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Varemærket, for hvilket der er ansøgt om registrering, er ordkombinationen DAS PRINZIP DER BEQUEMLICHKEIT.
On the other hand, they never disclosed the calculation formula itself or the conditions for its implementation.
ændringer, en EF-varemærkeansøgning vedrørende et ordmærke til Kontoret for Harmonisering i det Indre Marked (Varemærker
The applicants claim, first, that Article 4 of the Decision, ordering them to put an end to the infringements found in Article 1, is unlawful
De varer, for hvilke varemærket er ansøgt registreret, henhører under klasse 8, 12 og 20 i Nice-arrangementet.
Thyssen Stahl) and for AST (paragraph 80 of the since, when the Decision was adopted, those infringements had already ceased.
ansøgningen omhandlede varer [...] har en særlig kvalitet, nemlig at de er udformet efter reglerne og principperne for komfort«. Appelkammeret bedømte således i det væsentlige den ansøgte ordkombinations beskrivende karakter alene i forhold til elementet »Bequemlichkeit« (der betyder »komfort«) og ikke i forhold til ordene DAS PRINZIP DER BEQUEMLICHKEIT læst i sammenhæng.
By requiring the applicants, in Article 4 of the Decision, to put an end to the acts or conduct at issue and to refrain from repeating them and from adopting any measure having an equivalent effect, the Commission merely indicated the consequences, regarding their future conduct, of the finding of illegality in Article 1 (see, to that effect, Ahlström Osakeyhtiö and Others ν Commission, cited above, paragraph 184).
Det skal i denne forbindelse bemærkes, at et varemærke for at være omfattet af artikel 7, stk. 1, litra c), »udelukkende« skal bestå af tegn eller angivelser, der i omsætningen kan tjene til at betegne den pågældende vares eller tjenesteydelses egenskaber.
The Court has already annulled Article 1 of the Decision in so far as it imputes to KTN responsibility for the infringement of Article 65 of the ECSC Treaty for which Thyssen Stahl is criticised (see paragraph 55 et seq., above). Accordingly, for the purpose of calculating KTN's fine, it is inappropriate to take account of the fine imposed on it for the infringement committed by Thyssen Stahl.
Hvad angår et ordmærke, der består af flere elementer, følger det af dette krav, at den beskrivende karakter skal bedømmes på grundlag af alle de elementer, som ordmærket består af, og ikke på grundlag af ét af disse elementer.
The basic amount of Thyssen Stahl's fine had been set at ECU 4.4 million in respect of the gravity and duration of the infringement (paragraph 80 of the Decision), less 10% in respect of extenuating circumstances relating to the situation in the sector (paragraph 84 of the Decision), and 10% for its cooperation during the procedure (paragraph 101 of the Decision).
Ved afgørelse af 23. marts 2000 (herefter »den anfægtede afgørelse«) annullerede Tredje Appelkammer undersøgerens afgørelse, for så vidt denne havde afvist ansøgningen for varer i klasse 8.
The Court has also upheld the first part of the applicants' plea regarding reduction of the fine in respect of their cooperation in the administrative procedure (see paragraphs 232 to 249).
Hvad angår varerne i klasse 12 og 20 fandt appelkammeret i det væsentlige, at den ansøgte ordkombination ikke opfyldte kravene i artikel 7, stk. 1, litra b) og c), og artikel 7, stk. 2, i forordning nr. 40/94.
According to the Decision, before a reduction of 10% was made in respect of their cooperation during the procedure (paragraph 101 of the Decision), the basic amount of the fines, by reason of the gravity and duration of the infringement, had been set at ECU 5.6 million for KTN (regardless of the fine imposed on
Sagsøgeren har nedlagt påstand om, at den anfægtede afgørelse annulleres.
Decision), then reduced by 10% in respect of extenuating circumstances relating to the situation in the sector (paragraph 84 of the Decision), giving a sum of ECU 5 040 000 for each of those undertakings.
Selv om det antages, at elementet »Bequemlichkeit« i sig selv betegner en egenskab ved de omhandlede varer, der kan tages i betragtning ved den beslutning om køb, som kundemålgruppen træffer, kan ordkombinationen DAS PRINZIP DER BEQUEMLICHKEIT, vurderet på grundlag af alle sine elementer og læst i sammenhæng, ikke anses for udelukkende at bestå af tegn eller angivelser, der kan tjene til at betegne de pågældende varers beskaffenhed.
For both KTN and AST it is appropriate, for the reasons given above, to grant a reduction of 20% of the latter amount, being equivalent to a reduction of ECU 1 008 000. Consequently, the total fine imposed on KTN and that imposed on AST will be set at ECU 4 032 000.
Det følger heraf, at anbringendet om tilsidesættelse af artikel 7, stk. 1, litra c), i forordning nr. 40/94 kan tages til følge.
Annuls Article 1 of Decision 98/247¡ECSC of 21 January 1998 relating to a proceeding under Article 65 of the ECSC Treaty (Case W/35.814 -Alloy Surcharge) in so far as it attributes to Krupp Thyssen Nirosta GmbH responsibility f or the infringement committed by Thyssen Stahl AG;
Sagsøgeren har anført, at det ansøgte varemærke ikke er en angivelse, der er konkret beskrivende.
Sets the amount of the fines imposed on Krupp Thyssen Nirosta GmbH and Acciai Speciali Terni SpA by Artide 2 of Decision 98/247 at EUR 4 032 000;
Anbringendet om tilsidesættelse af artikel 7, stk 1, litra b), i forordning nr. 40/94
For the rest, dismisses the applications in Cases T-45/98 and T-47/98 in all other respects;
Sagsøgeren har bemærket - og har herved henvist til Harmoniseringskontorets praksis — at et meget svagt særpræg er tilstrækkeligt til at overvinde den absolutte registreringshindring i artikel 7, stk. 1, litra b), i forordning nr. 40/94.
In Case T-45/98, orders Krupp Thyssen Stainless GmbH and the Commission to bear their own costs;
Selv om det i denne sag antages, at elementet »Bequemlichkeit«, således som Harmoniseringskontoret har anført, betyder »komfort« på tysk, og at det derfor må antages, at den pågældende ordkombination betyder »princippet for komfort«, skal det fastslås, at den går videre end en henvisning til en egenskab ved de omhandlede varer.
In Case T-47/98, orders Acciai Speciali Temi SpA to bear its own costs and to pay two-thirds of those of the Commission and orders the Commission to bear one-third of its own costs.'
— Rettens bemærkninger
13 December 2001
Appelkammeret bemærkede herom i den anfægtede afgørelses punkt 26, at »de potentielle kunder umiddelbart og uden nogen særlig analysemæssig indsats forstår, at de i
(ECSC Treaty — Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Alloy surcharge — Price fixing—Burden of proof—Duration of the infringement—Fine — Guidelines on the method of setting fines — Cooperation during the administrative procedure — Principle of equal treatment) (First Chamber)
fornødent særpræg hverken kan udledes af manglende opfindsomhed eller fantasifuldt islæt.
In December 1996 and January 1997, after the Commission had carried out a number of inspections, lawyers or representatives of a number of undertakings, including Acerinox, informed the Commission of their wish to cooperate.
Det skal endvidere anføres, at der ikke skal anvendes strengere kriterier på slogans end dem, der anvendes på andre typer tegn.
For that purpose, statements were sent to the Commission: on 17 December 1996 by Acerinox, ALZ NV, Avesta Sheffield AB ('Avesta'), Krupp Thyssen Nirosta GmbH ('KTN'), Usinor SA ('Usinor' or 'Ugine'), and on 10 January 1997 by Acciai Speciali Terni SpA ('AST).
I denne sag bemærkede appelkammeret i den anfægtede afgørelses punkt 30, at den pågældende ordkombination manglede fornødent særpræg, »idet den alene blev forstået af kundemålgruppen som en henvisning til de ansøgte varers art og beskaffenhed [...] og ikke som et varemærke, der henviser til oprindelsen, altså til den virksomhed, hvor varerne er produceret«.
Stainless steel is a type of special steel whose main property is resistance to corrosion. This resistance is achieved by the use of different alloying materials (chrome, nickel, molybdenum) in the production process.
Appelkammeret udledte således i det væsentlige, at det pågældende ord manglede fornødent særpræg på grund af dets beskrivende karakter.
Stainless steel is used in the form of flat products (plates or coils, cold or hot rolled) or long products (bars, wire rod, sections, hot rolled or finished).
Idet appelkammeret i den anfægtede afgørelses punkt 31 lagde vægt på, at der manglede en »spænding mellem begreberne, der medfører en overraskelsesvirkning og således en mærkningsvirkning«, skal det anføres, at dette element reelt alene udgør en omskrivning af appelkammerets konstatering af, at der manglede »et tilskud af fantasi«.
Rat products account for 82% of sales of finished stainless steel products. Most of those products are ECSC products within the meaning of Article 81 of the Treaty.
Det er ovenfor fastslået, at registreringen af ordkombinationen DAS PRINZIP DER BEQUEMLICHKEIT ikke kunne afvises på grundlag af artikel 7, stk. 1, litra c), i forordning nr. 40/94.
On 21 January 1998 the Commission adopted Decision 98/247/ECSC relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 65 of the ECSC Treaty (Case IV/35.814 — Alloy surcharge) (hereinafter 'the Decision').
Appelkammerets væsentligsteargument vedrørende artikel 7, stk. 1, litra b), i forordning nr. 40/94 skal dermed forkastes, for så vidt det bygger på den ovenfor fastslåede fejltagelse.
On 16 March 1995, following reports in the specialised press and complaints from several consumers, the Commission, under Article 47 of the Treaty, asked a number of stainless steel producers for information concerning the application by those producers of a general price increase known as the 'alloy surcharge'.
Afvisningen af den klage, der var indgivet til appelkammeret, var kun berettiget i henhold til artikel 7, stk. 1, litra b), i forordning 40/94, såfremt det var godtgjort, at sammensætningen af ordkombinationen »das Prinzip der ...« (»princippet for ...«) og et ord, der betegner en egenskab ved de pågældende varer eller tjenesteydelser, almindeligvis anvendes i forretningsmeddelelser, herunder navnlig reklamer.
The alloy surcharge is a price supplement which is calculated on the basis of the prices of the alloying materials and is added to the basic price for stainless steel.
Det skal imidlertid fastslås, at den anfægtede afgørelse ikke indeholder nogen konstatering i denne retning, og at Harmoniseringskontoret hverken i processkrifterne eller under den mundtlige forhandling har påstået, at der er en sådan brug.
The cost of the alloying materials used by stainless steel producers (nickel, chromium and molybdenum) forms a very large proportion of the total production costs. The prices of those materials are extremely volatile.
Appelkammeret lagde endvidere i den anfægtede afgørelses punkt 30 også vægt på, at ordkombinationen DAS PRINZIP DER BEQUEMLICHKEIT var kendetegnet ved at mangle »et tilskud af fantasi«.
According to the Decision, the prices for alloys and stainless steel fell sharply in 1993. When nickel prices started to rise in September 1993, producers' profits were considerably reduced.
Harmoniseringskontoret har i øvrigt i svarskriftet svaret, at »med henblik på at tjene som varemærke skal slogans have et supplerende element [...] af originalitet«, og at der mangler en sådan originalitet i det omtvistede ord.
To remedy this, the producers of stainless flat products, other than Outokumpu, agreed, at a meeting held in Madrid on 16 December 1993 (hereinafter 'the Madrid meeting'), to increase their prices on a concerted basis by changing the parameters for calculating the alloy surcharge.
Det følger heraf, at anbringendet om tilsidesættelse af artikel 7, stk. 1, litra b), i forordning nr. 40/94 ligeledes kan tages til følge.
To that end they decided to apply, as from 1 February 1994, an alloy surcharge based on the method last used in 1991, taking for all producers the September 1993 prices as reference
Det skal i denne forbindelse bemærkes, at det fremgår af Rettens praksis, at manglende
values, when the price of nickel had reached its historical low.
Det hedder i domskonklusionen:
The operative part of the Decision contains the following provisions:
»1) Den af Tredje Appelkammer ved Kontoret for Harmonisering i det Indre Marked (Varemærker og Design) trufne afgørelse af 23. marts 2000 (sag R 392/1999-3) annulleres.
Decision and the statements of various participants at that meeting, certain producers of stainless steel flat products agreed to use, from the same date, identical reference values for calculation of the alloy surcharge and, therefore, as to the determination of part of the final price of those products, contrary to Article 65(1) of the ECSC Treaty.
2) bærer sine egne omkostninger og betaler sagsøgerens
Article 2
»Åbenhed aktindsigt Kommissionens afgørelse 94/90/EKSF, EF, Euratom traktatbrudsprocedure — åbningsskrivelse — begnindet udtalelse — undtagelse med hensyn til beskyttelse af offentlige interesser — inspektioner og undersøgelser — retlige procedurer — forfatterreglen — direkte virkning af artikel 255 EF* (Fjerde Udvidede Afdeling)
Since it is therefore common ground that, at the date of the Madrid meeting, the applicant distanced itself from the agreement on the alloy surcharge in so far as it related to the Spanish market, the mere fact that it took part in that meeting is no basis for treating it as a party to an agreement whose object was to fix the reference values for the alloy surcharge on that market, contrary to Article 65(1) of the ECSC Treaty.
Dansk tekst foreligger endnu ikke.
in the alternative, substantially reduce the fine imposed.
Sag T-46/00 Kvitsjøen AS / Kommissionen for De Europæiske Fællesskaber Fiskeripolitik
The claim for annulment of the Decision
»Fiskeri - foranstaltninger til bevarelse og forvaltning af fiskeressourcerne, som finder anvendelse på fartøjer, der fører norsk flag — tilbagekaldelse af licens og særlig fiskeritilladelse — ret til kontradiktion — proportionalitetsprincippet* (Femte Afdeling)
Since the aim of such an agreement was, at that date, contrary to Acerinox's interests, in so far as it related to the Spanish market, only proof of a commitment by that undertaking to apply the alloy surcharge on its domestic market would therefore represent adherence by it to an agreement concerning Spain (see, to that effect, the Cement judgment, paragraph 3444).
Faktiske omstændigheder efter torsk, kuller, rødspætte og hvilling i ICES-underafsnit IV og sej i ICES-underafsnit Illa og IV.
The applicant maintains, first, that no agreement was concluded at the Madrid meeting relating to the application of the alloy surcharge on the Spanish market.
Sagsøgeren, Kvitsjøen AS, er et norsk selskab, hvis registrerede formål består i udrustning af fartøjer til havfiskeri med gevinst for øje samt udøvelse af hermed forbundet handels- og industrivirksomhed.
As is clear from paragraphs 27, 44 and 54 of the Decision, at that meeting the applicant informed its competitors of its intention not to apply the alloy surcharge on the Spanish market in view of the critical situation prevailing there.
Ved beslutning af 2. februar 1999 udstedte Kommissionen i medfør af artikel 3 i forordning nr. 50/1999 en licens og en særlig fiskeritilladelse til det norske fiskerfartøj M-600-HOE Kvitsjøen, i henhold til hvilke dette i 1999 fik ret til at fiske
It is clear from the file that, as pointed out in paragraph 33 of the Decision, Avesta, by fax of 14 January 1994, informed its subsidiaries, including the one in Spain, of the position taken by some of its competitors concerning the date for application of the alloy surcharge on their domestic markets. With regard more specifically to Acerinox, it is stated:
Fangsten (8 210 kg) bestod i det væsentlige af tunge (3 640 kg) og rødspætte (4 288 kg).
'Acerinox have announced that surcharges will apply from 1 April 1994 (yes, April!)'.
nr. 50/1999 ville indlede den procedure, der er fastlagt i artikel 6 i forordning nr. 2943/95, med henblik på — i betragtning af overtrædelsens grovhed og den økonomiske fordel, som rederen kunne have opnået af de konstaterede forholds skadelige konsekvenser for rødspætte- og tungebestandene i ICES-underafsnit IV - at tilbagekalde Kvitsjøen's licens og særlige fiskeritilladelse med virkning for disses tilbageværende gyldighedsperiode, samt at den hverken ville udstede en ny licens eller en ny særlig fiskeritilladelse før den 30. juni 2000.
The applicant does not contest the truth of the statements attributed to it but confines itself to asserting that that statement shows even more clearly that no agreement or concerted practice existed at the date of the Madrid meeting concerning deferred application of the alloy surcharge in Spain. The fact nevertheless remains that such a statement constitutes evidence of the fact that, on 14 January 1994, Acerinox had in any event expressed its intention to apply an alloy surcharge in Spain in line with the terms agreed by the undertakings concerned at the Madrid meeting and had thus complied with that agreement.
Ved skrivelse af 13. oktober 1999 underrettede den almindelige inspektionstjeneste Kommissionen om denne hændelse og om, at det var blevet ført til protokols, at Kvitsjøen havde overtrådt fællesskabsbestemmelserne om fiskeri.
The applicant's claim that the alignment of its alloy surcharges with those applied by the other producers operating on those markets derived from mere parallelism of conduct attributable to the oligopolistic structure of the market in stainless steel flat products and to the transparency rules in Article 60 of the ECSC Treaty is unconvincing.
Som svar på Kommissionens skrivelse af 14. oktober 1999, der var blevet modtaget den 22. oktober 1999, gav sagsøgeren ved skrivelse af 1. november 1999 udtryk for sin beklagelse over at have udøvet fiskeri med ulovlige netmaskestørrelser og anførte, at eftersom man gennem beslaglæggelsen af fangsten allerede havde frataget selskabet det økonomiske udbytte af overtrædelsen, ville en tilbagekaldelse af licensen stå i misforhold til den begåede overtrædelse.
As regards, second, the applicant's arguments as to the absence of proof of its participation in the agreement on the alloy surcharge in so far as it related to the other countries of the European Community, they are based on a misapprehension as to the requirements concerning proof laid down by Article 65(1) of the ECSC Treaty.
Ved samme skrivelse underrettede den almindelige inspektionstjeneste endvidere Kommissionen om, at det den 1. oktober 1999 var blevet ført til protokols, at der var mistanke om, at Kvitsjøen havde foretaget direkte fiskeri efter tunge. Ved losningen i Harlingen havn var det kommet for en dag, at fangsten (9 273 kg) hovedsageligt bestod af tunge (4 605 kg), foruden rødspætte (3 902 kg) og andre fiskearter (766 kg)·
It follows that the applicant must be regarded as having participated in the agreement, in so far as it related to the application, in the Member States of the Community other than Spain, of an alloy surcharge calculated on the basis of reference values agreed between undertakings as from 16 December 1993, the date of the Madrid meeting, and, in so far as that agreement related to the application of the alloy surcharge in Spain, as from its adherence to the agreement, no later than 14 January 1994. The duration of its participation in the agreement will be examined in relation to the second plea.
Ved skrivelse af 14. oktober 1999 henledte Kommissionen indledningsvis sagsøgerens opmærksomhed på, at det i henhold til artikel 1 og 2 i forordning nr. 50/1999 skulle overholde de bevarelses- og kontrolforanstaltninger og øvrige bestemmelser, der gælder for fiskeri i EF-farvande, og at fangster af tunge i forbindelse med fiskeri, der ikke specifikt er nævnt i forordningens bilag I, skulle begrænses til bifangster.
The Court holds that the applicant has not proved that, at the Madrid meeting, it distanced itself from the other participants in the meeting by stating its intention not to apply the alloy surcharge in the countries of the European Community other than Spain.
Dernæst understregede Kommissionen, at det i henhold til artikel 4, stk. 1, i forordning nr. 894/97 er forbudt at anvende anordninger, der bevirker, at maskerne i nogen del af et redskab trækkes sammen eller på anden måde rent faktisk formindskes.
It is clear from the file that, on the contrary, in its statement of 17 December 1996, in response to questions from the Commission, the applicant did not contend that, at the Madrid meeting, it had adopted the same attitude as the one decided upon regarding application of the alloy surcharge in Spain but conceded that '[a] majority of those present was in favour of applying the surcharge as soon as possible' (paragraph 2.4 of the statement mentioned above and paragraph 26 of the Decision).
Myndighederne i de berørte medlemsstater, nemlig Kongeriget Belgien, Kongeriget Danmark, Forbundsrepublikken Tyskland, Den Franske Republik, Irland, Det Forenede Kongerige Storbritannien og Nordirland og Kongeriget Nederlandene modtog ligeledes meddelelse om beslutningen.
Moreover, it is clear from that same statement that the applicant applied an alloy surcharge to its products as from February 1994 in Denmark; then, in March, in Germany, Norway and Sweden; then, in April, in Ireland, Portugal, the United Kingdom and Italy; and, finally, in France and Belgium in May 1994.
Det er under disse omstændigheder, at sagsøgeren, ved stævning indleveret til Rettens Justitskontor den 28. februar 2000, har anlagt nærværende sag.
In that connection, the Court would point out that the applicant does not deny that the reference values for the alloy surcharge, as agreed at the Madrid meeting, were not changed before the Decision was adopted.
Ved samme skrivelse gjorde Kommissionen endvidere sagsøgeren opmærksom på de oplysninger, den havde modtaget fra den almindelige inspektionstjeneste om fundet om bord af indvendige fangstposer, som indsnævrer netmaskernes bredde til under den lovlige bredde, og om de forholdsvis store fangster af tunge.
It follows that, in so far as the applicant had not abandoned the application of the reference values agreed at the Madrid meeting before the adoption of the Decision, the Commission was fully entitled to consider that the infringement lasted until that date.
Endelig anførte Kommissionen i skrivelsen, at den i medfør af artikel 3, stk. 7 og 8, i forordning
The new method also takes account of the considerable disparities in the size of undertakings.
Sagsøgeren har nedlagt påstand om, at sagen antages til realitetsbehandling, og at der gives sagsøgeren medhold, og at den anfægtede beslutning følgelig annulleres.
Because the Decision was adopted on 21 January 1998, the Commission in any event considered, for the purposes of calculating the fine, that the duration of the infringement attributable to the applicant was four years.
Det første anbringende om tilsidesættelse af retten til kontradiktion og af »princippet om offentlighed i forvaltningen*
However, in view of the 'economic and legal elements' of the agreement and the relative gravity of the offence, the Commission did not consider that it should involve very substantial fines.
Det fremgår af tredje betragtning til forordning nr. 2943/95, at der bør fastlægges en samarbejdsprocedure for medlemsstaternes myndigheder for at lette udvekslingen af oplysninger i tilfælde af manglende overholdelse af Fællesskabets retsforskrifter.
Contrary to the applicant's assertion, the Commission was not required to appraise the gravity of the infringement by reference to the turnover of each of the companies concerned: no such criterion is imposed by the by Article 65(5) of the ECSC Treaty or by the Guidelines.