Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 5.9.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 340/28 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2022 — Design Light & Led Made in Europe and Design Luce & Led Made in Italy v Commission

(Case T-886/19) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2022340EN.01002801-E0001)

(Competition - Abuse of dominant position - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - LED lighting sector - Patent Licensing Program - Decision rejecting a complaint - Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 773/2004 - Manifest error of assessment - Duty to state reasons - No EU interest - Probability of being able to establish the existence of an infringement)

(2022/C 340/36)

Language of the case: Italian

Parties

Applicants: Design Light & Led Made in Europe (Milan, Italy) and Design Luce & Led Made in Italy (Rome, Italy) (represented by: M. Maresca, D. Maresca and S. Pelleriti, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: B. Ernst, C. Sjödin and J. Szczodrowski, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the defendant: Signify Holding BV (Eindhoven, Netherlands) (represented by: R. Snelders, R. Lepetska and N. Van Belle, lawyers)

Re:

By their action based under Article 263 TFEU, the applicants seek annulment of Commission Decision C(2019) 7805 final of 25 October 2019 rejecting their complaint concerning infringements of Articles 101 or 102 TFEU allegedly committed by Koninklijke Philips NV (Case AT.39913 — LED).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Design Light & Led Made in Europe and Design Luce & Led Made in Italy to pay the costs; |

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| 3. | Orders Signify Holding BV to bear its own costs. |

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