do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-563/23: Judgment of the General Court of 23 July 2025 – Pernod Ricard v EUIPO – West End Drinks (The King of Soho) (EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU figurative mark The King of Soho – Earlier EU and national word marks SOHO – Relative ground for refusal – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Obligation to state reasons – Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)
Date: 2025-07-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, spirits, trade-mark law








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2025/4756


8.9.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 23 July 2025 – Pernod Ricard v EUIPO – West End Drinks (The King of Soho)


(Case T-563/23)
                (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark The King of Soho - Earlier EU and national word marks SOHO - Relative ground for refusal - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Obligation to state reasons - Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)
(C/2025/4756)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Pernod Ricard (Paris, France) (represented by: T. de Haan and S. Vandezande, lawyers)

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: West End Drinks Ltd (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: J.-C. Rebling, lawyer)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the alteration or annulment of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 19 June 2023 (Case R 1380/2022-5).

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 19 June 2023 (Case R 1380/2022-5);










2.


Dismisses the action as to the remainder;










3.


Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Pernod Ricard for the purposes of the proceedings before the General Court.






(1)  
            OJ C, C/2023/230, 23.10.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4756/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-393/24: Judgment of the General Court of 23 July 2025 – Robertet v EUIPO – RB Distribution (HOMM THE SOUND OF NATURE) (EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU figurative mark HOMM THE SOUND OF NATURE – Earlier EU word mark HOME OF NATURE – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Similarity of the signs – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2025-07-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, cosmetics industry, electronic commerce, petroleum product, registered trade mark, retail trade, trade-mark law








C_202504779EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2025/4779


8.9.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 23 July 2025 – Robertet v EUIPO – RB Distribution (HOMM THE SOUND OF NATURE)


(Case T-393/24)
                (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU figurative mark HOMM THE SOUND OF NATURE - Earlier EU word mark HOME OF NATURE - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(C/2025/4779)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Robertet, Inc. (Mount Olive, New Jersey, United States) (represented by: O. Nilgen and T. Wittmann, lawyers)

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: RB Distribution Srl (Bologna, Italy) (represented by: M. Maccagnani, G. Ciccone and F. Ghini, lawyers)

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 27 May 2024 (Case R 2046/2023-1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 27 May 2024 (Case R 2046/2023-1);










2.


Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Robertet, Inc.;










3.


Orders RB Distribution Srl to bear its own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C, C/2024/5334, 9.9.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4779/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-613/23: Judgment of the General Court of 23 July 2025 – Flett v Commission (Civil service – Officials – Recruitment – Vacancy notice – Management staff at the Commission – Rejection of candidature – Appointment of another candidate – Irregularity in the recruitment procedure – Manifest error of assessment – Plea of illegality – Legal certainty – Commission President delegating to her Head of Cabinet – Liability)
Date: 2025-07-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European official, President of the Commission, competition (EU), consultancy, damages, job vacancy, legal profession, principle of legal certainty, recruitment








C_202504757EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2025/4757


8.9.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 23 July 2025 – Flett v Commission


(Case T-613/23)
                (1)

(Civil service - Officials - Recruitment - Vacancy notice - Management staff at the Commission - Rejection of candidature - Appointment of another candidate - Irregularity in the recruitment procedure - Manifest error of assessment - Plea of illegality - Legal certainty - Commission President delegating to her Head of Cabinet - Liability)
(C/2025/4757)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: James Flett (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: L. Levi, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: M. Brauhoff and A. Sauka, acting as Agents, and by D. Waelbroeck and A. Duron, lawyers)

Re:

By his action under Article 270 TFEU, the applicant seeks, first, annulment of the European Commission’s decision of 25 January 2023, by which a person other than the applicant was appointed to the post of Principal Legal Adviser of the Commission Legal Service Trade Policy and World Trade Organisation Team and, secondly, compensation in respect of the harm which he claims to have suffered as a result of that decision.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the European Commission’s decision of 25 January 2023 appointing the Principal Legal Adviser of the Commission Legal Service Trade Policy and World Trade Organisation Team;










2.


Dismisses the action as to the remainder;










3.


Orders the Commission to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Mr James Flett.






(1)  
            OJ C, C/2023/989, 27.11.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4757/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-494/25: Action brought on 23 July 2025 – VanEck Associates v EUIPO – Vector (MARKETVECTOR)
Date: 2025-07-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, financial services, investment company, provision of services, registered trade mark, securities, trade-mark law








C_202504896EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2025/4896


15.9.2025






Action brought on 23 July 2025 – VanEck Associates v EUIPO – Vector (MARKETVECTOR)


(Case T-494/25)

(C/2025/4896)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: VanEck Associates Corp. (New York, New York, United States) (represented by: M. Groebl, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Vector (Luxembourg, Luxembourg)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: International registration designating the European Union in respect of the word mark MARKETVECTOR – International registration designating the European Union No 1 673 536
         

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 23 May 2025 in Case R 77/2025-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 47(2) and (3) and of Article 18(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4896/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Euro exchange rates – 22 July 2025
Date: 2025-07-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C series













C/2025/3655


23.7.2025






Euro exchange rates (1)


            22 July 2025
         
(C/2025/3655)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1699 




JPY


Japanese yen


172,17 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4650 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86750 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,2110 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9326 




ISK


Iceland króna


142,40 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,8845 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,619 




HUF


Hungarian forint


399,20 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2565 




RON


Romanian leu


5,0699 




TRY


Turkish lira


47,2937 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,7944 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5993 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,1837 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,9629 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4991 




KRW


South Korean won


1 621,60 




ZAR


South African rand


20,5644 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,3940 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


19 087,50 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,9504 




PHP


Philippine peso


66,638 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


37,712 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,5193 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,8257 




INR


Indian rupee


101,1091 






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


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/3655/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-533/24: Judgment of the General Court of 23 July 2025 – FV v Commission (Civil service – Officials – Retirement pension – Reform of the Staff Regulations of 2004 and 2014 – Transitional measures relating to certain details for calculating pension rights – Article 28 of Annex XIII to the Staff Regulations – Members of the auxiliary staff who have become members of the temporary staff – Members of the temporary staff who have become officials – Annual rate of accrual of pension rights – Retirement age – Scope of the law – Equal treatment – Duty to have regard for the welfare of officials – Liability)
Date: 2025-07-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European official, equal treatment, indemnification, pension scheme, retirement conditions, servant (EU), staff regulations (EU)








C_202504785EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/4785


8.9.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 23 July 2025 – FV v Commission


(Case T-533/24)
                (1)

(Civil service - Officials - Retirement pension - Reform of the Staff Regulations of 2004 and 2014 - Transitional measures relating to certain details for calculating pension rights - Article 28 of Annex XIII to the Staff Regulations - Members of the auxiliary staff who have become members of the temporary staff - Members of the temporary staff who have become officials - Annual rate of accrual of pension rights - Retirement age - Scope of the law - Equal treatment - Duty to have regard for the welfare of officials - Liability)
(C/2025/4785)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: FV (represented by: S. Orlandi, lawyer)

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

Interveners in support of the defendant: European Parliament (represented by: S. Bukšek Tomac and J. Mão Cheia Carreira, acting as Agents), Council of the Eurpean Union (represented by: M. Alver and X. Chamodraka, acting as Agents)

Re:

By her action under Article 270 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the European Commission of 18 December 2023 setting her retirement pension rights, and compensation for the damage which she claims to have suffered.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders FV to bear her own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission;










3.


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






(1)  
            OJ C, C/2024/7363, 16.12.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4785/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-436/24: Judgment of the General Court of 23 July 2025 – Löwen Entertainment v EUIPO – Wazdan Holding (Magic Crown) (EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU word mark Magic Crown – Earlier EU word mark Crown – Relative ground for refusal – No likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2025-07-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, audiovisual equipment, automatic game, computer equipment, electronic game, game of chance, gaming establishment, registered trade mark, software, trade-mark law








C_202504782EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/4782


8.9.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 23 July 2025 – Löwen Entertainment v EUIPO – Wazdan Holding (Magic Crown)


(Case T-436/24)
                (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark Magic Crown - Earlier EU word mark Crown - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(C/2025/4782)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Löwen Entertainment GmbH (Bingen am Rhein, Germany) (represented by: W. Mosing, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Wazdan Holding LTD, established in (Larnaca, Cyprus), (represented by: D. Hasik, lawyer)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment and the alteration of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 25 June 2024 (Case R 2415/2023-2).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Löwen Entertainment GmbH to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Wazdan Holding LTD;










3.


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






(1)  
            OJ C, C/2024/5840, 7.10.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4782/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-472/24: Judgment of the General Court of 23 July 2025 – Summer Fridays v EUIPO (JET LAG) (EU trade mark – International registration designating the European Union – Word mark JET LAG – Absolute ground for refusal – Descriptiveness – Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2025-07-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, cosmetic product, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202504783EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/4783


8.9.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 23 July 2025 – Summer Fridays v EUIPO (JET LAG)


(Case T-472/24)
                (1)

(EU trade mark - International registration designating the European Union - Word mark JET LAG - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptiveness - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(C/2025/4783)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Summer Fridays LLC (Los Angeles, California, United States), (represented by: M. Maier, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: T. Frydendahl, 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 18 July 2024 (Case R 1033/2024-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Summer Fridays LLC to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C, C/2024/6113, 21.10.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4783/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-493/25: Action brought on 23 July 2025 – EM Microelectronic-Marin v EUIPO – O2 Worldwide (EM | BLEU)
Date: 2025-07-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, digital technology, electronic component, optical medium, radio equipment, radio telecommunications, registered trade mark, screen, trade-mark law, vehicle parts








C_202504895EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/4895


15.9.2025






Action brought on 23 July 2025 – EM Microelectronic-Marin v EUIPO – O2 Worldwide (EM | BLEU)


(Case T-493/25)

(C/2025/4895)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: EM Microelectronic-Marin SA (Laténa, Switzerland) (represented by: P. González-Bueno Catalán de Ocón, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: O2 Worldwide Ltd (Cambridge, United Kingdom)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: International registration designating the European Union in respect of the word mark EM | BLEU – International registration designating the European Union No 1 747 693
         

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 23 May 2025 in Case R 2438/2024-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


alter the contested decision to find that no likelihood of confusion exists between the conflicting marks, allow the applicant’s appeal and reverse the contested decision, thereby granting protection to the contested IR for all the contested goods;










—


in the alternative, annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO, and if applicable, the interveners, to pay the costs.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Infringement of Article 94 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4895/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-1081/23: Judgment of the General Court of 23 July 2025 – BT GS Belgium v Commission (Public supply contracts – Tendering procedure – Trans-European Services for Telematics between Administrations – New Generation Extension (TESTA-ng II Ext) – Directive 2014/24/EU – Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 – Decision to modify the existing contract without publishing a new call for tenders – Unforeseeable circumstances – Action for annulment – Locus standi – Individual concern – Admissibility)
Date: 2025-07-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: admissibility, award of contract, equal treatment, invitation to tender, public procurement, service, services contract, telematics, tendering, transparency in decision-making








C_202504760EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/4760


8.9.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 23 July 2025 – BT GS Belgium v Commission


(Case T-1081/23)
                (1)

(Public supply contracts - Tendering procedure - Trans-European Services for Telematics between Administrations - New Generation Extension (TESTA-ng II Ext) - Directive 2014/24/EU - Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 - Decision to modify the existing contract without publishing a new call for tenders - Unforeseeable circumstances - Action for annulment - Locus standi - Individual concern - Admissibility)
(C/2025/4760)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: BT Global Services Belgium (Machelen, Belgium) (represented by: V. Dor, A. Lepièce and M. Vilain XIIII, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: L. André, M. Ilkova and S. Romoli, acting as Agents)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision of the European Commission of 18 August 2023, by which the Commission modified the contract with reference DIGIT/A3/PN/2019/026 and entitled ‘Trans-European Services for Telematics between Administrations – New Generation Extension (TESTA-ng II Ext)’ (OJ 2023/S 158-500221) without launching a new procurement procedure.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders BT Global Services Belgium to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C, C/2024/750, 22.1.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4760/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Commission Decision of 23 July 2025 on public holidays in 2027 for officials and other servants of the European Union serving in Brussels and Luxembourg
Date: 2025-07-23
Institutions: Directorate-General for Human Resources and Security, European Commission
Subjects: EU institution, public holiday








C_202504102EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/4102


24.7.2025







            COMMISSION DECISION
         
of 23 July 2025
         
on public holidays in 2027 for officials and other servants of the European Union serving in Brussels and Luxembourg
(C/2025/4102)


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union (CEOS), laid down by Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), and in particular Article 61 of the Staff Regulations and Articles 16 and 91 of the CEOS,


Having regard to the joint rules establishing the list of public holidays of officials of the European Communities (2), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,


Having regard to the opinion of the Staff Committee,


Having regard to the opinion of the Staff Regulations Committee,


Having regard to the opinion of the Heads of Administration,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Article 61 of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union and Articles 16 and 91 of the CEOS, the list of public holidays in 2027 for officials and other servants of the European Union serving in Brussels and Luxembourg should be adopted.












(2)


In 2027, Easter Sunday falls on 28 March.












(3)


In 2027, 23 December falls on a Thursday,





HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:



Sole Article
The public holidays in 2027 for staff serving in Brussels and Luxembourg are as follows:






1 January


New Year’s Day




25 March


Maundy Thursday




26 March


Good Friday




29 March


Easter Monday




6 May


Ascension Day




7 May


Day after Ascension Day




17 May


Whit Monday




23 June*


Luxembourg National Holiday
* for staff serving in Luxembourg




21 July*


Belgian National Holiday
* for staff serving in Brussels




1 November


All Saints’ Day




2 November


All Souls’ Day




23 December
to
31 December


7 end-of-year days





TOTAL 2027:




17 days









Done at Brussels, 23 July 2025.


For the Commission

Piotr SERAFIN
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/1968/259(1)/oj.

(2)  SEC(66) 3621.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4102/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)