CELEX: 62000TN0235
Language: en
Date: 2000-09-06 00:00:00
Title: Case T-235/00: Action brought on 6 September 2000 by Cooperative Codess Sociale Cooperative Sociale a r.l. and Others against Commission of the European Communities

C 4/6                    EN                      Official Journal of the European Communities                                       6.1.2001
Action brought on 6 September 2000 by Cooperative                           Action brought on 16 October 2000 by SAT.1 Satel-
Codess Sociale Cooperative Sociale a r.l. and Others                        litenFernsehen GmbH against the Office for Harmonis-
    against Commission of the European Communities                            ation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
                                                                                                    (Case T-323/00)
                           (Case T-235/00)
                                                                                                     (2001/C 4/09)
                             (2001/C 4/08)
                                                                                              (Language of the case: German)
                                                                            An action against the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal
                     (Language of the case: Italian)                        Market (Trade Marks and Designs) was brought before the
                                                                            Court of First Instance of the European Communities on
                                                                            16 October 2000 by SAT.1 SatellitenFernsehen GmbH, Mainz
                                                                            and Berlin, Germany, represented by Rheinhard Schneider, of
An action against the Commission of the European Communi-                   Büsing, Müffelmann & Theye, Bremen (Germany).
ties was brought before the Court of First Instance of the
European Communities on 6 September 2000 by Cooperative
Codess Sociale Cooperative Sociale a r.l. and Others, represent-            The applicant claims that the Court should:
ed by Franca Gajulli and Isabella Gianniotti, of the Venice Bar.
                                                                            —     annul and declare invalid the decision of the Second
                                                                                  Board of Appeal of the defendant of 2 August 2000 in
The applicant claims that the Court should:                                       Case R 312/99-2;
                                                                            —     order the defendant to pay the costs.
—     annul Articles 1, 2, 5 and 6 of Commission Decision
      2000/394/EEC of 25 November 1999 on aid to firms in
      Venice and Chioggia by way of relief from social security
      contributions under Laws Nos 30/1997 and 206/1995,
                                                                            Pleas in law and main arguments
      or annul Articles 1, 2, 5 and 6 thereof, and declare
      applicable the exemption provided for by Article 86(2) of
      the Treaty (services of general economic interest) to the
      applicant;                                                            Mark:                         Wordmark ‘SAT. 2’ — Appli-
                                                                                                          cation No 513135
—     order the Commission to pay the costs.                                Goods or services:            Goods and services in Classes 35,
                                                                                                          38, 41, 42 (including distribution
                                                                                                          of radio and television pro-
                                                                                                          grammes, production of films and
                                                                                                          television programmes, distri-
                                                                                                          bution of film rights, development
Pleas in law and main arguments                                                                           of software)
                                                                            Decision        contested     Refusal by the examiner to register
                                                                            before the Board of
The pleas in law and main arguments are those relied upon in                Appeal:
Cases T-234/00 Fondazione Opera S. Maria della Carità v
Commission. (1)
                                                                            Pleas in law:                 — misapplication of Article
                                                                                                              7(1)(b) of Regulation (EEC)
                                                                                                              No 40/94
(1) See p. 5 of this Official Journal.                                                                    — misapplication of Article
                                                                                                              7(1)(c) of Regulation (EEC)
                                                                                                              No 40/94