do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-398/22: Judgment of the General Court of 23 October 2024 – Deutsche Bank v SRB (Contributions ex ante 2022) (Economic and monetary union – Banking union – Single Resolution Mechanism for credit institutions and certain investment firms (SRM) – Single Resolution Fund (SRF) – Decision of the Single Resolution Board (SRB) on the calculation of the ex ante contributions for the 2022 contribution period – Article 70(2) of Regulation (EU) No 806/2014 – Error of law – Limitation of the temporal effects of the judgment)
Date: 2024-10-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU banking union, bank, bank resolution, company in difficulties, financing method, financing plan, fund (EU)








C_202407316EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/7316


16.12.2024






Judgment of the General Court of 23 October 2024 – Deutsche Bank v SRB (Contributions ex ante 2022)


(Case T-398/22)
                (1)

(Economic and monetary union - Banking union - Single Resolution Mechanism for credit institutions and certain investment firms (SRM) - Single Resolution Fund (SRF) - Decision of the Single Resolution Board (SRB) on the calculation of the ex ante contributions for the 2022 contribution period - Article 70(2) of Regulation (EU) No 806/2014 - Error of law - Limitation of the temporal effects of the judgment)
(C/2024/7316)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Deutsche Bank AG (Frankfurt, Germany) (represented by: H. Berger, M. Weber and D. Schoo, lawyers)

Defendant: Single Resolution Board (represented by: K.-P. Wojcik, J. Kerlin, T. Wittenberg and D. Ceran, acting as Agents, and by H.-G. Kamann and P. Gey, lawyers)

Interveners in support of the defendant: European Parliament (represented by: J. Etienne, M. Menegatti and G. Bartram, acting as Agents), Council of the European Union (represented by: J. Haunold, J. Bauerschmidt and A. Westerhof Löfflerová, acting as Agents)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of Decision SRB/ES/2022/18 of the Single Resolution Board (SRB) of 11 April 2022 on the calculation of the 2022 ex ante contributions to the Single Resolution Fund (SRF), in so far as that decision concerns it.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls Decision SRB/ES/2022/18 of the Single Resolution Board (SRB) of 11 April 2022 on the calculation of the 2022 ex ante contributions to the Single Resolution Fund (SRF) in so far as it concerns Deutsche Bank AG;










2.


Maintains the effects of Decision SRB/ES/2022/18, in so far as it concerns Deutsche Bank AG, until the SRB has taken the measures necessary to implement the present judgment, which must be within a reasonable period which cannot exceed 6 months from the day on which this decision becomes final;










3.


Orders the SRB to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Deutsche Bank AG;










4.


Orders the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union to bear their own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 380, 3.10.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/7316/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-1136/23: Judgment of the General Court of 23 October 2024 – Lianopoulou v Commission (Civil service – Officials – Claim for the restoration of the career path and claim for damages – Rejection – Notification by email – Time limit for lodging a complaint – Out of time – Inadmissibility)
Date: 2024-10-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European official, admissibility, disability insurance, indemnification, professional career, termination of employment, worker with disabilities








C_202407344EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/7344


16.12.2024






Judgment of the General Court of 23 October 2024 – Lianopoulou v Commission


(Case T-1136/23)
                (1)

(Civil service - Officials - Claim for the restoration of the career path and claim for damages - Rejection - Notification by email - Time limit for lodging a complaint - Out of time - Inadmissibility)
(C/2024/7344)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Anastasia Lianopoulou (Luxembourg, Luxembourg) (represented by: F. Quraishi, lawyer)

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

Re:

By her action based on Article 270 TFEU, the applicant seeks, in essence, (i) that the decision of the European Commission of 30 January 2023 rejecting in part her claim for compensation for material and non-material harm caused by the decision of 27 February 2019 that terminated the applicant’s service on account of a finding that she was suffering from an invalidity and granted her an invalidity allowance be varied or annulled, and (ii) that the decision of 1 September 2023 rejecting her complaint be varied or annulled.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Ms Anastasia Lianopoulou to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C/2024/1871, 11.3.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/7344/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-523/23: Judgment of the General Court of 23 October 2024 – Sumol + Compal Marcas v EUIPO – Boiron frères (FRUITOLOGY) (EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – International registration designating the European Union – Word mark FRUITOLOGY – Earlier national word mark CENTRO DE FRUTOLOGIA – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Similarity of the signs – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2024-10-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, catering industry, education, registered trade mark, teaching materials, trade-mark law, traineeship








C_202407339EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/7339


16.12.2024






Judgment of the General Court of 23 October 2024 – Sumol + Compal Marcas v EUIPO – Boiron frères (FRUITOLOGY)


(Case T-523/23)
                (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - International registration designating the European Union - Word mark FRUITOLOGY - Earlier national word mark CENTRO DE FRUTOLOGIA - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(C/2024/7339)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Sumol + Compal Marcas SA (Carnaxide, Portugal) (represented by: A. de Sampaio, 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: Boiron frères (Châteauneuf-sur-Isère, France)

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 9 June 2023 (Joined Cases R 797/2022-2 and R 804/2022-2).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Alters the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 9 June 2023 (Joined Cases R 797/2022-2 and R 804/2022-2) to the effect that the decision of the Opposition Division of EUIPO of 11 March 2022 is partially annulled in so far as it had partially rejected the opposition;










2.


Orders EUIPO to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C C/2023/71, 9.10.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/7339/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Judgment of the General Court of 23 October 2024 – ePlus v EUIPO – Telefónica Germany (E-Plus: (Case T-462/23) (EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU word mark E-Plus – Absolute ground for invalidity – No bad faith – Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2024-10-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, telecommunications, trade-mark law








C_202407333EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/7333


16.12.2024






(Case T-462/23)
                (1)


Judgment of the General Court of 23 October 2024 – ePlus v EUIPO – Telefónica Germany (E-Plus)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark E-Plus - Absolute ground for invalidity - No bad faith - Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(C/2024/7333)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: ePlus Inc. (Herndon, Virginia, United States) (represented by: A. Mottet, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Telefónica Germany GmbH & Co. OHG (Munich, Germany) (represented by: P. Neuwald, 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 2 June 2023 (Case R 1463/2022-1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders ePlus Inc. to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 338, 25.9.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/7333/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee – Proposal for a Council Decision amending Decision 2008/971/EC as regards the forest reproductive material of the tested category, its labelling and the names of the authorities responsible for the approval and control of the production (COM(2024) 387 final — 2024/0214 (COD))
Date: 2024-10-23
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: arboriculture, forest, forestry legislation, import (EU), marketing standard, originating product, plant propagation, seed, seedling, third country








C_202500121EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/121


10.1.2025






Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee

Proposal for a Council Decision amending Decision 2008/971/EC as regards the forest reproductive material of the ‘tested’ category, its labelling and the names of the authorities responsible for the approval and control of the production



(COM(2024) 387 final — 2024/0214 (COD))


(C/2025/121)







Referral


Council, 16.9.2024




Legal basis


Article 43(2) and 304 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union




Section responsible


Section for Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment




Adopted at plenary session


23.10.2024




Plenary session No


591




Outcome of vote
(for/against/abstentions)


235/2/1




Since the Committee unreservedly endorses the content of the proposal and feels that it requires no comment on its part, it has decided to issue an opinion endorsing the proposed text.


Brussels, 23 October 2024.


The President


of the European Economic and Social Committee

Oliver RÖPKE
               





ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/121/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-605/23: Judgment of the General Court of 23 October 2024 – Vinatis v EUIPO – Global Rambla Restauración (VINATIS) (EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU word mark VINATIS – Earlier national figurative mark VINITUS – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Obligation to state reasons – Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)
Date: 2024-10-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, advertising, business administration, business management, consultancy, registered trade mark, retail trade, trade-mark law, wholesale trade, wine








C_202407340EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/7340


16.12.2024






Judgment of the General Court of 23 October 2024 – Vinatis v EUIPO – Global Rambla Restauración (VINATIS)


(Case T-605/23)
                (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU word mark VINATIS - Earlier national figurative mark VINITUS - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Obligation to state reasons - Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)
(C/2024/7340)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Vinatis (Annecy, France) (represented by: J. Canlorbe, 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: Global Rambla Restauración, SL (Barcelona, 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 12 July 2023 (Case R 2286/2022-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Vinatis to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C C/2023/776, 20.11.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/7340/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Judgment of the General Court of 23 October 2024 – ePlus v EUIPO – Telefónica Germany (E-Plus: (Case T-463/23) (EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU word mark E-Plus – Absolute ground for invalidity – No bad faith – Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2024-10-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, advertising, building industry, business management, financial services, registered trade mark, scientific research, service, telecommunications, tourism, trade-mark law








C_202407334EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/7334


16.12.2024






(Case T-463/23)
                (1)


Judgment of the General Court of 23 October 2024 – ePlus v EUIPO – Telefónica Germany (E-Plus)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark E-Plus - Absolute ground for invalidity - No bad faith - Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(C/2024/7334)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: ePlus Inc. (Herndon, Virginia, United States) (represented by: A. Mottet, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Telefónica Germany GmbH & Co. OHG (Munich, Germany) (represented by: P. Neuwald, 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 2 June 2023 (Case R 951/2022-1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders ePlus Inc. to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 338, 25.9.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/7334/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Euro exchange rates – 22 October 2024
Date: 2024-10-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_202405899EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/5899


23.10.2024






Euro exchange rates (1)


            22 October 2024
         
(C/2024/5899)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0821 




JPY


Japanese yen


163,22 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4576 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,83340 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,4005 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9365 




ISK


Iceland króna


149,30 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,8230 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,252 




HUF


Hungarian forint


400,03 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3170 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9737 




TRY


Turkish lira


37,0599 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6177 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4964 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,4110 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7870 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4231 




KRW


South Korean won


1 491,66 




ZAR


South African rand


19,0184 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7052 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 843,32 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6833 




PHP


Philippine peso


62,580 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


36,229 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,1636 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,5202 




INR


Indian rupee


90,9710 






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


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/5899/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11722 – LONE STAR FUNDS / CROWN) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2024-10-23
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: consultancy, economic concentration, electronic equipment, fire protection, goods and services, investment company, merger control, security services, telecommunications equipment, wholesale selling








C_202406379EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/6379


23.10.2024






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11722 – LONE STAR FUNDS / CROWN)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/6379)


1.   
On 16 October 2024, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






—


Lone Star Fund XII, L.P., affiliate of Lone Star Funds (‘Lone Star’, United States),










—


Kidde Fire Protection LLC (United States) and Carrier Fire & Security B.V. (the Netherlands, together with Kidde Fire Protection LLC, ‘Crown’), owned by Carrier Global Corporation (United States).




Lone Star will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of Crown.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following:






—


Lone Star is a US private equity firm advising funds that invest globally in real estate, equity, credit and other financial assets,










—


Crown is a provider of commercial and residential fire safety and intrusion goods and related services.






3.   
On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.
Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified treatment for certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.


4.   
The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:
M.11722 – LONE STAR FUNDS / CROWN
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email or by post. Please use the contact details below:
Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Postal address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË







(1)  
            OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

(2)  
            OJ C 160, 5.5.2023, p. 1.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/6379/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-1072/23: Judgment of the General Court of 23 October 2024 – Nike Innovate v EUIPO (SUPPORT-FIT) (EU trade mark – Application for the EU word mark SUPPORT-FIT – Absolute grounds for refusal – Descriptive character – Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2024-10-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, footwear industry, registered trade mark, sports equipment, trade-mark law








C_202407342EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/7342


16.12.2024






Judgment of the General Court of 23 October 2024 – Nike Innovate v EUIPO (SUPPORT-FIT)


(Case T-1072/23)
                (1)

(EU trade mark - Application for the EU word mark SUPPORT-FIT - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(C/2024/7342)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Nike Innovate CV (Beaverton, Oregon, United States) (represented by: J.-C. Rebling, lawyer)

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

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 15 September 2023 (Case R 915/2023-4).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders each party to bear its own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C C/2024/450, 3.1.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/7342/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)