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Case T-171/23: Order of the General Court of 21 February 2024 – VR v Parliament
Date: 2024-02-21
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: indemnification, servant (EU), termination of employment








C_202402622EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/2622


22.4.2024






Order of the General Court of 21 February 2024 – VR v Parliament


(Case T-171/23)
                (1)

(Civil service - Members of the contract staff - Termination of the contract - Withdrawal of the contested measure - Compensation for non-material damage - Action which has become devoid of purpose - No need to adjudicate)
(C/2024/2622)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: VR (represented by: L. Levi and P. Baudoux, lawyers)

Defendant: European Parliament (represented by: S. Seyr, K. Zejdová and R. Schiano, acting as Agents)

Re:

By his action based on Article 270 TFEU, the applicant seeks (i) annulment of the decision of 9 June 2022 terminating his contract of employment and annulment of the decision of 20 December 2022 rejecting his complaint brought against the contested decision, and (ii) compensation for the damage which he claims to have suffered.

Operative part of the order







1.


There is no longer any need to adjudicate on the present action.










2.


The European Parliament shall pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 173, 15.5.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2622/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-767/22: Judgment of the General Court of 21 February 2024 — Hoffmann v EUIPO — Moldex/Metric (Holex) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU word mark Holex — Earlier EU figurative mark MOLDEX — Relative ground for refusal — Proof of genuine use — No likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the goods — Similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2024-02-21
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, protective equipment, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202402432EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/2432


8.4.2024





Judgment of the General Court of 21 February 2024 — Hoffmann v EUIPO — Moldex/Metric (Holex)
(Case T-767/22) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU word mark Holex - Earlier EU figurative mark MOLDEX - Relative ground for refusal - Proof of genuine use - No likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the goods - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(C/2024/2432)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Hoffmann GmbH Qualitätswerkzeuge (Munich, Germany) (represented by: D. von Schultz, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Moldex/Metric AG & Co. KG (Walddorfhäslach, Germany) (represented by: T. Krüger, lawyer)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the partial annulment and the variation of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 30 September 2022 (Case R 1248/2022-2).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls points 1 and 2 of the operative part of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 30 September 2022 (Case R 1248/2022-2);










2.


Dismisses the appeal brought by Moldex/Metric AG & Co. KG before the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO in so far as it concerns the goods referred to in point 1 of the operative part of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 30 September 2022 (Case R 1248/2022-2);










3.


Orders EUIPO to pay, in addition to its own costs, those incurred by Hoffmann GmbH Qualitätswerkzeuge;










4.


Orders Moldex/Metric to pay its own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 35, 30.1.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2432/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.107689Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2024-02-21
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Hungary, State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid








C_202401634EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1634


21.2.2024






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.107689
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/1634)







Date of adoption of the decision


28.7.2023




Aid number


SA.107689




Member State


Hungary




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Hungarian TCTF scheme for accelerated investments in sectors strategic for the transition towards a net-zero economy




Legal basis


Chapter IV/E of Government Decree 210/2014 (VIII. 27.) on the Appropriation of the Chapter Earmarked for Investment Promotion




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Sectorial development




Form of aid


Direct grant, Tax advantage or tax exemption




Budget


Overall budget: 880 000 000 000  HUF
Annual budget: 880 000 000 000  HUF




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2025




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Competent authority to manage the scheme: HIPA Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency Non-Profit Private Company Limited by Shares




1027 Budapest, Bem rakpart 47.








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/2024/1634/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-756/22: Judgment of the General Court of 21 February 2024 –Roethig López v EUIPO — William Grant & Sons Irish Brands (AMAZONIAN GIN COMPANY) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark AMAZONIAN GIN COMPANY — Absolute ground for invalidity — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) and Article 59(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2024-02-21
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, spirits, trade-mark law








C_202402430EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/2430


8.4.2024





Judgment of the General Court of 21 February 2024 –Roethig López v EUIPO — William Grant & Sons Irish Brands (AMAZONIAN GIN COMPANY)
(Case T-756/22) (1)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark AMAZONIAN GIN COMPANY - Absolute ground for invalidity - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) and Article 59(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(C/2024/2430)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Eric Roethig López (Lluchmajor, Spain) (represented by: J. Carbonell Callicó and E. Felip Corrius, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: 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: William Grant & Sons Irish Brands Ltd (Dublin, Ireland)

Re:

By his action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 23 September 2022 (Case R 1978/2021-5)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Mr Eric Roethig López to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 24, 23.1.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2430/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-92/23: Judgment of the General Court of 21 February 2024 — Timothy Jacob Jensen Studios v EUIPO (DESIGNERS TRUST) (EU trade mark — International registration designating the European Union — Word mark DESIGNERS TRUST — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2024-02-21
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, advertising, business management, data processing, product design, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202402434EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/2434


8.4.2024





Judgment of the General Court of 21 February 2024 — Timothy Jacob Jensen Studios v EUIPO (DESIGNERS TRUST)
(Case T-92/23) (1)

(EU trade mark - International registration designating the European Union - Word mark DESIGNERS TRUST - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(C/2024/2434)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Timothy Jacob Jensen Studios A/S (Højslev, Denmark) (represented by: J. Løje, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: E. Markakis and V. Ruzek, 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 29 November 2022 (Case R 1149/2022-4).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Timothy Jacob Jensen Studios A/S to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 121, 3.4.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2434/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-99/24: Action brought on 21 February 2024 — Sport-Point/EUIPO — Imperial (QUIET PLEASE)
Date: 2024-02-21
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, footwear industry, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202402453EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/2453


8.4.2024





Action brought on 21 February 2024 — Sport-Point/EUIPO — Imperial (QUIET PLEASE)
(Case T-99/24)
(C/2024/2453)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Sport-Point Holding GmbH (Munich, Germany) (represented by: N. Schmitz, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Imperial SpA (Funo di Argelato, Italy)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


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

Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union word mark QUIET PLEASE — Application for registration No 18 320 939

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 December 2023 in Case R 1012/2023-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


amend the contested decision to the effect that European Union trademark application No 18 320 939 is accepted for registration;










—


in the alternative, annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Plea in law

Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2453/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-101/24: Action brought on 21 February 2024 — Qx World v EUIPO — Mandelay (SCIO)
Date: 2024-02-21
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, audiovisual equipment, cosmetic product, forestry economics, hairdressing and beauty care, horticulture, registered trade mark, scientific apparatus, software, trade-mark law








C_202402455EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/2455


8.4.2024





Action brought on 21 February 2024 — Qx World v EUIPO — Mandelay (SCIO)
(Case T-101/24)
(C/2024/2455)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Qx World Kft. (Budapest, Hungary) (represented by: Á. László and A. Cserny, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Mandelay Magyarország Kereskedelmi Kft. (Mandelay Kft.) (Szigetszentmiklós, Hungary)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Trade mark at issue: European Union word mark SCIO — European Union trade mark No 11 191 194

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 December 2023 in Case R 7/2022-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


remit the case to EUIPO’s Boards of Appeal;










—


order the defendant and the intervener, if any, to bear the costs of the applicant.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 94(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council in conjunction with Articles 41 and 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;










—


Infringement of Article 60(1)(b) in conjunction with Article 8(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2455/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-117/22: Judgment of the General Court of 21 February 2024 — Grodno Azot and Khimvolokno Plant v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures adopted in view of the situation in Belarus — Freezing of funds — Lists of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources — Inclusion and maintenance of the applicant’s name on the lists — Concept of ‘support for the regime’ — State-owned enterprise — Error of assessment)
Date: 2024-02-21
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Belarus, EU restrictive measure, Russo-Ukrainian issue, economic sanctions, freezing of assets, international sanctions, legal person, public sector








C_202402428EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/2428


8.4.2024





Judgment of the General Court of 21 February 2024 — Grodno Azot and Khimvolokno Plant v Council
(Case T-117/22) (1)

(Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures adopted in view of the situation in Belarus - Freezing of funds - Lists of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources - Inclusion and maintenance of the applicant’s name on the lists - Concept of ‘support for the regime’ - State-owned enterprise - Error of assessment)
(C/2024/2428)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicants: Grodno Azot AAT (Grodno, Belarus), Khimvolokno Plant (Grodno) (represented by: N. Tuominen and L. Engelen, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: A. Boggio-Tomasaz and A. Antoniadis, acting as Agents)

Re:

By their action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicants seek the annulment, first, of Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2021/2125 of 2 December 2021 implementing Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus (OJ 2021 L 430I, p. 16) and of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2124 of 2 December 2021 implementing Article 8a(1) of Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Belarus (OJ 2021 L 430I, p. 1), and, second, of Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/421 of 24 February 2023 amending Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine (OJ 2023 L 61, p. 41) and of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/419 of 24 February 2023 implementing Article 8a of Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine (OJ 2023 L 61, p. 20), in so far as those acts concern them.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Grodno Azot AAT and Khimvolokno Plant to pay the costs, including those related to the proceedings for interim measures.






(1)  
            OJ C 222, 7.6.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2428/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-361/21: Judgment of the General Court of 21 February 2024 – Papouis Dairies and Others v Commission
Date: 2024-02-21
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Cyprus, administrative procedure, designation of origin, goats’ milk cheese, labelling, product designation, semi-soft cheese, sheep's milk cheese








C_202402607EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/2607


22.4.2024






Judgment of the General Court of 21 February 2024 – Papouis Dairies and Others v Commission


(Case T-361/21)
                (1)

(Agriculture - Protected designation of origin - Opposition proceedings - Registration of the name ‘Χαλλούμι’ (Halloumi)/‘Hellim’ (PDO) - Article 52(3)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 - Obligation to state reasons - Length of the administrative procedure - Scope of the review carried out by the Commission of the application for registration - Principle of sound administration)
(C/2024/2607)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicants: Papouis Dairies Ltd (Nicosia, Cyprus) and the five other applicants listed in the Annex to the judgment (represented by: N. Korogiannakis, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: M. Konstantinidis, B. Hofstötter and B. Rechena, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the defendant: Republic of Cyprus (represented by: E. Zachariadou, I. Neophytou, E. Symeonidou and M. Marinou, acting as Agents, and by T. Georgopoulos, lawyer)

Re:

By their action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicants seek annulment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/591 of 12 April 2021 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Χαλλούμι’ (Halloumi)/‘Hellim’ (PDO)) (OJ 2021 L 125, p. 42).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Papouis Dairies Ltd and the other applicants listed in the Annex to bear their own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission;










3.


Orders the Republic of Cyprus to bear its own costs






(1)  
            OJ C 357, 6.9.2021.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2607/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-175/23: Judgment of the General Court of 21 February 2024 — Hong Kong NetEase Interactive Entertainment v EUIPO — Medion (LifeAfter) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU word mark LifeAfter — Earlier EU word mark life — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2024-02-21
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, computer network, electronic game, registered trade mark, software, trade-mark law, virtual reality








C_202402436EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/2436


8.4.2024





Judgment of the General Court of 21 February 2024 — Hong Kong NetEase Interactive Entertainment v EUIPO — Medion (LifeAfter)
(Case T-175/23) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU word mark LifeAfter - Earlier EU word mark life - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(C/2024/2436)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Hong Kong NetEase Interactive Entertainment Ltd (Sheung Wan, Hong Kong, China) (represented by: J. Carbonell Callicó, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Medion AG (Essen, Germany) (represented by: M. Vohwinkel and S.-M. Bonanni, lawyers)

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 20 December 2022 (Case R 557/2022-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Hong Kong NetEase Interactive Entertainment Ltd to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Medion AG;










3.


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






(1)  
            OJ C 179, 22.5.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2436/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-112/24: Action brought on 21 Febraury 2024 – Deutsche Bank and BHW Bausparkasse v ECB
Date: 2024-02-21
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU banking union, banking supervision, credit institution, financial risk, financial supervision, liquidity control, principle of proportionality








C_202402774EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/2774


29.4.2024






Action brought on 21 Febraury 2024 – Deutsche Bank and BHW Bausparkasse v ECB


(Case T-112/24)

(C/2024/2774)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicants: Deutsche Bank AG (Frankfurt am Main, Germany), BHW Bausparkasse AG (Hameln, Germany) (represented by: H. Berger, M. Weber and D. Schoo, lawyers)

Defendant: European Central Bank

Form of order sought

The applicants claim that the Court should:






—


partially annul the decision of the ECB of 8 December 2023 including Annexes I and II with regard to the requirements imposed on the applicants pursuant to Part I, paragraph 4.1, of the decision;










—


order the ECB to pay the costs





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicants rely on two pleas in law.








1.


First plea in law, alleging that the ECB has infringed Union law by exceeding the powers conferred on it in Article 4 and Article 16 of Council Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 (1) and breaching basic principles of Union law, as there is no provision in Union law permitting Part I, paragraph 4.1, of the contested decision, concerning the prudential treatment of irrevocable payment commitments (“IPC Requirement”), and alleging further that the ECB failed to carry out an individual and methodologically correct examination of the applicants’ situation and that the IPC Requirement is based on inaccurate facts and several manifest errors of assessment.












2.


Second plea in law, alleging that the ECB has breached the principle of proportionality by requiring a deduction of the full amount of irrevocable payment commitments from the applicants’ Common Equity Tier 1 (CET 1) capital on a consolidated and/or individual level, without taking into account the individual situation of the applicants and setting a deduction appropriate to the applicants’ individual risk profile and level of liquidity, and without properly appreciating mitigating factors.






(1)  Council Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 of 15 October 2013 conferring specific tasks on the European Central Bank concerning policies relating to the prudential supervision of credit institutions (OJ 2013 L 287, p 63).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2774/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)