do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-106/23: Judgment of the General Court of 16 July 2025 – Iceland Foods v EUIPO – Icelandic Trademark (Iceland) (EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU figurative mark Iceland – Absolute grounds for invalidity – Descriptive character – Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Date: 2025-07-16
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, coffee, dairy production, foodstuff, milk product, processed food product, processed foodstuff, registered trade mark, retail trade, trade-mark law








C_202504753EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2025/4753


8.9.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 16 July 2025 – Iceland Foods v EUIPO – Icelandic Trademark (Iceland)


(Case T-106/23)
                (1)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark Iceland - Absolute grounds for invalidity - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
(C/2025/4753)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Iceland Foods Ltd (Deeside, United Kingdom) (represented by: G. Vos, 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: Icelandic Trademark Holding ehf (Reykjavik, Iceland) (represented by: A. von Mühlendahl and H. Hartwig, lawyers)

Intervener in support of the applicant: International Trademark Association (INTA) (New York, United States) (represented by: N. Parrotta, M. Perraki and A. Lubberger, lawyers)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Grand Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 15 December 2022 (Case R 1613/2019-G).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Iceland Foods Ltd to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and Icelandic Trademark Holding ehf;










3.


Orders the International Trademark Association (INTA) to bear its own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 134, 17.4.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4753/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-480/24: Judgment of the General Court of 16 July 2025 – Le Pen and Others v Parliament (Law governing the institutions – Rules on payment of expenses and allowances to Members of the Parliament – Recovery of sums unduly paid – Legitimate expectations – Right to a fair trial)
Date: 2025-07-16
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Member of the European Parliament, Secretary General of an Institution, allowances and expenses, debt, parliamentary allowance, right to justice








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Official Journal of the European Union


EN
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C/2025/4784


8.9.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 16 July 2025 – Le Pen and Others v Parliament


(Case T-480/24)
                (1)

(Law governing the institutions - Rules on payment of expenses and allowances to Members of the Parliament - Recovery of sums unduly paid - Legitimate expectations - Right to a fair trial)
(C/2025/4784)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicants: Marion Le Pen (La Celle-Saint-Cloud, France), Yann Maréchal (Saint-Cloud, France), Marie-Caroline Olivier (Draveil, France), acting in their capacity as heirs to Mr Jean-Marie Le Pen (represented by: F. Wagner, lawyer)

Defendant: European Parliament (represented by: J.-C. Puffer and M. Ecker, acting as Agents)

Re:

By their action based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicants seek annulment of the decision of the Secretary-General of the European Parliament of 8 July 2024 on the recovery of sums unduly paid to Mr Le Pen in respect of appropriations from budget item 400 and debit note No 7040001694 of 9 July 2024.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Ms Marion Le Pen, Ms Yann Maréchal and Ms Marie-Caroline Olivier, in their capacity as heirs to Mr Jean-Marie Le Pen, to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C, C/2024/6446, 4.11.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4784/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-469/25: Action brought on 16 July 2025 – KU v Frontex
Date: 2025-07-16
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European official, abuse of power, administrative procedure, damages, indemnification, presumption of innocence, principle of proportionality, right to justice, staff regulations (EU)








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C/2025/4639


25.8.2025






Action brought on 16 July 2025 – KU v Frontex


(Case T-469/25)

(C/2025/4639)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: KU (represented by: A. Samartzis, lawyer)

Defendant: European Border and Coast Guard Agency

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the implied decision of the Executive Director of Frontex to reject the applicant’s complaint of 18 December 2024 pursuant to Article 90(2) of the EU Staff Regulations;










—


declare that the Executive Director of Frontex unlawfully failed to revoke the precautionary measure imposed on the applicant in accordance with Article 42 of Management Board Decision 24/2022 (1) and the adverse effects arising from that measure; in the alternative, a declaration that no precautionary measure has ever been imposed on the applicant;










—


order appropriate satisfaction and compensation for material and non-material damage suffered by the applicant as a result of the precautionary measure imposed on him;










—


order the defendant to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on four pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging that the application is admissible.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging that the precautionary measure imposed on the applicant is null and void and its effects ought to be lifted immediately. The decision of the Executive Director by which the precautionary measure was imposed has never been communicated to the applicant nor inserted in his personal file.










3.


Third plea in law, alleging that the precautionary measure imposed, if valid, ought to be revoked. Even if the precautionary measure is presumed to be valid, it ought to be revoked because it violates the principle of proportionality. The continuation of the effects of the precautionary measure also constitutes a violation of the applicant’s right to good administration, his presumption of innocence and his right to a fair trial. Finally, the abusive prolongation of the administrative inquiry’s proceedings constitutes a misuse of powers.










4.


Fourth plea in law, alleging that the applicant is entitled to damages.






(1)  Management Board Decision 24/2022 laying down general implementing provisions on the conduct of administrative inquiries and disciplinary proceedings, published on 25 March 2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4639/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-215/24: Judgment of the General Court of 16 July 2025 – Rigo Trading v EUIPO (Representation of a wavy rectangle) (EU trade mark – International registration designating the European Union – Figurative mark representing a wavy rectangle – Absolute ground for refusal – No distinctive character – Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2025-07-16
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, building materials, equal treatment, furniture industry, miscellaneous industries, precision engineering, principle of legal certainty, registered trade mark, textile industry, trade-mark law








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Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/4770


8.9.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 16 July 2025 – Rigo Trading v EUIPO (Representation of a wavy rectangle)


(Case T-215/24)
                (1)

(EU trade mark - International registration designating the European Union - Figurative mark representing a wavy rectangle - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(C/2025/4770)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Rigo Trading SA (Senningerberg, Luxembourg) (represented by: H. Held, lawyer)

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

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 23 February 2024 (Case R 2150/2023-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Rigo Trading SA to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C, C/2024/3624, 17.6.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4770/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Notice for the attention of the persons subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/2319, as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/1429, and Council Regulation (EU) 2022/2309, as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1433 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Haiti
Date: 2025-07-16
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Haiti, economic sanctions, freezing of assets, international sanctions, natural person








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2025/4078


16.7.2025






Notice for the attention of the persons subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/2319, as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/1429, and Council Regulation (EU) 2022/2309, as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1433 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Haiti
(C/2025/4078)

The following information is brought to the attention of the persons that appear in the Annex II to Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/2319 (1), as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/1429 (2), and in Annex Ia to Council Regulation (EU) 2022/2309 (3), as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1433 (4) concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Haiti.
Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2309 requires that listed persons, entities or bodies must report, within 6 weeks from the date of listing in Annex Ia, funds or economic resources within the jurisdiction of a Member State belonging to, owned, held or controlled by them, to the competent authority of the Member State where those funds or economic resources are located. They must cooperate with the national competent authority in any verification of such information. Failure to comply with these obligations will be considered as circumvention of the measures on the freezing of funds and of economic resources.
The information to be reported must be sent to the competent authority of the relevant Member State, via its website as indicated in Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2022/2309.


(1)  
            OJ L 307, 28.11.2022, p. 135.

(2)  
            OJ L, 2025/1429, 15.7.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/1429/oj.

(3)  
            OJ L 307, 28.11.2022, p. 17.

(4)  
            OJ L, 2025/1433, 15.7.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/1433/oj.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4078/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-735/20 RENV: Judgment of the General Court of 16 July 2025 – Planistat Europe and Charlot v Commission (Non-contractual liability – Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 – External investigation by OLAF – Eurostat case – Forwarding to the national judicial authorities of information concerning matters liable to result in criminal proceedings before the conclusion of the investigation – Filing of a complaint by the Commission before the conclusion of the investigation – National criminal proceedings – Ruling that there is no need to adjudicate which has become final – Sufficiently serious breach of a rule of law intended to confer rights on individuals – Causal link)
Date: 2025-07-16
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European Anti-fraud Office, Eurostat, criminal proceedings, damages, disclosure of information, exchange of information, rule of law








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Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/4750


8.9.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 16 July 2025 – Planistat Europe and Charlot v Commission


(Case T-735/20 RENV)
                (1)

(Non-contractual liability - Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 - External investigation by OLAF - ‘Eurostat’ case - Forwarding to the national judicial authorities of information concerning matters liable to result in criminal proceedings before the conclusion of the investigation - Filing of a complaint by the Commission before the conclusion of the investigation - National criminal proceedings - Ruling that there is no need to adjudicate which has become final - Sufficiently serious breach of a rule of law intended to confer rights on individuals - Causal link)
(C/2025/4750)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicants: Planistat Europe (Paris, France), Hervé-Patrick Charlot (Paris) (represented by: F. Martin Laprade and M. Robin, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: J. Baquero Cruz, F. Blanc and C. Valero, acting as Agents)

Re:

By their action under Article 268 TFEU, the applicants seek compensation for the non-material and material harm they claim to have sustained as a result of certain conduct of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and the European Commission.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Planistat Europe and Mr Hervé-Patrick Charlot to bear their own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission relating to the proceedings referred back to the General Court in Case T-735/20 RENV, as well as those relating to the initial proceedings before the General Court in Case T-735/20;










3.


Orders Planistat Europe and Mr Charlot, on the one hand, and the Commission, on the other hand, to bear their own costs relating to the appeal proceedings before the Court of Justice in Case C-363/22 P.






(1)  
            OJ C 53, 15.2.2021.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4750/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-1193/23: Judgment of the General Court of 16 July 2025 – Rimorchiatori Riuniti Panfido & C. v CINEA (Arbitration clause – Action for annulment – Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) – Multi-annual work programme 2014 Motorways of the sea – Poseidon Med II Action – Grant agreement – Payment of the balance – Repayment of the amounts advanced – Activity not completed)
Date: 2025-07-16
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: action programme, eligibility criteria, maritime transport, project funding, trans-European network








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Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/4762


8.9.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 16 July 2025 – Rimorchiatori Riuniti Panfido & C. v CINEA


(Case T-1193/23)
                (1)

(Arbitration clause - Action for annulment - Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) - Multi-annual work programme 2014 ‘Motorways of the sea’ - ‘Poseidon Med II’ Action - Grant agreement - Payment of the balance - Repayment of the amounts advanced - Activity not completed)
(C/2025/4762)
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Rimorchiatori Riuniti Panfido & C. Srl (Venice, Italy) (represented by: M. Solveni, lawyer)

Defendant: European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (represented by: I. Ramallo, N. Kopietz and V. Bard, acting as Agents, and by A. Duron, lawyer)

Re:

By its action, first and primarily, the applicant seeks, on the basis of Article 272 TFEU, a declaration that (i) the applicant correctly carried out the activity entrusted to it under the ‘Poseidon Med II’ Action, (ii) it is entitled to the full amount of the grant in respect of that activity and (iii) the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) is required to pay the applicant the outstanding amount of EUR 3 308 761,60; second and in the alternative, the applicant seeks, on the basis of Article 263 TFEU, the annulment of the letter from CINEA of 9 October 2023 with reference Ares(2023)6844841, according to which, in essence, the applicant completed 0 % of the activity which had been entrusted to it.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Rimorchiatori Riuniti Panfido & C. Srl to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C, C/2024/1874, 11.3.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4762/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-263/24: Judgment of the General Court of 16 July 2025 – Noster Finance v EUIPO – Wewi Mobile (finect) (EU trade mark – Revocation proceedings – EU figurative mark finect – Declaration of revocation in part – Lack of genuine use of the mark – Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Obligation to state reasons – Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001 – Article 62(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)
Date: 2025-07-16
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, banking, consultancy, financial services, information technology industry, insurance, real estate business, registered trade mark, telecommunications, trade-mark law








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Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/4771


8.9.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 16 July 2025 – Noster Finance v EUIPO – Wewi Mobile (finect)


(Case T-263/24)
                (1)

(EU trade mark - Revocation proceedings - EU figurative mark finect - Declaration of revocation in part - Lack of genuine use of the mark - Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Obligation to state reasons - Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001 - Article 62(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)
(C/2025/4771)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Noster Finance SL (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: A. Lorente Berges, 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: Wewi Mobile, SL (Elda, Spain) (represented by: I. Sempere Massa, N. Ruiz Páez and J. Schmitt, 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 14 March 2024 (Case R 1965/2022-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Noster Finance SL to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Wewi Mobile, SL;










3.


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






(1)  
            OJ C, C/2024/4094, 8.7.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4771/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-105/23: Judgment of the General Court of 16 July 2025 – Iceland Foods v EUIPO – Íslandsstofa (Promote Iceland) and Others (ICELAND) (EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU word mark ICELAND – Absolute grounds for invalidity – Descriptive character – Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Date: 2025-07-16
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, agricultural product, beverage industry, household electrical appliance, processed food product, processed foodstuff, pulp and paper industry, registered trade mark, supermarket, trade-mark law








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Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/4752


8.9.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 16 July 2025 – Iceland Foods v EUIPO – Íslandsstofa (Promote Iceland) and Others (ICELAND)


(Case T-105/23)
                (1)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark ICELAND - Absolute grounds for invalidity - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
(C/2025/4752)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Iceland Foods Ltd (Deeside, United Kingdom) (represented by: G. Vos, lawyer)

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

Other parties to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, interveners before the General Court: Íslandsstofa (Promote Iceland) (Reykjavik, Iceland), Iceland, SA – Business Iceland (Reykjavik) (represented by: A. von Mühlendahl and H. Hartwig, lawyers)

Intervener in support of the applicant: International Trademark Association (INTA) (New York, United States) (represented by: N. Parrotta, M. Perraki and A. Lubberger, lawyers)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Grand Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 15 December 2022 (Case R 1238/2019-G).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Iceland Foods Ltd to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), Íslandsstofa (Promote Iceland), Iceland and SA – Business Iceland;










3.


Orders the International Trademark Association (INTA) to bear its own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 134, 17.4.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4752/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-417/24: Judgment of the General Court of 16 July 2025 – ET v EIB (Civil service – EIB staff – Individual award – OLAF investigation – Recovery of sums unduly paid – Article 16.3 of the EIB Staff Rules – Principle of good administration – Principle of transparency – Duty to have regard for the welfare of officials)
Date: 2025-07-16
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European Anti-fraud Office, administrative transparency, bonus payment, damages, debt, servant (EU), staff regulations (EU)








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2025/4780


8.9.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 16 July 2025 – ET v EIB


(Case T-417/24)
                (1)

(Civil service - EIB staff - Individual award - OLAF investigation - Recovery of sums unduly paid - Article 16.3 of the EIB Staff Rules - Principle of good administration - Principle of transparency - Duty to have regard for the welfare of officials)
(C/2025/4780)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: ET (represented by: L. Levi and A. Champetier, lawyers)

Defendant: European Investment Bank (represented by: T. Gilliams, C. Pierre and I. Zanin, acting as Agents, and by K. Veranneman, lawyer)

Re:

By his action under Article 270 TFEU, the applicant seeks, first, the annulment of the decision of the European Investment Bank (EIB) of 11 January 2024 to recover an amount of EUR 37 817,23 paid in respect of individual awards for the years 2019 to 2021 and, secondly, compensation for the damage he claims to have suffered as a result of the recovery of that amount.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Declares that the European Investment Bank (EIB) shall bear its own costs and orders the EIB to pay half of the costs incurred by ET, the latter bearing half of his own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C, C/2024/5975, 14.10.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4780/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)