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C 19/30 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 25.1.2003

Case T-178/00, J. Fernández Martín, V. Saintot and B. Wägenbaur, and, in Case T-341/00, V. Saintot, T. Gulliams and
Wägenbaur): Application for annulment of the applicant’s
performance appraisal report for 1999, in Case T-178/00, and
for annulment of the note of 28 June 2000 from the DirectorGeneral of the Directorate-General for Information Systems
(DG IS) of the European Central Bank concerning the duties
allocated to the applicant, in Case T-341/00, the Court of First
Instance (Fifth Chamber), composed of: J.D. Cooke, President,
R. García-Valdecasas and P. Lindh, Judges; D. Christensen,
Administrator, for the Registrar, has given a judgment on
22 October 2002, in which it:

1. _Orders that Cases T-178/00 and T-341/00 shall be joined_
_for the purposes of the judgment;_

2. _Dismisses the applications in Cases T-178/00 and T-341/00;_

3. _Orders the parties to bear their own costs._

( [1] ) OJ C 259 of 9.9.2000.

**JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE**

**of 20 November 2002**

**in Case T-251/00: Lagardère SCA and Canal+ SA v**
**Commission of the European Communities** ( [1] )

_**(Competition — Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 — Modifi-**_
_**cation of a decision declaring a concentration compatible**_
_**with the common market — Restrictions directly related**_
_**and necessary to the implementation of the concentration**_
_**(‘Ancillary restrictions’) — Action for annulment — Chal-**_
_**lengeable acts — Legal interest in bringing proceedings —**_
_**Legal certainty — Legitimate expectations — Reasons)**_

(2003/C 19/55)

_(Language of the case: French)_

In Case T-251/00: Lagardère SCA, established in Paris, represented by A. Winckler, avocat, with an address for service in
Luxembourg, Canal+ SA, established in Paris, represented
by J.-P. de La Laurencie and P.-M. Louis, avocats, against
Commission of the European Communities (Agents: W. Wils
and F. Lelièvre) — application for annulment of the Commission’s decision of 10 July 2000 amending the decision of
the Commission of 22 June 2000 declaring a concentration
compatible with the common market and with the European

Economic Area Agreement (Case COMP/JV 40 Canal+/Lagardère and COMP/JV 47 Canal+/Lagardère/Liberty Media), the
Court of First Instance (Third Chamber, Extended Composition), composed of M. Jaeger, President, R. García-Valdecasas,
K. Lenaerts, P. Lindh and J. Azizi, Judges; J. Palacio González,
Administrator, for the Registrar, gave a judgment on 20 November 2002, in which it:

1. _annuls the Commission’s decision of 10 July 2000 amending_
_the decision of the Commission of 22 June 2000 declaring a_
_concentration compatible with the common market and with_
_the European Economic Area Agreement (Case COMP/JV_
_40 Canal+/Lagardère and COMP/JV 47 Canal+/Lagardère/_
_Liberty Media);_

2. _orders the defendant to pay the costs._

( [1] ) OJ C 335 of 25.11.2000.

**JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE**

**of 23 October 2002**

**in Case T-388/00: Institut für Lernsysteme GmbH v Office**
**for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks**
**and Designs) (OHIM)** ( [1] )

_**(Community trade mark — Opposition procedure — Earlier**_
_**figurative mark containing the acronym ILS — Application**_
_**for Community word mark ELS — Proof of use of earlier**_
_**mark — Article 43(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94**_
_**and Rule 22 of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 — Relative**_
_**ground for refusal — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC)**_
_**No 40/94 — Statement of reasons)**_

(2003/C 19/56)

_(Language of the case: English)_

In Case T-388/00, Institut für Lernsysteme GmbH, established
in Hamburg (Germany), represented by J. Schneider and
A. Buddee, lawyers, with an address for service in Luxembourg,
v Office for Harmonisation inthe Internal Market (Trade Marks
and Designs) (OHIM) (Agents: A. von Mühlendahl, A. di Carlo
and O. Waelbroeck), the other party to the proceedings before

25.1.2003 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 19/31

the Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in
the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) being ELS
Educational Services, Inc., established in Culver City, California
(United States): Action brought against the decision of the
Third Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the
Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 18 October
2000 (Case R 074/2000-3), the Court of First Instance (Fourth
Chamber), composed of: M. Vilaras, President, V. Tiili and
P. Mengozzi, Judges; D. Christensen, Administrator, for the
Registrar, has given a judgment on 23 October 2002, in which
it:

1. _Annuls the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of the Office_
_for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and_
_Designs) (OHIM) of 18 October 2000 (Case R 074/2000-_
_3) in so far as it relates to the analysis of the likelihood of_
_confusion between the conflicting marks;_

2. _For the rest, dismisses the application;_

3. _Orders the defendant to bear its own costs and pay two thirds_
_of the costs incurred by the applicant. The applicant shall bear_
_one third of its own costs._

( [1] ) OJ C 79 of 10.3.2001.

**JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE**

**of 23 October 2002**

**in Case T-6/01: Matratzen Concord GmbH v Office for**
**Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and**
**Designs) (OHIM)** ( [1] )

_**(Community trade mark — Opposition — Relative grounds**_
_**for refusal — Similarity between two trade marks —**_
_**Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation**_
_**(EC) No 40/94 — Application for a figurative Community**_
_**trade mark containing the word ‘Matratzen’ — Earlier word**_
_**trade mark MATRATZEN)**_

(2003/C 19/57)

_(Language of the case: German)_

In Case T-6/01, MatratzenConcord GmbH, formerly Matratzen
Concord AG, established in Cologne (Germany), represented
by W.-W. Wodrich, avocat, v Office for Harmonisation in the
Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (Agents:
A. von Mühlendahl, G. Schneider and E. Joly): Action brought
against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the

Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks
and Designs) of 31 October 2000 (Joined Cases R 728/19992 and R 792/1999-2), relating to opposition proceedings
between Hukla Germany SA and Matratzen Concord GmbH,
the Court of First Instance (Fourth Chamber), composed
of: M. Vilaras, President, V. Tiili and P. Mengozzi, Judges;
D. Christensen, Administrator, for the Registrar, has given a
judgment on 23 October 2002, in which it:

1. _Dismisses the application;_

2. _Orders the applicant to pay the costs._

( [1] ) OJ C 108 of 7.4.2001.

**JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE**

**of 20 November 2002**

**in Joined Cases T-79/01 and T-86/01: Robert Bosch GmbH**
**v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade**
**Marks and Designs) (OHIM)** ( [1] )

_**(Community trade mark — Kit Pro and Kit Super Pro —**_
_**Absolute groundsfor refusal — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation**_
_**(EC) No 40/94)**_

(2003/C 19/58)

_(Language of the case: German)_

In Joined Cases T-79/01 and T-86/01, Robert Bosch GmbH,
established in Stuttgart (Germany), represented by S. Völker,
lawyer, with an address for service in Luxembourg, v Commission of the European Communities (Agent: G. Schneider):
Actions brought against two decisions of the First Board of
Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market
(Trade Marks and Designs) of 31 January 2001 (Cases R 124/
2000-1 and R 123/2000-1) on the registration of Kit Pro and
Kit Super Pro respectively as Community trade marks, the
Court of First Instance (Fourth Chamber), composed of:
M. Vilaras, President, V. Tiili and P. Mengozzi, Judges; D. Christensen, Administrator, for the Registrar, has given a judgment
on 20 November 2002, in which it: