CELEX: 62014TA0699
Language: en
Date: 2017-01-11 00:00:00
Title: Case T-699/14: Judgment of the General Court of 11 January 2017 — Topps Europe v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Abuse of dominant position — Grant of licences in respect of intellectual-property rights for football-related collectibles — Decision rejecting a complaint — Access to the file — Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 773/2004 — Manifest error of assessment — Relevant market — Exclusive licence — Single branding — Excessive prices)

20.2.2017   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 53/28
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 11 January 2017 — Topps Europe v Commission
   (Case T-699/14) (1)
   
   ((Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Abuse of dominant position - Grant of licences in respect of intellectual-property rights for football-related collectibles - Decision rejecting a complaint - Access to the file - Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 773/2004 - Manifest error of assessment - Relevant market - Exclusive licence - Single branding - Excessive prices))
   (2017/C 053/34)
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Topps Europe Ltd (Milton Keynes, United Kingdom) (represented initially by: R. Vidal, A. Penny, Solicitors, and B. Kennelly, QC, then by R. Subiotto, QC, and A. Cleenewerck de Crayencour, lawyer, and subsequently by T. de la Mare, QC)
   
      Defendant: European Commission (represented by: F. Jimeno Fernández and M. Farley, acting as Agents)
   
      Interveners in support of the defendant: Fédération internationale de football association (FIFA) (Zurich, Switzerland) (represented by: A. Barav and D. Reymond, lawyers) and Panini SpA (Modena, Italy) (represented by: F. Wijckmans, F. Tuytschaever and M. Varga, lawyers)
   
      Re:
   
   Application under Article 263 TFEU for annulment of Commission Decision C(2014) 5123 final of 15 July 2014 rejecting the complaint lodged by the applicant in Case AT.39899 — Licensing of intellectual-property rights for football collectibles.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Topps Europe Ltd to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission, Fédération internationale de football association (FIFA) and Panini Spa.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 448, 15.12.2014.