 2023 — Medela v EUIPO (THE SCIENCE OF CARE) (EU trade mark — International registration designating the European Union — Word mark THE SCIENCE OF CARE — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Obligation to state reasons — First sentence of Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)
Date: 2023-11-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, consultancy, health service, lease, medical device, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202400741EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/741


22.1.2024





Judgment of the General Court of 15 November 2023 — Medela v EUIPO (THE SCIENCE OF CARE)
(Case T-97/23) (1)

(EU trade mark - International registration designating the European Union - Word mark THE SCIENCE OF CARE - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Obligation to state reasons - First sentence of Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)
(C/2024/741)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Medela Holding AG (Baar, Switzerland) (represented by: M. Hartmann, S. Fröhlich and H. Lerchl, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Ringelhann and M. Eberl, 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 2 December 2022 (Case R 1163/2022-4).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders each party to bear its own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 127, 11.4.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/741/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-682/23, E.B.SP.: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Curtea de Apel Cluj (Romania) lodged on 15 November 2023 — E. B.SP. Z. O. O. v K. P.SP. Z. O. O.
Date: 2023-11-15
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: claim, contract terms, judicial cooperation in civil matters in the EU, jurisdiction








C_202402007EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/2007


18.3.2024





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Curtea de Apel Cluj (Romania) lodged on 15 November 2023 — E. B.SP. Z. O. O. v K. P.SP. Z. O. O.
(Case C-682/23, E.B.SP.)
(C/2024/2007)
Language of the case: Romanian

Referring court

Curtea de Apel Cluj

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: E. B.SP. Z. O. O.

Defendants: K. P.SP. Z. O. O.

Questions referred







1.


Can Article 25 of Regulation No 1215/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council [of 12 December 2012] on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (1) be interpreted as conferring on the assignee of a claim arising from a contract the right to enforce the jurisdiction clause in that contract against the original party to the contract, if the assignment contract has, in accordance with the national law applicable to the substance of the dispute, transferred the claim and its ancillary rights, but not the obligations arising from the contract?










2.


In a case such as the one described above, is the opposition of the party that agreed to the jurisdiction clause, against whom the action is brought, relevant for the purpose of determining which court has jurisdiction? In addition, is a new consensus required from that party, prior to or concomitant with bringing a legal action, in order for the third-party assignee to be entitled to rely on the jurisdiction clause?






(1)  
            OJ 2012 L 351, p. 1.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2007/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-685/23, Corner and Border: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Arbitral Tributário (Centro de Arbitragem Administrativa — CAAD) (Portugal) lodged on 15 November 2023 — Corner and Border SA v Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira
Date: 2023-11-15
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: guarantee, indirect tax, stamp duty, tax law








C_202402008EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/2008


18.3.2024





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Arbitral Tributário (Centro de Arbitragem Administrativa — CAAD) (Portugal) lodged on 15 November 2023 — Corner and Border SA v Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira
(Case C-685/23, Corner and Border)
(C/2024/2008)
Language of the case: Portuguese

Referring court

Tribunal Arbitral Tributário (Centro de Arbitragem Administrativa — CAAD)

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Corner and Border SA

Defendant: Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira

Questions referred







1.


Must Article 5(2)(b) of Council Directive 2008/7/EC (1) of 12 February 2008 be interpreted as precluding taxation in the form of stamp duty on guarantees consisting of pledges of shares, bank account balances and shareholder loans, and of transfers of credits by way of collateral, provided in relation to a transaction to issue debentures?










2.


Would the answer to the first question referred differ according to whether the provision of the guarantees constitutes a legal obligation or whether it is optional and has been agreed voluntarily?










3.


Would the answer to the first question referred be different where the guarantees were provided in the context of a transaction to issue debentures, subject to private subscription by a bank, whose position as subscriber may be transferred at the discretion of the issuing entity, even if such a transfer is subject to certain conditions and to penalties/commissions?










4.


Must Article 6(1)(d) of Council Directive 2008/7/EC of 12 February 2008 be interpreted as meaning that it includes guarantees consisting of pledges of shares, bank account balances and shareholder loans, and of transfers of credits by way of collateral, provided in relation to a transaction to issue debentures falling within the scope of Article 5(2)(b) of that directive?






(1)  Council Directive 2008/7/EC of 12 February 2008 concerning indirect taxes on the raising of capital (OJ 2008 L 46, p. 11).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2008/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-684/23, Latvijas Sabiedriskais Autobuss: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Administratīvā rajona tiesa (Latvia) lodged on 15 November 2023 — SIA Latvijas Sabiedriskais Autobuss v Iepirkumu uzraudzības birojs, VSIA Autotransporta direkcija
Date: 2023-11-15
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: award of contract, public transport, services contract, services of general interest, tendering








C_202400938EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/938


29.1.2024





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Administratīvā rajona tiesa (Latvia) lodged on 15 November 2023 — SIA Latvijas Sabiedriskais Autobuss v Iepirkumu uzraudzības birojs, VSIA Autotransporta direkcija
(Case C-684/23, Latvijas Sabiedriskais Autobuss)
(C/2024/938)
Language of the case: Latvian

Referring court

Administratīvā rajona tiesa

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: SIA Latvijas Sabiedriskais Autobuss

Defendants: Iepirkumu uzraudzības birojs, VSIA Autotransporta direkcija

Questions referred







(1)


Is Article 5 of Regulation No 1370/2007 (1) to be interpreted as meaning that, in the course of the public tendering procedure referred to in paragraph 3 of that article, the requirements laid down in paragraph 2(c) of that article for the participation of an internal operator in the tendering procedure must be verified?










(2)


If the answer to Question 1 is in the affirmative, is Article 5(2)(c) of Regulation No 1370/2007 to be interpreted as meaning that the contracting authority, when it decides on the award of the contract, is required to verify whether all the requirements set out in that provision are met at the time of submission of the tender, while also taking into account circumstances arising after submission of the tender which may influence fair competition between the tenderers?










(3)


If the answer to Question 1 is in the affirmative, is Article 5(2)(c) of Regulation No 1370/2007 to be interpreted as meaning that the extension of the period for performance of a service contract that was concluded previously amounts to another directly awarded public service contract within the meaning of that provision?






(1)  Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 on public passenger transport services by rail and by road and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) Nos 1191/69 and 1107/70 (OJ 2007 L 315, p. 1).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/938/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)