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Case T-452/23: Judgment of the General Court of 4 September 2024 – Bela Vizago Nature v EUIPO – Bidah (bidah chaumel ingredientes naturales) (EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU figurative mark bidah chaumel ingredientes naturales – Absolute grounds for invalidity – No bad faith – Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2024-09-04
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, cosmetics industry, plant resources, raw material, registered trade mark, resin, trade-mark law, vegetable fats








C_202406095EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/6095


21.10.2024






Judgment of the General Court of 4 September 2024 – Bela Vizago Nature v EUIPO – Bidah (bidah chaumel ingredientes naturales)


(Case T-452/23)
                (1)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark bidah chaumel ingredientes naturales - Absolute grounds for invalidity - No bad faith - Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(C/2024/6095)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Bela Vizago Nature, SL (Molina de Segura, Spain) (represented by: J.M. Mora Cortés, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: E. Nicolás Gómez, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Nawal Bidah (Murcia, Spain) (represented by: P. Lozano Sánchez, lawyer)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 18 May 2023 (Case R 1509/2022-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 18 May 2023 (Case R 1509/2022-5);










2.


Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Bela Vizago Nature, SL, including the costs necessarily incurred for the purposes of the appeal proceedings before the Board of Appeal;










3.


Orders Nawal Bidah to bear her own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 329, 18.9.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/6095/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-470/23: Judgment of the General Court of 4 September 2024 – Erzeugergemeinschaft Winzersekt v EUIPO – Milz (Hinterland) (EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU word mark Hinterland – Absolute ground for invalidity – Distinctive character – No descriptive character – Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2024-09-04
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, liqueur, registered trade mark, spirits, trade-mark law








C_202406096EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/6096


21.10.2024






Judgment of the General Court of 4 September 2024 – Erzeugergemeinschaft Winzersekt v EUIPO – Milz (Hinterland)


(Case T-470/23)
                (1)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark Hinterland - Absolute ground for invalidity - Distinctive character - No descriptive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(C/2024/6096)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Erzeugergemeinschaft Winzersekt GmbH (Sprendlingen, Germany) (represented by: C. Düchs, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Martin Milz (Hergensweiler, Germany) (represented by: M. Muhr, lawyer)

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 28 June 2023 (Case R 2413/2022-1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Erzeugergemeinschaft Winzersekt GmbH to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Mr Martin Milz;










3.


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






(1)  
            OJ C 329, 18.9.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/6096/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-166/23: Judgment of the General Court of 4 September 2024 – Dekoback v EUIPO – DecoPac (DECOPAC) (EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU word mark DECOPAC – Absolute ground for invalidity – No bad faith – Article 51(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Date: 2024-09-04
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, decorative item, pastry-making, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202406091EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/6091


21.10.2024






Judgment of the General Court of 4 September 2024 – Dekoback v EUIPO – DecoPac (DECOPAC)


(Case T-166/23)
                (1)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark DECOPAC - Absolute ground for invalidity - No bad faith - Article 51(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
(C/2024/6091)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Dekoback GmbH (Helmstadt-Bargen, Germany) (represented by: V. von Moers, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: DecoPac, Inc. (Anoka, Minnesota, United States) (represented by: J. Zecher, lawyer)

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 30 January 2023 (Case R 754/2022-4).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Dekoback GmbH to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 173, 15.5.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/6091/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-461/24: Action brought on 4 September 2024 – SHS v EUIPO (Pure Steel+)
Date: 2024-09-04
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, building industry, hand tool, machinery, metal product, metals, metalworking, registered trade mark, trade-mark law, vehicle








C_202406109EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/6109


21.10.2024






Action brought on 4 September 2024 – SHS v EUIPO (Pure Steel+)


(Case T-461/24)

(C/2024/6109)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: SHS – Stahl-Holding-Saar GmbH & Co. KGaA (Dillingen, Germany) (represented by: J. Meyer, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Trade mark at issue: Application for EU figurative mark Pure Steel+ – Application for registration No 18 830 287
         

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 19 June 2024 in Case R 189/2024-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs, including those incurred in the appeal proceedings.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Infringement of the obligation to state reasons;










—


Infringement of the principle of ex officio examination.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/6109/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-568/23: Judgment of the General Court of 4 September 2024 – August Storck v EUIPO (MiT FREUDE NASCHEN!) (EU trade mark – Application for EU figurative mark MiT FREUDE NASCHEN! – Absolute ground for refusal – No distinctive character – Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Obligation to state reasons – Article 94 of Regulation 2017/1001)
Date: 2024-09-04
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, confectionery, confectionery product, pastry-making, processed foodstuff, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202406098EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/6098


21.10.2024






Judgment of the General Court of 4 September 2024 – August Storck v EUIPO (MiT FREUDE NASCHEN!)


(Case T-568/23)
                (1)

(EU trade mark - Application for EU figurative mark MiT FREUDE NASCHEN! - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Obligation to state reasons - Article 94 of Regulation 2017/1001)
(C/2024/6098)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: August Storck KG (Berlin, Germany) (represented by: P. Goldenbaum, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: E. Nicolás Gómez, acting as Agent)

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 3 July 2023 (Case R 539/2023-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders each party to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C C/2023/231, 23.10.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/6098/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11688 – KKR / TMUS / METRONET)
Date: 2024-09-04
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Internet access provider, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, United States, economic concentration, insurance, investment company, merger control, provision of services, telecommunications








C_202405485EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/5485


10.9.2024






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11688 – KKR / TMUS / METRONET)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/5485)

On 4 September 2024, 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 English 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 32024M11688. 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/2024/5485/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-373/23: Judgment of the General Court of 4 September 2024 – Galenica v EUIPO – EvivaMed Distribution (VIVORA) (EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU word mark VIVORA – Earlier word mark VERFORA – Partial rejection of the opposition – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Interdependence – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Obligation to state reasons – First sentence of Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)
Date: 2024-09-04
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, computer equipment, diabetes, medical device, medical diagnosis, registered trade mark, software, trade-mark law








C_202406094EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/6094


21.10.2024






Judgment of the General Court of 4 September 2024 – Galenica v EUIPO – EvivaMed Distribution (VIVORA)


(Case T-373/23)
                (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark VIVORA - Earlier word mark VERFORA - Partial rejection of the opposition - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Interdependence - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Obligation to state reasons - First sentence of Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)
(C/2024/6094)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Galenica AG (Bern, Switzerland) (represented by: C. Tenkhoff and T. Herzog, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: EvivaMed Distribution GmbH (Wenzenbach, Germany) (represented by: K. Landes, lawyer)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment in part and the alteration of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 26 April 2023 (Case R 1556/2022-1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Galenica AG to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by EvivaMed Distribution GmbH;










3.


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






(1)  
            OJ C 296, 21.8.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/6094/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.112301
Date: 2024-09-04
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Bulgaria, State aid, control of State aid, gas industry, gas pipeline








C_202405385EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/5385


4.9.2024






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.112301
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/5385)








Date of adoption of the decision


12.7.2024




Aid number


SA.112301




Member State


Bulgaria




Region


Bulgaria




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Incentives for filling of the Chiren gas storage facility in 2022




Legal basis


a) the Energy Act (ЗАКОН ЗА ЕНЕРГЕТИКАТА) ([1]); b) the future Decision of the Council of Ministers that will approve the Compensation Programme; c) Regulation No. 2 of 19 March 2013 on the regulation of natural gas prices, adopted on the basis of Article 36 (3) of the Energy Act




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 278 000 000  BGN
Annual budget: 278 000 000  BGN




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2024




Economic sectors


Manufacture of gas; distribution of gaseous fuels through mains




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of Energy




8, Triaditsa Str., Sofia 1000, Bulgaria








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/2024/5385/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)