do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-188/24: Judgment of the General Court of 9 July 2025 – Compagnie générale des établissements Michelin v Commission (Competition – Agreements, decisions and concerted practices – Administrative procedure – Decision ordering an inspection – Article 20(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 – Subject matter and purpose of the inspection – Obligation to state reasons – Sufficiently serious indicia – Protection of privacy – Judicial review)
Date: 2025-07-09
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: administrative procedure, cartel, control of restrictive practices, judicial review, pneumatic tyre, protection of privacy, vehicle parts








C_202504598EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/4598


25.8.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 9 July 2025 – Compagnie générale des établissements Michelin v Commission


(Case T-188/24)
                (1)

(Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Administrative procedure - Decision ordering an inspection - Article 20(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 - Subject matter and purpose of the inspection - Obligation to state reasons - Sufficiently serious indicia - Protection of privacy - Judicial review)
(C/2025/4598)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Compagnie générale des établissements Michelin (Clermont-Ferrand, France) (represented by: E. Sarrazin, J. Brousseau and J.-P. Gunther, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: T. Baumé, N. Cambien and M. Domecq, acting as Agents)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of Commission Decision C(2024) 243 final of 10 January 2024, ordering it and all the companies directly or indirectly controlled by it to submit to an inspection in accordance with Article 20(4) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 (Case AT.40863 – Hoops).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls Commission Decision C(2024) 243 final of 10 January 2024, ordering Compagnie générale des établissements Michelin and all the companies directly or indirectly controlled by it to submit to an inspection in accordance with Article 20(4) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 (Case AT.40863 – Hoops) in so far as it concerns the period referred to in the second sentence of recital 4;










2.


Dismisses the action as to the remainder;










3.


Orders Compagnie générale des établissements Michelin and the European Commission to bear their own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C, C/2024/4334, 15.7.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4598/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Cases T-121/24 to T-127/24 and T-129/24: Judgment of the General Court of 9 July 2025 – Guangzhou Wanglaoji Grand Health v EUIPO – Multi Access (Representation of three Chinese characters) (EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – Figurative marks representing three Chinese characters – Word mark WANG LAO JI – Absolute ground for invalidity – Bad faith – Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Date: 2025-07-09
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: China, EU trade mark, beverage, medical plant, perishable goods, registered trade mark, tea, trade-mark law








C_202504597EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/4597


25.8.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 9 July 2025 – Guangzhou Wanglaoji Grand Health v EUIPO – Multi Access


(Representation of three Chinese characters)


(Cases T-121/24 to T-127/24 and T-129/24)
                (1)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Figurative marks representing three Chinese characters - Word mark WANG LAO JI - Absolute ground for invalidity - Bad faith - Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
(C/2025/4597)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Guangzhou Wanglaoji Grand Health Co. Ltd (Guangzhou, China) (represented by: P. Groß, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: E. Nicolás Gómez and T. Klee, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Multi Access Ltd (Road Town, British Virgin Islands) (represented by: H. Gauß and S. Rak, lawyers)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decisions of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 19 December 2023 (Cases R 322/2023-4 to R 328/2023-4 and R 330/2023-4).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Joins Cases T-121/24 to T-127/24 and T-129/24 for the purposes of the judgment;










2.


Dismisses the action;










3.


Orders Guangzhou Wanglaoji Grand Health Co. Ltd to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C, C/2024/2776, 29.4.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4597/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Calls for proposals and related activities under the European Research Council (ERC) work programme 2026 under Horizon Europe - the Framework Programme for Research and innovation (2021-2027)
Date: 2025-07-09
Institutions: Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission
Subjects: EU programme, European organisation, Framework Programme for Research and Development, action programme, call for proposals, innovation, research and development, scientific research








C_202503626EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/3626


9.7.2025






Calls for proposals and related activities under the European Research Council (ERC) work programme 2026 under Horizon Europe - the Framework Programme for Research and innovation (2021-2027)
(C/2025/3626)

Notice is hereby given for the launch of calls for proposals and related activities under the Horizon Europe ERC 2026 work programme (Council Decision (EU) 2021/764 of 10 May 2021 establishing the specific programme implementing Horizon Europe – the framework programme for research and innovation, and repealing Decision 2013/743/EU; and Commission Decision of 12 May 2021 establishing the European Research Council for Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and innovation and repealing Decision C(2013) 8915 (1).
The European Commission has adopted the ERC 2026 work programme by Decision C(2025) 5000 of 8 July 2025.
Proposals are invited for these calls.
The ERC 2026 work programme, including deadlines and budgets, is available through the EU Funding & Tenders Portal of the European Commission, along with information on the modalities of the calls and related activities, as well as information for applicants on how to submit proposals:

https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/home



(1)  
            OJ C 234 I, 17.6.2021, p. 5.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/3626/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-450/25: Action brought on 9 July 2025 – Peña de Paz v EUIPO – Cuchy & Charly (MICUIR HANDMADE IN SPAIN)
Date: 2025-07-09
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, fancy leather goods and glove-making industry, footwear industry, leather, personal effects, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202504807EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/4807


8.9.2025






Action brought on 9 July 2025 – Peña de Paz v EUIPO – Cuchy & Charly (MICUIR HANDMADE IN SPAIN)


(Case T-450/25)

(C/2025/4807)
Language in which the application was lodged: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Elena Nayra Peña de Paz (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: J. Mora Cortés, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Cuchy & Charly, SL (Madrid, Spain)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: Word mark ‘MICUIR HANDMADE IN SPAIN’ – EU trade mark No 18 126 844
         

Proceedings before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 25 April 2025 in Case R 1867/2024-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul or revoke the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO and the intervener (if appearing and involved in the present action) to pay the costs of all of the proceedings, including those relating to the proceedings before the General Court, the Cancellation Division and the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO.





Plea in law

Infringement of Article 7(1)(c) and Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council, read in conjunction with Article 7(2) thereof.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4807/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-387/24: Judgment of the General Court of 9 July 2025 – Makhlouf v Council (Common foreign and security policy – Restrictive measures adopted in view of the situation in Syria – Freezing of funds – Restrictions on entry into the territories of the Member States – Lists of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources and subject to restrictions on entry into the territory of the Member States – Maintenance of the applicant’s name on the lists – Family membership criterion – Article 27(2)(b) and Article 28(2)(b) of Decision 2013/255/CFSP – Rights of the defence – Error of assessment – Proportionality – Right to property – Non-contractual liability)
Date: 2025-07-09
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Syria, economic sanctions, family, freezing of assets, international sanctions, natural person, principle of proportionality, right to property, rights of the defence








C_202504777EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/4777


8.9.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 9 July 2025 – Makhlouf v Council


(Case T-387/24)
                (1)

(Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures adopted in view of the situation in Syria - Freezing of funds - Restrictions on entry into the territories of the Member States - Lists of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources and subject to restrictions on entry into the territory of the Member States - Maintenance of the applicant’s name on the lists - ‘Family membership’ criterion - Article 27(2)(b) and Article 28(2)(b) of Decision 2013/255/CFSP - Rights of the defence - Error of assessment - Proportionality - Right to property - Non-contractual liability)
(C/2025/4777)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Sara Makhlouf (Latakia, Syria) (represented by: G. Karouni, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: A. Limonet and L. Raab, acting as Agents)

Re:

By her action, the applicant seeks, first, on the basis of Article 263 TFEU, annulment of Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/1510 of 27 May 2024 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ L, 2024/1510), and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1517 of 27 May 2024 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ L, 2024/1517), in so far as those acts concern her and, second, on the basis of Article 268 TFEU, compensation for the damage which she claims to have suffered as a result of the adoption of those acts.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Ms Sara Makhlouf to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C, C/2024/5645, 30.9.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4777/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-377/23: Order of the General Court of 9 July 2025 – Papouis Dairies and Others v Commission
Date: 2025-07-09
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Cyprus, consumer information, designation of origin, goats’ milk cheese, labelling, product designation, quality control of agricultural products, semi-soft cheese, sheep's milk cheese








C_202504921EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/4921


15.9.2025






Order of the General Court of 9 July 2025 – Papouis Dairies and Others v Commission


(Case T-377/23)
                (1)

(C/2025/4921)
Language of the case: English
The President of the Tenth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  
            OJ C 329, 18.9.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4921/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-1173/23: Judgment of the General Court of 9 July 2025 – Spin Master Toys UK v EUIPO – Verdes Innovations (Shape of a cube with faces having a grid structure and differentiated by their colours) (EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – Three-dimensional EU trade mark – Shape of a cube with faces having a grid structure and differentiated by their colours – Absolute ground for invalidity – Sign consisting exclusively of the shape of goods which is necessary to obtain a technical result – Article 7(1)(e)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Date: 2025-07-09
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, toy industry, trade-mark law








C_202504596EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/4596


25.8.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 9 July 2025 – Spin Master Toys UK v EUIPO – Verdes Innovations (Shape of a cube with faces having a grid structure and differentiated by their colours)


(Case T-1173/23)
                (1)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Three-dimensional EU trade mark - Shape of a cube with faces having a grid structure and differentiated by their colours - Absolute ground for invalidity - Sign consisting exclusively of the shape of goods which is necessary to obtain a technical result - Article 7(1)(e)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
(C/2025/4596)
Language of the case: 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 (represented by: D. Gája and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Verdes Innovations SA (Chiliomodi, Greece) (represented by: R. Kunze, 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 20 October 2023 (Case R 851/2022-1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Spin Master Toys UK Ltd to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C, C/2024/1265, 12.2.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4596/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-144/24: Judgment of the General Court of 9 July 2025 – Bouwbenodigdheden Hoogeveen v EUIPO – Pürschel (BIENENBEISSER) (EU trade mark – Revocation proceedings – EU word mark BIENENBEISSER – Genuine use of the mark – Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Proof of genuine use – Use in connection with the goods in respect of which the mark is registered – Role of the Nice classification – Homogeneous category of goods – Air vents – Obligation to state reasons)
Date: 2025-07-09
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, building materials, metal product, piping, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202504768EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/4768


8.9.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 9 July 2025 – Bouwbenodigdheden Hoogeveen v EUIPO – Pürschel (BIENENBEISSER)


(Case T-144/24)
                (1)

(EU trade mark - Revocation proceedings - EU word mark BIENENBEISSER - Genuine use of the mark - Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Proof of genuine use - Use in connection with the goods in respect of which the mark is registered - Role of the Nice classification - Homogeneous category of goods - Air vents - Obligation to state reasons)
(C/2025/4768)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Bouwbenodigdheden Hoogeveen BV (Hoogeveen, Netherlands) (represented by: H. Roerdink, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Sören Pürschel (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)

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 9 January 2024 (Case R 793/2023-5).

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 9 January 2024 (Case R-793/2023-5) in so far as it dismissed the appeal brought before it by Bouwbenodigdheden Hoogeveen BV in respect of ‘building materials (non-metallic), namely air vents’, in Class 19;










2.


Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Bouwbenodigdheden Hoogeveen.






(1)  
            OJ C, C/2024/2787, 29.4.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4768/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-74/24: Judgment of the General Court of 9 July 2025 – Seedless Gold International v CPVO – Ángel Teresa Hermanos (Queen) (Plant varieties – Application for the entry in the Register of the transfer of the community plant variety right for the variety Queen – Duty of care)
Date: 2025-07-09
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: citrus fruit, plant breeding, plant variety right








C_202504765EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/4765


8.9.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 9 July 2025 – Seedless Gold International v CPVO – Ángel Teresa Hermanos (Queen)


(Case T-74/24)
                (1)

(Plant varieties - Application for the entry in the Register of the transfer of the community plant variety right for the variety Queen - Duty of care)
(C/2025/4765)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Seedless Gold International, SL (Pilar de la Horadada, Spain) (represented by: P. Porcel Sánchez and M. Gay-yo Hmami, lawyers)

Defendant: Community Plant Variety Office (represented by: F. Mattina, M. García-Moncó Fuente and M. Fortin, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of CPVO, intervener before the General Court: Ángel Teresa Hermanos, SA (El Puig de Santa María, Spain) (represented by: V. Moles Vilar, lawyer)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision of the Board of Appeal of the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) of 13 December 2023 (Case A001/2022).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Seedless Gold International, SL, the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) and Ángel Teresa Hermanos, SA, each to bear their own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C, C/2024/2444, 8.4.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4765/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-1171/23: Judgment of the General Court of 9 July 2025 – Spin Master Toys UK v EUIPO – Verdes Innovations (Shape of a cube with faces having a grid structure and differentiated by their colours) (EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – Three-dimensional EU trade mark – Shape of a cube with faces having a grid structure and differentiated by their colours – Absolute ground for invalidity – Sign consisting exclusively of the shape of goods which is necessary to obtain a technical result – Article 7(1)(e)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)
Date: 2025-07-09
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, toy industry, trade-mark law








C_202504594EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/4594


25.8.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 9 July 2025 – Spin Master Toys UK v EUIPO – Verdes Innovations (Shape of a cube with faces having a grid structure and differentiated by their colours)


(Case T-1171/23)
                (1)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Three-dimensional EU trade mark - Shape of a cube with faces having a grid structure and differentiated by their colours - Absolute ground for invalidity - Sign consisting exclusively of the shape of goods which is necessary to obtain a technical result - Article 7(1)(e)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)
(C/2025/4594)
Language of the case: 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 (represented by: D. Gája and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Verdes Innovations SA (Chiliomodi, Greece) (represented by: R. Kunze, 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 20 October 2023 (Case R 850/2022-1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Spin Master Toys UK Ltd to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C, C/2024/1263, 12.2.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4594/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.118721
Date: 2025-07-09
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Latvia, State aid, animal production, control of State aid, crop production, hunting, service








C_202503695EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/3695


9.7.2025






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.118721
(C/2025/3695)








Date of adoption of the decision


6.6.2025




Aid number


SA.118721




Member State


Latvia




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Ministru kabineta noteikumi"Kārtība, kādā zemes īpašniekiem vai lietotājiem nosakāmi to zaudējumu apmēri, kas saistīti ar īpaši aizsargājamo nemedījamo sugu un migrējošo sugu dzīvnieku nodarītajiem būtiskiem postījumiem, un minimālās aizsardzības pasākumu prasības postījumu novēršanai"




Legal basis


2021. gada 18. februāra Ministru kabineta noteikumi "Kārtība, kādā zemes īpašniekiem vai lietotājiem nosakāmi to zaudējumu apmēri, kas saistīti ar īpaši aizsargājamo nemedījamo sugu un migrējošo sugu dzīvnieku nodarītajiem būtiskiem postījumiem, un minimālās aizsardzības pasākumu prasības postījumu novēršanai"




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Agriculture; Forestry; Rural areas




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


 




Intensity


 




Duration


24.2.2021 - 31.12.2026




Economic sectors


Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Dabas aizsardzības pārvalde




Baznīcas iela 7, Sigulda, LV-2150








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/2025/3695/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)