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Case T-65/21: Judgment of the General Court of 20 December 2023 — enercity v Commission (Competition — Concentrations — German electricity and gas markets — Decision declaring a concentration compatible with the internal market — Concept of ‘single concentration’ — Definition of the market — Assessment of the effects of the transaction on competition — Manifest errors of assessment — Duty of diligence — Misuse of powers)
Date: 2023-12-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU competition policy, Germany, economic concentration, electrical industry, energy market, gas industry, merger control, restriction on competition, right to justice, rights of the defence








C_202401689EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1689


4.3.2024





Judgment of the General Court of 20 December 2023 — enercity v Commission
(Case T-65/21) (1)

(Competition - Concentrations - German electricity and gas markets - Decision declaring a concentration compatible with the internal market - Concept of ‘single concentration’ - Definition of the market - Assessment of the effects of the transaction on competition - Manifest errors of assessment - Duty of diligence - Misuse of powers)
(C/2024/1689)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: enercity AG (Hanover, Germany) (represented by: C. Schalast, H. Löschan and Y. Salamati, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: G. Meessen and C. Zois, acting as Agents, and F. Haus, L. Rundel and F. Schmidt, lawyers)

Interveners in support of the defendant: E.ON SE (Essen, Germany) (represented by: C. Grave, C. Barth and D.-J. dos Santos Goncalves, lawyers), RWE AG (Essen) (represented by: U. Scholz, J. Ziebarth and J. Siegmund, lawyers)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of Commission Decision C(2019) 6530 final of 17 September 2019 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the internal market and the EEA Agreement (Case M.8870 — E.ON/Innogy).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders enercity AG to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission, E.ON SE and RWE AG.






(1)  
            OJ C 138, 19.4.2021.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1689/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-415/21: Judgment of the General Court of 20 December 2023 — Banca Popolare di Bari v Commission (Non-contractual liability — State aid — Aid granted by the Italian authorities to Banca Tercas — Decision declaring the aid incompatible with the internal market — Limitation period — Continuous damage — Partial inadmissibility — Sufficiently serious breach of a rule of law intended to confer rights on individuals — Causal link)
Date: 2023-12-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Italy, State aid, aid to undertakings, bank, control of State aid, credit guarantee, indemnification, limitation of legal proceedings








C_202401690EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1690


4.3.2024





Judgment of the General Court of 20 December 2023 — Banca Popolare di Bari v Commission
(Case T-415/21) (1)

(Non-contractual liability - State aid - Aid granted by the Italian authorities to Banca Tercas - Decision declaring the aid incompatible with the internal market - Limitation period - Continuous damage - Partial inadmissibility - Sufficiently serious breach of a rule of law intended to confer rights on individuals - Causal link)
(C/2024/1690)
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Banca Popolare di Bari SpA (Bari, Italy) (represented by: A. Zoppini, G. M. Roberti, I. Perego, G. Parisi and D. Gallo, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: L. Flynn, I. Barcew, A. Bouchagiar and D. Recchia, acting as Agents)

Re:

By its action under Article 268 TFEU, the applicant seeks compensation for the damage which it claims to have suffered as a result of the adoption of Commission Decision (EU) 2016/1208 of 23 December 2015 on State aid SA.39451 (2015/C) (ex 2015/NN) granted by Italy to Banca Tercas (OJ 2016 L 203, p. 1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Banca Popolare di Bari SpA to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 401, 4.10.2021.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1690/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-174/23: Order of the General Court of 20 December 2023 — Willemsen v Commission (Action for annulment — Research and technological development — Grant agreement concluded in the context of the ‘Horizon 2020’ Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020) — Decision establishing a pecuniary obligation and forming an enforceable decision — Article 299 TFEU — Article 76(d) of the Rules of Procedure — Failure to comply with procedural requirements — Inadmissibility)
Date: 2023-12-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU aid, claim, debt, project management, reimbursement of aid, research project, university








C_202402039EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/2039


18.3.2024





Order of the General Court of 20 December 2023 — Willemsen v Commission
(Case T-174/23) (1)

(Action for annulment - Research and technological development - Grant agreement concluded in the context of the ‘Horizon 2020’ Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020) - Decision establishing a pecuniary obligation and forming an enforceable decision - Article 299 TFEU - Article 76(d) of the Rules of Procedure - Failure to comply with procedural requirements - Inadmissibility)
(C/2024/2039)
Language of the case: Dutch

Parties


Applicant: Merel Johanna Willemsen (Amsterdam, Netherlands) (represented by: G. Geelkerken, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: T. Van Noyen and O. Verheecke, acting as Agents)

Re:

By her action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of Commission Decision C(2021) 9665 final of 14 December 2021 on the recovery of a debt registered by debit note No 4840200003.

Operative part of the order







1.


The action is dismissed as inadmissible.










2.


Ms Merel Johanna Willemsen shall bear her own costs and pay those of the European Commission.






(1)  
            OJ C 216, 19.6.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2039/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-27/23: Judgment of the General Court of 20 December 2023 — Feed v EUIPO — The Feed.com (THE FEED) (EU trade mark — Revocation proceedings — EU word mark THE FEED — Genuine use of the mark — Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2023-12-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, confectionery product, electronic commerce, food supplement, foodstuff, non-alcoholic beverage, processed foodstuff, registered trade mark, retail trade, trade-mark law








C_202401698EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1698


4.3.2024





Judgment of the General Court of 20 December 2023 — Feed v EUIPO — The Feed.com (THE FEED)
(Case T-27/23) (1)

(EU trade mark - Revocation proceedings - EU word mark THE FEED - Genuine use of the mark - Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(C/2024/1698)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Feed SA (Paris, France) (represented by: V. Bouchara and A. Maier, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: The Feed.com, Inc. (Broomfield, Colorado, United States) (represented by: J. Lacker, lawyer)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the partial annulment of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 11 November 2022 (Case R 1905/2021-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Feed SA to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 94, 13.3.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1698/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-496/18: Judgment of the General Court of 20 December 2023 — OCU v SRB (Access to documents — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 — Documents relating to the adoption by the SRB of a resolution scheme in respect of Banco Popular Español — Decision of the SRB Appeal Panel concerning a confirmatory decision of the SRB refusing access — Right of access to the file — Article 41(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights)
Date: 2023-12-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: access to EU information, confidentiality, professional secret, right to justice, rights of the defence








C_202401678EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1678


4.3.2024





Judgment of the General Court of 20 December 2023 — OCU v SRB
(Case T-496/18) (1)

(Access to documents - Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 - Documents relating to the adoption by the SRB of a resolution scheme in respect of Banco Popular Español - Decision of the SRB Appeal Panel concerning a confirmatory decision of the SRB refusing access - Right of access to the file - Article 41(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights)
(C/2024/1678)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Organización de Consumidores y Usuarios (OCU) (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: E. Martínez Martínez and C. López-Mélida de Ramón, lawyers)

Defendant: Single Resolution Board (represented by: A. Lapresta Bienz, H. Ehlers, M. Fernández Rupérez and J. Rius Riu, acting as Agents)

Interveners in support of the defendant: Banco Santander, SA (Santander, Spain) (represented by: J. Rodríguez Cárcamo and A. Rodríguez Conde, lawyers), European Commission (represented by: C. Ehrbar, A. Steiblytė and P. Němečková, acting as Agents)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the final decision of the Appeal Panel of the Single Resolution Board (SRB) of 19 June 2018 in Case 54/2017 concerning a refusal to grant access to documents relating to the adoption of a resolution scheme in respect of Banco Popular Español, SA.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Organización de Consumidores y Usuarios (OCU) to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the Single Resolution Board (SRB) and by Banco Santander, SA;










3.


Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 352, 1.10.2018.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1678/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-655/22: Judgment of the General Court of 20 December 2023 — Torre Oria v EUIPO — Giramondi and Antonelli (WINE TALES RACCONTI DI VINO) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark WINE TALES RACCONTI DI VINO — Earlier EU figurative mark WINE TALES — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2023-12-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, advertising, business administration, business management, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202401863EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1863


11.3.2024





Judgment of the General Court of 20 December 2023 — Torre Oria v EUIPO — Giramondi and Antonelli (WINE TALES RACCONTI DI VINO)
(Case T-655/22) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU figurative mark WINE TALES RACCONTI DI VINO - Earlier EU figurative mark WINE TALES - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(C/2024/1863)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Torre Oria SL (Derramador-Requena, Spain) (represented by: A. González López-Menchero and V. Valero Piña, lawyers)

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

Other parties to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, interveners before the General Court: Simone Giramondi (Milan, Italy), Damiano Antonelli (Vignate, Italy) (represented by: A. Parassina and A. Giovannardi, lawyers)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment in part of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 16 August 2022 (Case R 822/2022-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Torre Oria, SL, in addition to bearing its own costs, to pay those incurred by Mr Simone Giramondi and Mr Damiano Antonelli;










3.


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






(1)  
            OJ C 472, 12.12.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1863/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-56/21: Judgment of the General Court of 20 December 2023 — TEAG v Commission (Competition — Concentrations — German electricity and gas markets — Decision declaring a concentration compatible with the internal market — Obligation to state reasons — Concept of ‘single concentration’ — Right to effective judicial protection — Right to be heard — Definition of the market — Period of analysis — Assessment of the effects of the transaction on competition — Manifest errors of assessment — Undertakings — Duty of diligence)
Date: 2023-12-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU competition policy, Germany, economic concentration, electrical industry, energy market, gas industry, merger control, restriction on competition, right to justice, rights of the defence








C_202401681EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1681


4.3.2024





Judgment of the General Court of 20 December 2023 — TEAG v Commission
(Case T-56/21) (1)

(Competition - Concentrations - German electricity and gas markets - Decision declaring a concentration compatible with the internal market - Obligation to state reasons - Concept of ‘single concentration’ - Right to effective judicial protection - Right to be heard - Definition of the market - Period of analysis - Assessment of the effects of the transaction on competition - Manifest errors of assessment - Undertakings - Duty of diligence)
(C/2024/1681)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: TEAG Thüringer Energie AG (Erfurt, Germany) (represented by: I. Zenke and T. Heymann, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: G. Meessen and J. Szczodrowski, acting as Agents, and T. Funke and A. Dlouhy, lawyers)

Interveners in support of the defendant: E.ON SE (Essen, Germany) (represented by: C. Grave, C. Barth and D.-J. dos Santos Goncalves, lawyers), RWE AG (Essen) (represented by: U. Scholz, J. Ziebarth and J. Siegmund, lawyers)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of Commission Decision C(2019) 6530 final of 17 September 2019 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the internal market and the EEA Agreement (Case M.8870 — E.ON/Innogy).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders TEAG Thüringer Energie AG to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission, E.ON SE and RWE AG.






(1)  
            OJ C 138, 19.4.2021.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1681/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-55/21: Judgment of the General Court of 20 December 2023 — Stadtwerke Leipzig v Commission (Competition — Concentrations — German electricity and gas markets — Decision declaring a concentration compatible with the internal market — Obligation to state reasons — Concept of ‘single concentration’ — Right to effective judicial protection — Right to be heard — Definition of the market — Period of analysis — Assessment of the effects of the transaction on competition — Manifest errors of assessment — Undertakings — Duty of diligence)
Date: 2023-12-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU competition policy, Germany, economic concentration, electrical industry, energy market, gas industry, merger control, restriction on competition, right to justice, rights of the defence








C_202401680EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1680


4.3.2024





Judgment of the General Court of 20 December 2023 — Stadtwerke Leipzig v Commission
(Case T-55/21) (1)

(Competition - Concentrations - German electricity and gas markets - Decision declaring a concentration compatible with the internal market - Obligation to state reasons - Concept of ‘single concentration’ - Right to effective judicial protection - Right to be heard - Definition of the market - Period of analysis - Assessment of the effects of the transaction on competition - Manifest errors of assessment - Undertakings - Duty of diligence)
(C/2024/1680)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Stadtwerke Leipzig GmbH (Leipzig, Germany) (represented by: I. Zenke and T. Heymann, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: G. Meessen and J. Szczodrowski, acting as Agents, and T. Funke and A. Dlouhy, lawyers)

Interveners in support of the defendant: E.ON SE (Essen, Germany) (represented by: C. Grave, C. Barth and D.-J. dos Santos Goncalves, lawyers), RWE AG (Essen) (represented by: U. Scholz, J. Ziebarth and J. Siegmund, lawyers)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of Commission Decision C(2019) 6530 final of 17 September 2019 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the internal market and the EEA Agreement (Case M.8870 — E.ON/Innogy).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Stadtwerke Leipzig GmbH to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission, E.ON SE and RWE AG.






(1)  
            OJ C 138, 19.4.2021.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1680/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-736/22: Judgment of the General Court of 20 December 2023 — Campofrio Food Group v EUIPO — Cerioti Holding (SNACK MI) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark SNACK MI — Earlier national figurative marks CAMPOFRIO SNACK’IN — Relative grounds for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — No damage to reputation — Article 8(5) of Regulation 2017/1001)
Date: 2023-12-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, confectionery, confectionery product, foodstuff, processed foodstuff, registered trade mark, retail trade, trade-mark law, wholesale trade








C_202401696EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1696


4.3.2024





Judgment of the General Court of 20 December 2023 — Campofrio Food Group v EUIPO — Cerioti Holding (SNACK MI)
(Case T-736/22) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark SNACK MI - Earlier national figurative marks CAMPOFRIO SNACK’IN - Relative grounds for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - No damage to reputation - Article 8(5) of Regulation 2017/1001)
(C/2024/1696)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Campofrio Food Group, SA (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: J. Erdozain López, M. Del Río Aragó, E. Seijo Veiguela and J. Vicente Martínez, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: C. Bovar, E. Markakis and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Cerioti Holding SA (Luxembourg, Luxembourg)

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 10 August 2022 (Case R 59/2022-2).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Campofrio Food Group, SA to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 24, 23.1.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1696/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-1171/23: Action brought on 20 December 2023 — Spin Master Toys UK v EUIPO — Verdes Innovations (Shape of two coloured cubes)
Date: 2023-12-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, toy industry, trade-mark law








C_202401263EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1263


12.2.2024





Action brought on 20 December 2023 — Spin Master Toys UK v EUIPO — Verdes Innovations (Shape of two coloured cubes)
(Case T-1171/23)
(C/2024/1263)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Spin Master Toys UK Ltd (Marlow, United Kingdom) (represented by: V. von Bomhard and A. Malkmes, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Verdes Innovations SA (Corinth, Greece)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: European Union tridimensional mark (Shape of two coloured cubes) — European Union trade mark No 5 696 232

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 October 2023 in Case R 850/2022-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO and the other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal, in case it intervenes, to bear the costs of the proceedings.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(e)(ii) of Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1263/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)