do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-86/24: Judgment of the General Court of 10 September 2025 – Vinatis v EUIPO – Vinites (VINATIS) (EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU word mark VINATIS – Earlier Benelux word mark VINITES – Relative ground for refusal – Genuine use of the earlier mark – Article 47(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Obligation to state reasons – Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001 – Admissibility of new evidence – Article 95(2) of Regulation 2017/1001 – Cross-claim before the General Court)
Date: 2025-09-10
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, advertising, beverage industry, business administration, business management, cultural event, registered trade mark, trade event, trade-mark law, wine








C_202505696EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2025/5696


3.11.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 10 September 2025 – Vinatis v EUIPO – Vinites (VINATIS)


(Case T-86/24)
                (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU word mark VINATIS - Earlier Benelux word mark VINITES - Relative ground for refusal - Genuine use of the earlier mark - Article 47(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Obligation to state reasons - Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001 - Admissibility of new evidence - Article 95(2) of Regulation 2017/1001 - Cross-claim before the General Court)
(C/2025/5696)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Vinatis SAS (Annecy, France) (represented by: J. Canlorbe, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Vinites BV (Haarlem, Netherlands) (represented by: L. van Leeuwen and J. Koekkoek, lawyers)

Re:

By its action based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the partial annulment and alteration of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 15 December 2023 (Case R 2110/2022-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Dismisses the cross-claim;










3.


In respect of the main action, orders Vinatis SAS to pay the costs;










4.


In respect of the cross-claim, orders Vinites BV to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C, C/2024/2329, 2.4.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/5696/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-615/25: Action brought on 10 September 2025 – Veikkaus v EUIPO (FOR BETTER GAMING – VEIKKAUS)
Date: 2025-09-10
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, advertising, business management, consultancy, cultural event, gaming, registered trade mark, software, sporting event, trade-mark law








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2025/5721


3.11.2025






Action brought on 10 September 2025 – Veikkaus v EUIPO (FOR BETTER GAMING – VEIKKAUS)


(Case T-615/25)

(C/2025/5721)
Language of the case: Finnish

Parties


Applicant: Veikkaus Oy (Helsinki, Finland) (represented by: M. Nousiainen, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union word mark FOR BETTER GAMING – VEIKKAUS – Application No 19071859

Contested decision: Decision of the Forth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 10 July 2025 in Case R 829/2025-4

Forms of order sought

The applicant claims that the General Court should:






—


annul the decision of the Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 10 July 2025 in so far as the Board of Appeal found EU trade mark application No 19071859 FOR BETTER GAMING – VEIKKAUS to be inherently devoid of distinctive character, in respect of certain services in Classes 35, 41 and 42;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs of the present proceedings and the costs of the previous proceedings before the Board of Appeal, in accordance with Article 134 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Court of the European Union.





Pleas in Law







—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Infringement of Article 7(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/5721/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-300/24: Judgment of the General Court of 10 September 2025 – Geos Atlas v EUCAP Somalia (Public service contracts – Tendering procedure – Provision of security services – Rejection of a tenderer’s bid – Selection criteria – Transparency – Equal treatment – Manifest error of assessment – Obligation to state reasons)
Date: 2025-09-10
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Somalia, award of contract, consortium, equal treatment, provision of services, public procurement, security services, services contract, tendering, transparency in decision-making








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2025/5702


3.11.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 10 September 2025 – Geos Atlas v EUCAP Somalia


(Case T-300/24)
                (1)

(Public service contracts - Tendering procedure - Provision of security services - Rejection of a tenderer’s bid - Selection criteria - Transparency - Equal treatment - Manifest error of assessment - Obligation to state reasons)
(C/2025/5702)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Geos Atlas ltd. (Balzan, Malta) (represented by: L. Vidal, lawyer)

Defendant: EUCAP Somalia (represented by: E. Raoult, lawyer)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of EUCAP Somalia of 24 May 2024 rejecting the bid by the consortium of companies of which the applicant is the leader in the context of Call for Tenders PROC-ECS-2023-023-R.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Geos Atlas ltd. to pay the costs, including those relating to the proceedings for interim relief.






(1)  
            OJ C, C/2024/4735, 5.8.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/5702/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-288/24: Judgment of the General Court of 10 September 2025 –BVG v EUIPO (Sound of a melody) (EU trade mark – Application for an EU trade mark consisting of a sound of a melody – Absolute ground for refusal – Distinctive character – Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2025-09-10
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, carriage of passengers, package travel, packaging, registered trade mark, storage, trade-mark law, transport company








C_202505700EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/5700


3.11.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 10 September 2025 –BVG v EUIPO (Sound of a melody)


(Case T-288/24)
                (1)

(EU trade mark - Application for an EU trade mark consisting of a sound of a melody - Absolute ground for refusal - Distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(C/2025/5700)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) (Berlin, Germany) (represented by: S. Jaworski, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Stoyanova-Valchanova, 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 2 April 2024 (Case R 2220/2023-5).

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 2 April 2024 (Case R 2220/2023-5);










2.


Orders EUIPO to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C, C/2024/4483, 22.7.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/5700/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-337/24: Judgment of the General Court of 10 September 2025 – Smart Kid v Commission (Access to documents – Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 – Documents relating to exchanges between the Commission and the Japanese authorities referring to the applicant’s product – Partial refusal of access – Exception relating to the protection of the public interest in the field of international relations – Manifest error of assessment)
Date: 2025-09-10
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU relations, Japan, access to EU information, correspondence, international relations, right to information








C_202505703EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2025/5703


3.11.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 10 September 2025 – Smart Kid v Commission


(Case T-337/24)
                (1)

(Access to documents - Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 - Documents relating to exchanges between the Commission and the Japanese authorities referring to the applicant’s product - Partial refusal of access - Exception relating to the protection of the public interest in the field of international relations - Manifest error of assessment)
(C/2025/5703)
Language of the case: Polish

Parties


Applicant: Smart Kid S.A. (Warsaw, Poland) (represented by: Z. Kiedacz, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: M. Burón Pérez and K. Herrmann, acting as Agents)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment in part of Commission Decision C(2024) 2776 final of 21 April 2024 partially refusing access to documents relating to exchanges between the European Commission and the Japanese authorities.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls Commission Decision C(2024) 2776 final of 21 April 2024 in so far as it partially refused access to document 2, as identified in section 2 of that decision, on the basis of the third indent of Article 4(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents;










2.


Dismisses the action as to the remainder;










3.


Orders Smart Kid S.A. and the European Commission each to bear their own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C, C/2024/5111, 26.8.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/5703/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-58/24: Judgment of the General Court of 10 September 2025 – TikTok Technology v Commission (Digital services – Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 – Commission decision determining the amount of the supervisory fee for 2023 – Article 43(3) to (5) of Regulation 2022/2065 – Article 4(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/1127 – Method for calculating the number of average monthly active recipients – Temporal adjustment of the effects of an annulment)
Date: 2025-09-10
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: administrative supervision, digital single market, provision of services, right to an effective remedy, social media








C_202505579EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2025/5579


27.10.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 10 September 2025 – TikTok Technology v Commission


(Case T-58/24)
                (1)

(Digital services - Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 - Commission decision determining the amount of the supervisory fee for 2023 - Article 43(3) to (5) of Regulation 2022/2065 - Article 4(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/1127 - Method for calculating the number of average monthly active recipients - Temporal adjustment of the effects of an annulment)
(C/2025/5579)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: TikTok Technology Ltd (Dublin, Ireland) (represented by: E. Batchelor and M. Frese, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: O. Gariazzo, P.-J. Loewenthal and L. Armati, acting as Agents)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of Commission Implementing Decision C(2023) 8173 final of 27 November 2023 determining the supervisory fee applicable to TikTok pursuant to Article 43(3) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls Commission Implementing Decision C(2023) 8173 final of 27 November 2023 determining the supervisory fee applicable to TikTok pursuant to Article 43(3) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










2.


Maintains the effects of Implementing Decision C(2023) 8173 until such time as the measures necessary to comply with the present judgment have been taken, which must occur within a reasonable period that cannot exceed 12 months from the day on which the present judgment becomes final;










3.


Orders the European Commission to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C, C/2024/2173, 25.3.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/5579/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-516/24: Judgment of the General Court of 10 September 2025 – Vintae Luxury Wine Specialists v EUIPO – R. López de Heredia Viña Tondonia (LOPEZ DE HEREDIA) (EU trade mark – Revocation proceedings – EU word mark LOPEZ DE HEREDIA – Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Genuine use of the mark – Nature and extent of the use – Proof of genuine use)
Date: 2025-09-10
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, trade-mark law, wine








C_202505709EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


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C series













C/2025/5709


3.11.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 10 September 2025 – Vintae Luxury Wine Specialists v EUIPO – R. López de Heredia Viña Tondonia (LOPEZ DE HEREDIA)


(Case T-516/24)
                (1)

(EU trade mark - Revocation proceedings - EU word mark LOPEZ DE HEREDIA - Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Genuine use of the mark - Nature and extent of the use - Proof of genuine use)
(C/2025/5709)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Vintae Luxury Wine Specialists SLU (Logroño, Spain) (represented by: L. Broschat García and L. Polo Flores, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: R. López de Heredia Viña Tondonia, SA (Haro, Spain) (represented by: A. Sanz Cerralbo, lawyer)

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 6 August 2024 (Case R 1872/2023-4).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Vintae Luxury Wine Specialists SLU to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by R. López de Heredia Viña Tondonia, SA;










3.


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






(1)  
            OJ C, C/2024/7354, 16.12.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/5709/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.100861
Date: 2025-09-10
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, State aid, carriage of goods, control of State aid, rail transport








C_202504963EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/4963


10.9.2025






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.100861
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/4963)








Date of adoption of the decision


26.7.2024




Aid number


SA.100861




Member State


France




Region


RHONE-ALPES




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Réintroduction de l’aide au service transitoire d’autoroute ferroviaire alpine




Legal basis


LOI n° 2021-1900 du 30 décembre 2021 de finances pour 2022, LOI n° 2022-1726 du 30 décembre 2022 de finances pour 2023 ,LOI n° 2023-1322 du 29 décembre 2023 de finances pour 2024




Type of measure


Ad Hoc Case


Autostrada ferroviaira alpine s.r.l.




Objective


Coordination of transport, Execution of an important project of common European interest




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 15 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 5 000 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


1.1.2022 - 31.12.2024




Economic sectors


Freight rail transport




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministère de la transition écologique, Direction Générale des infrastructures des transports et de la mer




Tour Sequoia - 1, Place Carpeaux 92555 La Défense








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/2025/4963/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-83/23: Judgment of the General Court of 10 September 2025 – VP v Parliament (Law governing the institutions – Members of the Parliament – Psychological harassment – Decision of the Parliament finding that an accredited parliamentary assistant suffered psychological harassment by the applicant – Obligation to state reasons – Rights of the defence – Principle of good administration – Concept of harassment – Article 12a of the Staff Regulations – Error of assessment)
Date: 2025-09-10
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Member of the European Parliament, harassment at work, psychological harassment, rights of the defence, servant (EU), staff regulations (EU)








C_202505692EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/5692


3.11.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 10 September 2025 – VP v Parliament


(Case T-83/23)
                (1)

(Law governing the institutions - Members of the Parliament - Psychological harassment - Decision of the Parliament finding that an accredited parliamentary assistant suffered psychological harassment by the applicant - Obligation to state reasons - Rights of the defence - Principle of good administration - Concept of ‘harassment’ - Article 12a of the Staff Regulations - Error of assessment)
(C/2025/5692)
Language of the case: Polish

Parties


Applicant: VP (represented by: M. Brzozowska, lawyer)

Defendant: European Parliament (represented by: M. Kazek, K. Wójcik, D. Boytha and S. Bukšek Tomac, acting as Agents)

Re:

By his action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the European Parliament of 16 December 2022 finding that he psychologically harassed a parliamentary assistant who was accredited to him.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders VP to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 155, 2.5.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/5692/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-522/24: Judgment of the General Court of 10 September 2025 – Seven.One Entertainment Group v EUIPO – Celik (GERMANY’S NEXT top kebab by Uncle Charlie) (EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – Application for the EU figurative mark GERMANY’S NEXT top kebab by Uncle Charlie – Absolute grounds for invalidity – Bad faith – Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Obligation to state reasons – Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)
Date: 2025-09-10
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, catering industry, meat product, poultry, prepared foodstuff, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202505710EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/5710


3.11.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 10 September 2025 – Seven.One Entertainment Group v EUIPO – Celik (GERMANY’S NEXT top kebab by Uncle Charlie)


(Case T-522/24)
                (1)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Application for the EU figurative mark GERMANY’S NEXT top kebab by Uncle Charlie - Absolute grounds for invalidity - Bad faith - Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Obligation to state reasons - Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)
(C/2025/5710)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Seven.One Entertainment Group GmbH (Unterföhring, Germany) (represented by: A. Renck and C. Stöber, lawyers)

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: Alaattin Celik (Vienna, Austria) (represented by: R. Igáli Igálffy, 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 29 July 2024 (affaire R 2224/2023-1).

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 29 July 2024 (Case R 2224/2023-1);










2.


Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Seven.One Entertainment Group GmbH;










3.


Orders Mr Alaattin Celik to pay his own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C C/2024/7043, 2.12.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/5710/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-592/24: Judgment of the General Court of 10 September 2025 –EFFAS v EUIPO – CFA Institute (CEFA Certified European Financial Analyst) (EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU word mark CEFA Certified European Financial Analyst – Earlier EU word mark CFA – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – Lack of peaceful coexistence)
Date: 2025-09-10
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, education, electronic publishing, financial analysis, registered trade mark, teaching materials, trade-mark law, vocational training








C_202505711EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/5711


3.11.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 10 September 2025 –EFFAS v EUIPO – CFA Institute (CEFA Certified European Financial Analyst)


(Case T-592/24)
                (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU word mark CEFA Certified European Financial Analyst - Earlier EU word mark CFA - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Lack of peaceful coexistence)
(C/2025/5711)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: European Federation of Financial Analysts’ Societies (EFFAS) (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) (represented by: E. Manresa Medina, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: CFA Institute (Charlottesville, Virginia, United States) (represented by: W. May and S. Reuvers, lawyers)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 19 September 2024 (Case R 1418/2022-2).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders European Federation of Financial Analysts’ Societies (EFFAS) to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by CFA Institute;










3.


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






(1)  
            OJ C, C/2025/404, 27.1.2025.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/5711/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)