do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-22/24: Judgment of the General Court of 4 December 2024 – Jula v EUIPO – Mula (Mula) (EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU word mark Mula – Earlier EU word mark Jula – Relative ground for refusal – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Relevant public – Visual and phonetic similarity)
Date: 2024-12-04
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, cosmetic product, footwear industry, registered trade mark, retail trade, sports equipment, toy industry, trade-mark law, wholesale trade








C_202500728EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/728


10.2.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 4 December 2024 – Jula v EUIPO – Mula (Mula)


(Case T-22/24)
                (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU word mark Mula - Earlier EU word mark Jula - Relative ground for refusal - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Relevant public - Visual and phonetic similarity)
(C/2025/728)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Jula AB (Skara, Sweden) (represented by: A. Hayn, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Mula GmbH (Berlin, Germany) (represented by: H. Alt and T. Kühn, 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 8 November 2023 (Case R 134/2023-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 8 November 2023 (Case R 134/2023-5);










2.


Orders each party to bear its own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C C/2024/1560, 26.2.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/728/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11770 – TPG / GA / MR MALLOUK / CREATIVE PLANNING)
Date: 2024-12-04
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial services, insurance, investment company, merger control, pension scheme








C_202407558EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/7558


27.12.2024






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11770 – TPG / GA / MR MALLOUK / CREATIVE PLANNING)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/7558)

On 4 December 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 32024M11770. 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/2024/7558/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-56/24: Judgment of the General Court of 4 December 2024 – Birių Krovinių Terminalas v EUIPO – BTK (BKT) (EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU figurative mark BKT – Earlier international registration designating the European Union – Word mark BTK – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2024-12-04
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, cable distribution, carriage of goods, energy distribution, logistics, pipeline transport, registered trade mark, storage, trade-mark law, urban infrastructure








C_202500730EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/730


10.2.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 4 December 2024 – Birių Krovinių Terminalas v EUIPO – BTK (BKT)


(Case T-56/24)
                (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU figurative mark BKT - Earlier international registration designating the European Union - Word mark BTK - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(C/2025/730)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Birių Krovinių Terminalas UAB (Klaipėda, Lithuania) (represented by: V. Viešūnaitė, 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: BTK Befrachtungs-und Transportkontor GmbH (Raubling, Germany) (represented by: D. Wiedemann and L. Schene, lawyers)

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 4 December 2023 (Case R 637/2023-4).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Birių Krovinių Terminalas UAB to bear its owns costs and to pay those incurred by BTK Befrachtungs-und Transportkontor GmbH;










3.


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






(1)  
            OJ C C/2024/2057, 18.3.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/730/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Explanatory notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union
Date: 2024-12-04
Institutions: Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission
Subjects: Combined Nomenclature, common customs tariff, yoghourt








C_202407254EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/7254


4.12.2024






Explanatory notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union
(C/2024/7254)

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:

On page 38, in the Explanatory note to CN subheadings ‘
         


               0403 10 11  to 0403 10 99  Yogurt


            ’, the CN codes ‘
         


               0403 10 11  to 0403 10 99 
            


            “are replaced with CN codes”
         


               0403 20 11  to 0403 20 99 
            


            ’.


On page 39, in the Explanatory note to CN subheadings ‘
         


               0403 90 11  to 0403 90 99  Other


            ’, the first paragraph is replaced by the following:



            ‘See the explanatory note to subheadings 0403 20 11  to 0403 20 99 .’
         



(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, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/1987/2658/oj).

(2)  
            OJ C 119, 29.3.2019, p. 1.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/7254/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11701 – SANTANDER / PEMBERTON / EMERALD JV)
Date: 2024-12-04
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: America, Asia, Europe, banking, credit, economic concentration, financial institution, joint venture, merger control, supply chain








C_202407414EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/7414


10.12.2024






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11701 – SANTANDER / PEMBERTON / EMERALD JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/7414)

On 4 December 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 32024M11701. 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/2024/7414/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-828/24, Erdrich Umformtechnik: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Nejvyšší správní soud (Czech Republic) lodged on 4 December 2024 – Erdrich Umformtechnik GmbH v Odvolací finanční ředitelství
Date: 2024-12-04
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU Member State, approximation of laws, country of origin principle, provision of documents, tax exemption, tax system








C_202501218EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/1218


3.3.2025






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Nejvyšší správní soud (Czech Republic) lodged on 4 December 2024 – Erdrich Umformtechnik GmbH v Odvolací finanční ředitelství


(Case C-828/24, Erdrich Umformtechnik)

(C/2025/1218)
Language of the case: Czech

Referring court

Nejvyšší správní soud

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Erdrich Umformtechnik GmbH

Defendant: Odvolací finanční ředitelství

Questions referred







1.


Can Council Directive 2003/49/EC (1) of 3 June 2003 on a common system of taxation applicable to interest and royalty payments made between associated companies of different Member States be interpreted as meaning that it enables the source State to grant, on the basis of a decision pursuant to Article 1(12), a tax exemption in respect of a period that preceded the point when an attestation and such supporting information as the source State may reasonably ask for was provided, or that preceded the point when the decision itself was issued?










2.


If the answer to the first question is affirmative, does it follow from the Directive or another rule of EU law, either directly or indirectly, that there is






(a)


any time limit for the provision of an attestation and such supporting information as the source State may reasonably ask for, for the purpose of a decision granting an exemption under Article 1(12); or










(b)


any time limit on the length of the period preceding the provision of an attestation and such supporting information as the source State may reasonably ask for, in respect of which a tax exemption can be granted?










(1)  
            OJ 2003 L 157, p. 49.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/1218/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-538/23: Judgment of the General Court of 4 December 2024 – Haddad v EUIPO – Celebi (CELEBRITI) (EU trade mark – Revocation proceedings – EU figurative mark CELEBRITI – Genuine use of the mark – Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2024-12-04
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, cosmetic product, footwear industry, leather, personal effects, registered trade mark, toiletries, trade-mark law








C_202500724EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/724


10.2.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 4 December 2024 – Haddad v EUIPO – Celebi (CELEBRITI)


(Case T-538/23)
                (1)

(EU trade mark - Revocation proceedings - EU figurative mark CELEBRITI - Genuine use of the mark - Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(C/2025/724)
Language of the case: English

Parties


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

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: L. Lapinskaitė, 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: Zeynep Celebi (Düsseldorf, Germany) (represented by: F. Klopmeier and F. Breuer, lawyers)

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 7 June 2023 (Case R 2221/2022-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Lucien Haddad to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C C/2023/145, 16.10.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/724/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.103740
Date: 2024-12-04
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Košice region, Prešov region, Slovakia, State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid, motor vehicle industry








C_202407234EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/7234


4.12.2024






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.103740
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/7234)








Date of adoption of the decision


8.4.2024




Aid number


SA.103740




Member State


Slovakia




Region


Východné Slovensko




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Volvo Car Slovakia s. r. o.




Legal basis


Act No. 358/2015 Coll. on the regulation of certain relations in the field of State aid and de minimis aid and on amendments to certain acts (the ‘State Aid Act’); Act No. 523/2004 Coll. on budget rules of the public administration and on amendments to certain acts as amended (the ‘Act on budget rules of public administration’); Act No. 57/2018 Coll. on regional investment aid and on amendments to certain acts as amended (the ‘Regional Investment Aid Act’); Regulation of the Government of the Slovak Republic No. 195/2018 Coll. laying down the conditions for granting investment aid, the maximum investment aid intensity and maximum investment aid amount in the regions of the Slovak Republic as amended (the ‘Regulation of the Government No. 195/2018 Coll.’); Decree of the Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic No. 187/2018 Coll. laying down the details of the application for investment aid, acceptance of investment aid offers, annual progress report on investment project implementation, report on investment project completion, annual investment utilisation reports, final evaluation reports and information boards as amended (the ‘Decree of the Ministry of Economy No. 187/2018 Coll.’); draft Investment aid granting decision (Decision of the Ministry of Economy of the Slovakia)




Type of measure


Ad Hoc Case


Volvo Car Slovakia s. r. o.




Objective


Regional development (including territorial cooperation)




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 267 071 950  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


 




Economic sectors


Manufacture of motor vehicles




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic




Mlynské nivy 44/a, 827 15 Bratislava, Slovak Republic








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/2024/7234/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-30/24: Judgment of the General Court of 4 December 2024 – Puma v EUIPO – Li Puma (Li Puma Design) (EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU figurative mark Li Puma Design – Earlier EU figurative marks PUMA – Relative ground for refusal – No injury to reputation – Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Link between the marks at issue)
Date: 2024-12-04
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, consultancy, registered trade mark, trade-mark law, waste recycling








C_202500729EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/729


10.2.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 4 December 2024 – Puma v EUIPO – Li Puma (Li Puma Design)


(Case T-30/24)
                (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU figurative mark Li Puma Design - Earlier EU figurative marks PUMA - Relative ground for refusal - No injury to reputation - Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Link between the marks at issue)
(C/2025/729)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Puma SE (Herzogenaurach, Germany) (represented by: M. Schunke and P. Trieb, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Gája and D. Hanf, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Luca Gottardo Li Puma (Turin, Italy)

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 7 November 2023 (Case R 2291/2022-1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Puma SE to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C C/2024/1877, 11.3.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/729/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-158/23: Judgment of the General Court of 4 December 2024 – Colombani v EEAS (Civil service – Officials – Reports procedure – Appraisal report – 2021 appraisal procedure – Regularity of the procedure – Principle of impartiality)
Date: 2024-12-04
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European official, staff assessment, staff regulations (EU)








C_202500720EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/720


10.2.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 4 December 2024 – Colombani v EEAS


(Case T-158/23)
                (1)

(Civil service - Officials - Reports procedure - Appraisal report - 2021 appraisal procedure - Regularity of the procedure - Principle of impartiality)
(C/2025/720)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Jean-Marc Colombani (Auderghem, Belgium) (represented by: N. de Montigny, lawyer)

Defendant: European External Action Service (represented by: R. Coesme, R. Spáč and S. Falek, acting as Agents)

Re:

By his action under Article 270 TFEU, the applicant asks the Court to annul the appraisal report drawn up in respect of him for 2021.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the appraisal report of Mr Jean-Marc Colombani for 2021;










2.


Orders the European External Action Service (EEAS) to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 179, 22.5.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/720/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.106581
Date: 2024-12-04
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Finland, State aid, control of State aid, forestry policy, service








C_202407264EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/7264


4.12.2024






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.106581
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/7264)








Date of adoption of the decision


8.8.2023




Aid number


SA.106581




Member State


Finland




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Metsätalouden määräaikainen kannustejärjestelmä




Legal basis


Laki metsätalouden määräaikaisesta kannustejärjestelmästä (71/2023)




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Agriculture; Forestry; Rural areas, Aid for investments improving the resilience and environmental value of forest ecosystems




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 360 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 60 000 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2029




Economic sectors


Silviculture and other forestry activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Suomen metsäkeskus




Aleksanterinkatu 18 A, 15140 Lahti








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/2024/7264/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)