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Det skal endvidere fastslås, at hverken den anfægtede afgørelse, Harmoniseringskontorets svarskrift eller dets forklaringer under retsmødet indeholder forhold, der giver mulighed for at fastslå, at ordet TELE AID mangler fornødent særpræg for de varer og tjenesteydelser, der er nævnt ovenfor i præmis 38.
When the restructuring plan was originally drawn up, the yards were still part of the INI group (Instituto Nacional de Industria) and able to reduce by 28% after-tax losses through INI, in accordance with generally applicable Spanish national legislation, offsetting losses against profits elsewhere in the group.
I det omfang den anfægtede afgørelse i denne sag vedrører de varer og tjenesteydelser, for hvilke det ovenfor i præmis 39 er fastslået, at ordkombinationen TELE AID er beskrivende, bemærkes, at det efter fast retspraksis er tilstrækkeligt, at en af de absolutte registreringshindringer finder anvendelse, for at et tegn ikke kan registreres som EF-varemærke.
Legislation was accordingly passed ... allowing companies in such a position to continue, up until 31 December 1999, to receive from the State equivalent amounts to what they would have been entitled under a tax consolidation system. On the basis of the forecast losses under the restructuring plan, it was estimated that these tax credits for the publicly-owned shipyards would amount to 58 billion pesetas. ...
Det følger heraf, at anbringendet om tilsidesættelse af artikel 7, stk. 1, litra b), i forordning nr. 40/94, skal tiltrædes med hensyn til de varer og tjenesteydelser, der er nævnt ovenfor i præmis 38, og at Harmoniseringskontoret skal frifindes med hensyn til de varer og tjenesteydelser, der er nævnt ovenfor i præmis 32 og 35.
(8) On 1 September 1997, the yards were absorbed into Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Industriales (SEPI) which, like INI, is able to take advantage of general tax consolidation rules to offset losses against profits.
Det hedder i domskonklusionen: ved Kontoret for (sag R 142/2000-3)
By its first plea, the Spanish Government submits, first of all, that the contested decision is in breach of Article 88(1) EC by virtue of failure to apply that provision.
•1) Afgørelsen af 12. september 2000 fra Tredje Appelkammer Harmonisering i det Indre Marked (Varemærker og Design) annulleres for så vidt angår følgende varer og tjenesteydelser: og data; stationære modtageapparater; der henhører under
It is not disputed that, after they were absorbed into SEPI on 1 September 1997, the yards were again able to offset their after-tax losses against profits made elsewhere within that group. They were therefore entitled to general tax credits as when they were part of INI but were also
•drift af en kommunikationsnet«, der henhører under klasse 38
receiving special tax credits in the form of State aid authorised by the authorising decision.
»indsamling lagring behandling og udlæsning af informationer«, der henhører under klasse 42.
measures of support to the shipyards constituted State aid.
Sag T-356/00 DaimlerChrysler AG / Kontoret for Harmonisering i det Indre Marked (Varemærker og Design) (KHIM) Intellektuel ejendomsret
It follows that the aid at issue is not covered by the authorising decision.
»EF-varemærker - ordet CARCARD — absolutte registreringshindringer—artikel 7, stk. 1, litra b) og c), i forordning (EF) nr. 40/94« (Anden Udvidede Afdeling)
Consequently, the aid granted in 1998 for the 1997 financial year in the form of special tax credits must be characterised as new aid for the purposes of Article 88(3) EC.
Den 1. april 1996 indgav selskabet Mercedes-Benz AG en EF-varemærkeansøgning vedrørende et ordmærke til Kontoret for Harmonisering i det Indre Marked (Varemærker og Design).
On that point, as is clear from paragraphs 27 and 28 above, the Commission's authorisation of aid in the form of special tax credits totalling ESP 58 billion was based on the fact that it was impossible for the yards to continue to enjoy favourable tax treatment following their move from INI to AIE.
forordning nr. 40/94 med den begrundelse, at ordet CARCARD var beskrivende for de omhandlede varer og tjenesteydelser og manglede fornødent særpræg i den forstand, hvori udtrykket anvendes i artikel 7, stk. 1, litra c) og b), i forordning nr. 40/94.
The Commission was not under an obligation to deduce from the fact that, during 1997, the yards had again been absorbed by a holding company to which the general tax consolidation system was applicable that the Spanish Government would continue to grant them special tax credits.
1999 til
The second plea
Der er ansøgt CARCARD.
It follows that the Spanish Government's third plea is based on an incorrect premiss.
Sagsøgeren påklagede den 6. august undersøgerens afgørelse Harmoniseringskontoret.
By its second plea, the Spanish Government claims in the alternative that the Commission failed to state any reasons for the contested decision in respect of the existence of new State aid.
De varer og tjenesteydelser, som ansøgningen om registrering af varemærket vedrører, henhører under klasse 9, 36, 37, 38, 39 og 42 i Nicearrangementet. arrangementet.
As regards the second limb, according to which the contested decision negates the definitive nature of the authorising decision, it must be noted that, in that decision, the Commission found that there was new aid to the extent that the aid in the form of special tax credits had been authorised only in order to offset the exclusion of the shipyards from the benefit of general tax credits.
Ved afgørelse af 12. september 2000 afviste Tredje Appelkammer klagen (herefter »den anfægtede afgørelse«) med den begrundelse, at det pågældende ord var omfattet af artikel 7, stk. 1, litra b) og c), i forordning nr. 40/94.
Where the Commission finds that aid authorised under derogating rules adopted pursuant to Article 87(3)(e) EC is no longer covered by those rules, it is not required to reassess the compatibility of the aid in relation to the criteria set out in Article 87(1) EC or to determine whether it affects trade between Member States and distorts competition.
I januar 1999 blev overdragelsen af ansøgningen til sagsøgeren indført i sagsakterne.
Such a requirement would be illogical having regard to the context of the market and the need for management in question, since it was already established and accepted by all parties that the
Sagsøgeren har nedlagt påstand om annullation af den anfægtede afgørelse.
Finally, the third limb, alleging aggregation by the Commission of the aid authorised and the general measures as a basis for its finding that the aid at issue was unlawful, misinterprets the contested decision.
Undersøgeren afslog ansøgningen ved afgørelse af 9. juni 1999 i henhold til artikel 38 i
In that decision, the analysis of that aid is not based on its aggregation with the general tax credits, but solely on the Spanish
Anbringendet om tilsidesættelse af artikel 7, stk 1, litra c), i forordning nr. 40/94
authorities' failure to comply with the condition set in the authorising decision when they granted that aid in the form of special tax credits.
Det skal dog bemærkes, at gennemsnitsforbrugerne anses for at være almindeligt oplyste og rimeligt opmærksomme og velunderrettede (jf. i den retning Domstolens dom af 22.6.1999, sag C342/97, Lloyd Schuhfabrik Meyer, præmis 26, og Rettens dom af 7.6.2001, sag T-359/99, DKV mod KHIM (EuroHealth), præmis 27).
By its fourth plea, the Spanish Government claims, in the alternative, that even if the shipyards cannot aggregate the aid granted in the form of special tax credits and general tax credits, the ESP 58 billion of aid paid is no less justified in the light of the actual losses suffered by those
Også for tjenesteydelserne »udstedelse af kreditkort og/eller magnetkort og/eller chipkort; udstedelse af identifikationskort til adgangsberettigelse til og/eller betaling af varer og tjenesteydelser, såsom serviceydelser og/eller garantiydelser og/eller bonusordninger og/eller produktionsfremmende foranstaltninger og/eller genbrug«, der henhører under klasse 36, kan ordet CARCARD tjene til at betegne beskaffenheden.
Contrary to the Spanish Government's claim, when the grant of those special tax credits ceased to be justified, following SEPI's takeover of the shipyards on 1 September 1997 again enabling those yards to offset their after-tax losses against profits made elsewhere in that group , the unlawful aid thus granted was to be calculated having regard to the legislation under which general tax credits are granted.
I denne henseende er sagsøgerens påstand om, at det pågældende ord ikke har nogen klar og afgrænset betydning, uden relevans.
Orders the Kingdom of Spain to pay the costs.'
»formidling af tjenesteydelser inden for telekommunikationsvirksomhed; nemlig
Advocate General L.A. Geelhoed delivered his Opinion at the sitting of the Sixth Chamber on 11 October 2001.
kan få betydning ved det valg, der foretages af den tilsigtede omsætningskreds.
Court of First Instance
Det følger heraf, at ordet CARCARD fra den tilsigtede omsætningskreds' synsvinkel kan tjene til at betegne i den forstand, hvori udtrykket er anvendt i artikel 7, stk. 1, litra c), i forordning nr. 40/94 — væsentlige egenskaber ved de varer og tjenesteydelser, der er nævnt ovenfor i præmis 32-34.
(Community trade mark - 'TELE AID' Absolute grounds for refusal (c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94) (Second Chamber, Extended Composition)
For det fjerde skal det undersøges, om ordet CARCARD er beskrivende for følgende tjenesteydelser:
(Community trade mark CARCARD Absolute grounds for refusal (c) ofRegidation (EC) No 40/94) (Second Chamber, Extended Composition)
»[fjormidling og afregning af gebyrer, nemlig telefongebyrer; finansiering og afsætningsfinansiering samt formidling heraf; afregning af service- og garantiydelser«, der henhører under klasse 36
On 1 April 1996 Mercedes-Benz AG filed an application for a Community word mark at the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs).
»formidling af service- og garantiydelser«, der henhører under klasse 37
In January 1999, the transfer of the application to the applicant was recorded in the application file.
Med hensyn til de tjenesteydelser, der er nævnt i ovenstående præmis, bemærkes, at disse tjenesteydelser har en direkte forbindelse med en bils funktion og anvendelse.
The trade mark in respect of which registration was sought was the word 'Carcard'.
Det forhold, at disse tjenesteydelser er tilgængelige og kan betales ved hjælp af et kort, der har forbindelse med en bil, giver disse tjenesteydelser en beskaffenhed, der
The goods and services in respect of which registration of the trade mark was sought were in
»formidling af tjenesteydelser inden for telekommunikationsvirksomhed, nemlig telefonering, telefonsvarertjenester, oplysningstjenester;
By decision of 9 June 1999 the examiner refused the application under Article 38 of Regulation No 40/94 on the ground that the word 'CARCARD' was devoid of any distinctive character and descriptive of the goods and
»udlejning og/eller leasing af databehandlingsudstyr; programmering vedrørende reservation og afregning; traktering af gæster; formidling og/eller reservation af værelser på hotel eller pensionat«, der henhører under klasse 42.
services in question within the meaning of Article 7(l)(b) and (c) of Regulation No 40/94.
I modsætning til, hvad Harmoniseringskontoret har anført, bemærkes imidlertid, at spørgsmålet om, hvorvidt et tegn er beskrivende, skal vurderes individuelt i forhold til hver af de varer og/eller tjenesteydelser, der er nævnt i registreringsansøgningen.
given by the Office in its reply that the Office considers the word to mean a card for or relating to a car.
Ved vurderingen af, om et tegn er beskrivende for en afgrænset gruppe af varer eller tjenesteydelser, har det ingen betydning, om den pågældende varemærkeansøger planlægger at indføre eller har indført et vist markedsføringskoncept, der — ud over disse varer og/eller tjenesteydelser -omfatter varer og/eller tjenesteydelser, som henhører under andre grupper.
In that connection the applicant's allegation that the word does not have a clear and specific meaning is irrelevant.
Det følger heraf, at ordet CARCARD ikke i den forstand, hvori udtrykket anvendes i artikel 7, stk. 1, litra c), i forordning nr. 40/94, fra den tilsigtede omsætningskreds' synsvinkel kan tjene til at betegne en af de væsentligste egenskaber ved de varer og tjenesteydelser, der er nævnt ovenfor i præmis 40 og 41.
By decision of 12 September 2000 (hereinafter 'the contested decision'), the Third Board of Appeal dismissed the appeal on the ground that the word in question fell within Article 7(1 )(b) and (c) of Regulation No 40/94.
Ordet CARCARD kan derfor ikke under hensyn til sine bestanddele og set i sin helhed tjene til at betegne disse tjenesteydelsers beskaffenhed.
The applicant claims that the Court should annul the contested decision.
Anbringendet om tilsidesættelse af artikel 7, stk. 1, litra b), i forordning nr. 40/94
Infringement of Article 7(1 )(c) of Regulation No 40/94
Hvad særligt angår tjenesteydelserne »afregning af service- og garantiydelser« og »formidling af service- og garantiydelser« kan det ganske vist ikke udelukkes, at disse ligeledes omfatter tjenesteydelser, der har forbindelse med en bils funktion og anvendelse, og som leveres under betingelser, der omfatter anvendelsen af et kort.
[32] As regards first of all the categories of goods listed as 'machine-readable data carriers equipped with programs and/or data, namely vehicle data and/or customer data and/or repair data and/or service data and/or maintenance data and/or vehicle servicing data and/or contract data and/or security coding, in particular magnetic cards and/or chip cards and/or credit cards' within Class 9, the word 'CARCARD' taken as a whole must be considered to be capable of designating both the kind and quality of those goods. The goods actually comprise different kinds of card.
Selv hvis det i så fald antoges, at ordet CARCARD beskriver en del af disse tjenesteydelser, bemærkes, at der under alle omstændigheder kun bliver tale om en ubetydelig del i betragtning af omfanget af disse tjenesteydelser.
Average consumers must be deemed to be reasonably well-informed and reasonably observant and circumspect (see, to that effect, Case C-342/97 Lloyd Schuhfabrik Meyer [1999], paragraph 26, and Case T- 359/99 DKV ν OHIM (EuroHealth) [2001], paragraph 27).
Derfor kan den retspraksis, der er nævnt ovenfor, ikke finde anvendelse på et sådant tilfælde.
Moreover, since the sign is composed of English words, the relevant public is Englishspeaking.
I det omfang den anfægtede afgørelse i denne sag vedrører de varer og tjenesteydelser, for hvilke det ovenfor er fastslået, at ordet CARCARD er beskrivende, bemærkes, at det efter fast retspraksis er tilstrækkeligt, at en af de absolutte registreringshindringer finder anvendelse, for at et tegn ikke kan registreres som EF-varemærke.
Similarly, the word 'CARCARD' is also capable of designating the quality of the categories of service listed as 'issuing of credit cards and/or magnetic cards and/or chip cards; issuing of identification cards for granting access to and/or payment of goods and services such as services and/or guarantee services and/or bonus systems and/or incentives and/or recycling', within Class 36.
Ordet CARCARD forekommer heller ikke at kunne tjene til at betegne hverken anvendelsen eller nogen som helst anden væsentlig egenskab ved de tjenesteydelser, der er nævnt ovenfor.
[34] Secondly, the question arises whether the word 'CARCARD' is descriptive of the following categories of services:
Anbringendet skal derimod undersøges, i det omfang den anfægtede afgørelse vedrører de varer og tjenesteydelser, der er nævnt ovenfor i præmis 40 og 41.
As the Office has rightly pointed out, for the purposes of Article 7(1 )(c) of Regulation No 40/94 it is necessary only to consider, on the basis of a given meaning of the sign in question, whether, from the point of view of the intended public, there is a sufficiently direct and specific association between the sign and the categories of goods and services in respect of which registration is sought.
Det skal endvidere fastslås, at hverken den anfægtede afgørelse.
The fact that they can be accessed and paid for by means of a card that is linked to a car is thus an aspect of those services that the intended public is liable to take into account when making its decision.
Harmoniseringskontorets svarskrift eller de forklaringer, som Harmoniseringskontoret har givet under retsmødet, indeholder forhold, der gør det muligt at fastslå, at ordet CARCARD mangler særpræg for de varer og tjenesteydelser, der er nævnt i præmis 40 og 41.
Accordingly, from the point of view of the intended public, there is a sufficiently direct and specific association between the word 'CARCARD' and the services in the categories listed in paragraph 34, above.
Det følger heraf, at anbringendet om tilsidesættelse af artikel 7, stk. 1, litra b), i forordning nr. 40/94 skal tiltrædes med hensyn til de varer og tjenesteydelser, der er nævnt ovenfor i præmis 40 og 41, og at Harmoniseringskontoret skal frifindes med hensyn til de andre varer og tjenesteydelser, der er nævnt ovenfor i præmis 32-34.
It follows that the word 'CARCARD' may, from the point of view of the intended public, serve to designate the essential characteristics of the goods and services in the categories listed in paragraphs 32 to 34 above, within the meaning of Article 7(l)(c) of Regulation No 40/94.
Som det fremgår af den anfægtede afgørelses punkt 28, har appelkammeret fundet, at det pågældende ordmærke »mangler det særpræg, der som minimum kræves, da den tilsigtede omsætningskreds alene vil opfatte det som en angivelse af tjenesteydelsernes genstand eller varernes anvendelse«.
[40] Thirdly, the word 'CARCARD' does not appear to be capable of serving to designate any quality of those goods falling within the categories listed as "stationary and transportable data processing equipment; programs on data carriers for data and/or text and/or image processing' within Class 9.
Appelkammeret har således i det væsentlige af ordets beskrivende karakter udledt det forhold, at ordet CARCARD mangler særpræg.
Furthermore, even if, here again, the goods might be used in a way that involves a card linked to a car, that is not sufficient to infer that 'CARCARD' may serve to designate the intended use of the goods.
Med hensyn til de varer og tjenesteydelser, der er nævnt ovenfor i præmis 40 og 41, blev det ovenfor slået fast, at det ikke kun afslås at registrere ordet CARCARD på grundlag af artikel 7, stk. 1, litra c), i forordning nr. 40/94.
Such use of the goods constitutes at most one of many possible areas of use thereof, but not a technical function.
Appelkammerets væsentligste argument 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.
Nor, finally, can the word 'CARCARD' be said to serve to designate any other essential characteristic of these goods.
•1) Afgørelsen af 12. september 2000 fra Tredje Appelkammer ved Kontoret for Harmonisering i det Indre Marked (Varemærker og Design) (sag R 477/1999-3) annulleres for så vidt angår følgende varer og tjenesteydelsen
'arranging and/or rental of vehicles with and/or without trailers and processing of payment therefor; arranging and/or rental of vehicles with and/or without superstructures and processing of payment therefor; providing and/or rental of replacement vehicles and processing of payment therefor; providing and rental of parking spaces; arranging the transport of persons and goods; arranging services in the field of transport logistics, namely planning passenger and goods transport systems; vehicle towing' within Class 39,
•formidling og afregning af gebyrer, nemlig telefongebyrer, finansiering og afsætningsfinansiering samt formidling heraf; afregning af service- og garantiydelser«, der henhører under klasse 36
'arranging and processing of the payment of charges, namely telephone charges; financing and sales financing including arrangement thereof; processing of payments for services and guarantees' within Class 36,
»formidling af service- og garantiydelser«, der henhører under klasse 37
'arranging of services and guarantees' within Class 37,
•udlejning og/eller leasing af databehandlingsudstyr, programmering vedrørende reservation og afregning; traktering af gæster, formidling og/eller reservation af værelser på hotel eller pensionat«, der henhører under klasse 42.
'database services, namely collecting, processing, filing, sorting, storing, retrieving, issuing, transmitting and updating database entries, in particular customer data, repair data, electronic maintenance manuals, vehicle data, diagnostic data, service data, maintenance data, contract data and security coding; arranging database services, namely customer data, repair data, electronic maintenance manuals, vehicle data, including updating customer data, repair data, maintenance data, and vehicle data' within Class 42.
Harmoniseringskontoret bærer den anden halvdel af sine egne omkostninger.«
However, contrary to what the Office argues, the Court finds that a sign's descriptiveness must be assessed individually by reference to each of the categories of goods or service listed in the application for registration.
Sag T-358/00 DaimlerChrysler AG / Kontoret for Harmonisering i det Indre Marked (Varemærker og Design) (KHIM) Intellektuel ejendomsret
It follows that the word 'CARCARD' cannot serve, for the purposes of Article 7(l)(c) of Regulation No 40/94, to designate one of the essential characteristics of the goods and services falling within the categories listed in paragraphs 40 and 41 above from the point of view of the intended public.
»EF-varemærker — ordet TRUCKCARD — absolutte registreringshindringer — artikel 7, stk. 1, litra b) og c), i forordning (EF) nr. 40/94« (Anden Udvidede Afdeling)
It follows from all of the foregoing that the allegation of infringement of Article 7(l)(c) of Regulation No 40/94 must be upheld as regards the categories of goods and services listed in paragraphs 40 and 41 above and dismissed as regards the other categories of goods and services listed in paragraphs 32 to 34 above.
Tvistens baggrund omhandlede varer og tjenesteydelser og manglede fornødent særpræg i den forstand, hvori udtrykket anvendes i artikel 7, stk. 1, litra c) og b), i forordning nr. 40/94.
Infringement of Article 7(1 )(b) of Regulation No 40/94
Den 1. april 19% indgav selskabet Mercedes-Benz AG en EF-varemærkeansøgning vedrørende et ordmærke til Kontoret for Harmonisering i det Indre Marked (Varemærker og Design).
As regards more particularly the categories of services identified as 'processing of payments for services and guarantees' and 'arranging of services and guarantees', they undoubtedly could also cover services connected with the operation and use of a car and provided in circumstances involving use of a card.
Sagsøgeren påklagede den 2. september 1999 undersøgerens afgørelse til Harmoniseringskontoret.
But, assuming that to be so, even if the word 'CARCARD' were descriptive of part of the services in those categories, it would in any event be only a negligible part, given the range of those categories of service.
Der er ansøgt om registrering af ordet TRUCKCARD.
Accordingly, the criterion laid down above cannot apply to such a situation.
Ved afgørelse af 12. september 2000 afviste Tredje Appelkammer klagen (herefter »den anfægtede afgørelse«) med den begrundelse, at det pågældende ord var omfattet af artikel 7, stk. 1, litra b) og c).
Nor, furthermore, does the word 'CARCARD' appear to be capable of designating the intended use or any other essential characteristic of the services within the categories referred to above.