European Court of Justice (News)

AC Milan v EUIPO - InterES (ACM 1899 AC MILAN)
Intellectual and industrial property
The General Court confirms that the sign representing the crest of the football club AC Milan cannot be registered internationally as a trade mark designating the Union for stationery and office supplies

Google and Alphabet v Commission (Google Shopping)
Competition
The General Court largely dismisses Google’s action against the decision of the Commission finding that Google abused its dominant position by favouring its own comparison shopping service over competing comparison shopping services

Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Maintien de l’unité familiale)
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
The Common European Asylum System does not, in principle, preclude a Member State from automatically extending, as a derived right and for the purposes of maintaining family unity, refugee status to the minor child of a parent who has been granted that status

Governor of Cloverhill Prison and Others
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
Advocate General Kokott: The provisions of the Withdrawal Agreement and of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, which provide for the continuation of the European arrest warrant regime in respect of the United Kingdom, are binding on Ireland.

Abenante and Others v Parliament and Council
SANT
Certificats Covid numériques de l’Union européenne : le président du Tribunal rejette la demande de sursis à l’exécution du règlement établissant un cadre commun pour la délivrance, la vérification et l’acceptation des certificats

Volvo and DAF Trucks
Competition
Truck cartel in Spain: Advocate General Rantos clarifies the temporal scope of the directive on the compensation of victims of anti-competitive practices

Commission v Poland
Principles of Community law
As it has not suspended the application of the provisions of national legislation relating, in particular, to the areas of jurisdiction of the Disciplinary Chamber of the Supreme Court, Poland is ordered to pay the European Commission a daily penalty payment in an amount of €1 000 000

Entry into office of two new Members of the General Court of the European Union

PL Holdings
DGEN
EU law prohibits the conclusion by a Member State of an arbitration agreement with identical content to an invalid arbitration clause in a bilateral investment treaty between Member States

Okrazhna prokuratura - Varna
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
The Court provides guidance on specific provisions of the directive on the freezing and confiscation of instrumentalities and proceeds of crime in the European Union

Polskie Linie Lotnicze "LOT" v Commission
Competition
The General Court dismisses the actions of Polskie Linie Lotnicze ‘LOT’ against the Commission decisions authorising the mergers concerning the acquisition by easyJet and Lufthansa, respectively, of certain assets of the Air Berlin group

Election of the Presidents of the Chambers of three Judges of the Court of Justice

Mr Maciej Szpunar is elected First Advocate General of the Court of Justice

Mr Lars Bay Larsen is elected Vice-President of the Court of Justice of the European Union

Election of a President of a Chamber of the General Court of the European Union

Election of the Presidents of the Chambers of five Judges of the Court of Justice

Mr Koen Lenaerts is re-elected as President of the Court of Justice of the European Union

Partial renewal of membership and entry into office of nine new Members of the Court of Justice

Commission v Poland
Principles of Community law
La vice-présidente de la Cour rejette la demande de la Pologne de rapporter l’ordonnance du 14 juillet 2021 qui exige la suspension immédiate de l’application de dispositions nationales relatives notamment aux compétences de la chambre disciplinaire de la Cour suprême

Nord Stream 2 v Parliament and Council
Energy
Advocate General Bobek: Nord Stream 2 AG can challenge before the EU Courts the directive extending the scope of the Gas Directive to pipelines connecting the EU with third countries