Source: EURLEX
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| 5.2.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 38/9 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 16 December 2010 — Systran and Systran Luxembourg v Commission

(Case T-19/07)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2011038EN.01000902-E0001)

(Non-contractual liability - Call for tenders to carry out a project relating to the maintenance and linguistic enhancement of the Commission's machine translation system - Source codes for a computer program being marketed - Infringement of copyright - Unauthorised disclosure of know-how - Action for compensation - Non-contractual dispute - Admissibility - Actual and certain damage - Causal link - Flat-rate assessment of the amount of the damage)

2011/C 38/12

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Systran SA (Paris, France); and Systran Luxembourg SA (Luxembourg, Luxembourg) (represented by: J.-P. Spitzer and E. De Boissieu, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented: initially by E. Montaguti and M.F. Benyon, and subsequently by E. Traversa and E. Montaguti, Agents, and A. Berenboom and M. Isgour, lawyers)

Re:

Action for compensation for the damage allegedly suffered by the applicants as a result of infringements committed following a call for tenders by the Commission relating to the maintenance and linguistic enhancement of its machine translation system.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Orders the European Commission to pay Systran SA flat-rate compensation of EUR 12 001 000; |

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| 2. | Dismisses the remainder of the action; |

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| 3. | Orders the Commission to pay the costs. |

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