European Court of Justice (News)

Kneipp v EUIPO - Patou (Joyful by nature)
Intellectual and industrial property
EU trade marks: the General Court confirms that the reputation of a trade mark is acquired and, in general, lost progressively

Naass and Sea-Watch v Frontex
Law governing the institutions
The General Court partially annuls the Frontex decision refusing a request by Sea-Watch for access to documents

Heureka Group
Competition
Infringements of EU competition law: the former Czech rules on limitation are incompatible with EU law

Formal sitting for a eulogy in memory of John L. Murray, Philippe Léger and Waltraud Hakenberg

Escobar v EUIPO (Pablo Escobar)
Intellectual and industrial property
The name Pablo Escobar may not be registered as an EU trade mark

The final of the "European Law Moot Court" competition will take place tomorrow at the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg

Puigdemont i Casamajó and Comín i Oliveres v Parliament
Law governing the institutions
Advocate General Szpunar: the refusal by the former President of the European Parliament to recognise the status of Carles Puigdemont and Antoni Comín as Members of the European Parliament in June 2019 must be annulled

United Kingdom v Commission and Others
State aid
Advocate General Medina: The Court of Justice should annul the Commission decision finding that the United Kingdom granted illegal tax rulings (tax advantages to certain multinational groups) between 2013 and 2018

Land Hessen
Principles of Community law
Protection of personal data: according to Advocate General Pikamäe, the supervisory authority has an obligation to act when it finds a breach in the course of investigating a complaint

Dexia v SRB
Economic policy
The calculation of the 2022 ex ante contributions to the Single Resolution Fund (SRF) is unlawful

Aven v Council
External relations
War in Ukraine: the General Court annuls the inclusion of Petr Aven and Mikhail Fridman on the lists of persons subject to restrictive measures between February 2022 and March 2023

Commission v Amazon Services Europe
Approximation of laws
Online advertising: Amazon’s request to suspend its obligation to make an advertisement repository publicly available is rejected

Judicial statistics 2023: confirmation of the structural increase in litigation before the Court of Justice

Solemn undertaking before the Court of Justice of the European Union by three new Members of the European Court of Auditors

The European Parliament and the Court of Justice of the European Union meet for their first annual dialogue

Illumina v Commission
Competition
Illumina-Grail Merger: AG Emiliou proposes to set aside the General Court judgment and annul Commission decisions on referral request

Confédération paysanne
Approximation of laws
Advocate General Ćapeta: melons and tomatoes from the territory of Western Sahara must bear a ‘country of origin’ label reflecting their origin in that territory

Commission v Front Polisario
External relations
Advocate General Ćapeta: the General Court erred in annulling the decision approving, on behalf of the European Union, a preferential tariff agreement with the Kingdom of Morocco relating to the territory of Western Sahara

Commission v Front Polisario
External relations
Advocate General Ćapeta: the Court of Justice should annul the Council decision concluding the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement with the Kingdom of Morocco

LEA
Culture
Italian legislation under which independent companies established in another Member State are excluded from copyright management is incompatible with EU law