Court of First Instance of the European Communities (Court of First Instance)

Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community figurative mark COLORIS – Earlier national word mark COLORIS – Relative ground for refusal – Genuine use of the earlier trade mark – Article 15(2)(a) and Article 43(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 15(1)(a) and Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

State aid – Aid to small and medium-sized enterprises – Decision requiring information to be provided concerning two State aid schemes – Commission’s monitoring powers under the fourth sentence of Article 9(2) of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001

State aid – Measures in favour of Danske Statsbaner – Public service obligations – Decision to initiate the procedure provided for in Article 88(2) EC – Inadmissibility

Community trade mark – Action for annulment brought by the proprietor of the Community word mark ‘Ganter’ in respect of goods in Class 25 against decision R 1289/2008-1 of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) of 16 July 2009 rejecting the action against the decision of the Opposition Division dismissing the opposition brought by the applicant...

Community trade mark – Action for annulment brought by the applicant for the mark ‘ANN TAYLOR LOFT’, for goods and services in Classes 18, 25 and 35, against Decision R 1485/2008-1 of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 1 July 2009, by which it dismissed the action brought against the decision of the Opposition...

Community trade mark – Annulment of Decision R 1457/2008-1 of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHMI) of 23 July 2009 dismissing the appeal against the examiner’s decision refusing to register the word mark ‘PASSIONATELY SWISS’ for goods and services in Classes 16, 35, 41, 43 and 44.

Action on the basis of an arbitration clause seeking a declaration of non-compliance of debit notes of 8 July 2009, by which the Commission demands reimbursement of the advances paid to the applicant, with clauses in the EL HIERRO, ECRES, OPET 1, OPET II, OPET OLA, ‘Sustainable Communities’, Respire, ISLANDS 2010 and Virtual Campus contracts, concluded under the specific programme for research,...

Community trade mark – Action for annulment brought by the proprietor of the national word mark ‘Walzertraum’, in respect of goods in Class 30, against decision R 623/20084 of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) of 9 July 2009 annulling the Opposition Division’s decision in which it had refused, in part, registration of the figurative mark ‘Wal

Community trade mark – Action for annulment brought by the applicant for registration of the figurative mark ‘RT’ in respect of goods in Class 10 against decision R 1234/2008-4 of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) of 24 July 2009 rejecting the action against the decision of the Opposition Division partially refusing registration of that mark...

First, an application for annulment in part of Council Decision of 28 June 2007 implementing Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism and repealing Decisions 2006/379/EC and 2006/1008/EC (OJ 2007 L 169, p. 58) and, second, an application for damages to obtain compensation for the...

Community trade mark – Annulment action brought by the applicant for the figurative mark 'Emidio Tucci' for goods in classes 1 to 45, against Decisions R 770/2008-2 and R 826/2008-2 of the Second Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) of 18 June 2009 partially rejecting the appeals brought against the Opposition Division's decision which partially refuses...

Community trade mark – Action for annulment brought by the applicant for figurative mark ‘POLO SANTA MARIA’ for goods and services in Classes 18, 25, 36, 41 and 43 against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 18 June 2009 in Case R 594/20082 dismissing in part the appeal against the decision of the...

Community trade mark - Action for annulment brought by the proprietor of the national figurative marks ‘SPAR’ for goods and services in Classes 1 to 36 and 38 to 41, against Decision R 123/2008-1 of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 16 July 2009 rejecting the action against the decision of the Opposition Division refusing the opposition brought by the appellant against the application for...

Plant-protection products – Active substance dichlorvos – Non-inclusion in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC – Evaluation procedure – Opinion of an EFSA Scientific Panel – Plea of illegality – Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 1490/2002 – Submission of new studies and data during the evaluation procedure – Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 451/2000 – Article 28(1) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 –...

Community trade mark – International registration designating the European Community – Word mark CLEARWIFI – Absolute ground for refusal – Descriptive character – Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

Community trade mark – Applications for Community figurative marks 100 and 300 – Statement as to the scope of protection – Article 38(2) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 37(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) – Lack of distinctive character

Community trade mark – Applications for Community figurative marks 100 and 300 – Statement as to the scope of protection – Article 38(2) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 37(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) – Lack of distinctive character

Action for annulment – Representation by a lawyer who is not a third party – Inadmissibility

Action for annulment – Representation by a lawyer who is not a third party – Manifest inadmissibility

Community trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – Community word mark CANNABIS – Absolute ground for refusal – Descriptive character – Articles 7(1)(c) and 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Articles 7(1)(c) and 52(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

Community trade mark – Application for Community word mark 1000 – Absolute ground for refusal – Descriptive character – Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

State aid – Agriculture – State aid for quality programmes in the agricultural foodstuffs sector in Austria – Decision not to raise objections – Action for annulment – Standing as party concerned – Safeguarding procedural rights – Admissibility – Serious difficulties – Guidelines for State aid for advertising

Dumping – Imports of polyethylene terephthalate film originating in India – Regulation terminating an interim review – Minimum import price undertakings – Determination of the export price – Application of a methodology different from that used in the initial investigation – Choice of legal basis – Article 2(8) and (9) and Article 11(3) and (9) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96

Community trade mark – Application for Community word mark THINKING AHEAD – Absolute ground for refusal – Lack of distinctive character – Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

Removal from the register

Removal from the register