European Court of Justice (News)

Delta-Sport Handelskontor v EUIPO - Lego
Intellectual and industrial property
Intellectual property: the General Court of the European Union upholds the validity of the protection of the Lego toy brick

Noah Clothing v EUIPO - Noah (NOAH)
Intellectual and industrial property
The General Court confirms that the figurative sign NOAH may remain registered as an EU trade mark for ‘polo shirts’ and ‘sweaters’

Commission v Intel Corporation
Competition
Advocate General Medina: the Court should confirm that the Commission erred in applying the AEC test with respect to HP and Lenovo

Caixabank and Others
Approximation of laws
Advocate General Medina: the transparency of ‘floor clauses’ in mortgage loan contracts can be reviewed in the context of a collective action

RTL Nederland and RTL Nieuws
Disaster involving flight MH17: the confidentiality of certain information concerning aviation safety is justified and proportionate

Comune di Copertino
Freedom of movement for persons
A worker who was not able to take all of his or her days of paid annual leave before resigning is entitled to an allowance in lieu of that leave

Kaili v Parliament and EPPO
Law governing the institutions
Lifting of parliamentary immunity: Eva Kaili’s action against the request of the European Chief Prosecutor and the decision of the President of the European Parliament is dismissed

Österreichische Datenschutzbehörde
Principles of Community law
A parliamentary committee of inquiry must in principle comply with the General Data Protection Regulation

Intervyuirasht organ na DAB pri MS
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
Violence against women: the Court clarifies the conditions for qualifying for international protection

Zamestnik-predsedatel na Darzhavna agentsia za bezhantsite
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
Advocate General Emiliou: Palestinian applicants for refugee status can claim that UNRWA’s protection has ‘ceased’ in the light of the general living conditions prevailing in the Gaza Strip

Airbnb Ireland
Advocate General Szpunar: a Member State cannot impose general and abstract obligations on an online service provider operating on its territory but established in another Member State
Advocate General Szpunar: a Member State cannot impose general and abstract obligations on an online service provider operating on its territory but established in another Member State

Google and Alphabet v Commission (Google Shopping)
Competition
Advocate General Kokott proposes that the Court of Justice confirm the fine of €2.4 billion imposed on Google for favouring its own comparison shopping service

Commission v Czech Republic
Citizenship of the Union
Advocate General Richard de la Tour: by refusing to grant the right to become members of a political party to Union citizens who are not nationals of Poland or of the Czech Republic but who reside there, those Member States infringed EU electoral law

Wizz Air Hungary v Commission
State aid
The Court dismisses Wizz Air’s appeal concerning the rescue aid granted by Romania to TAROM

Dyson and Others v Commission
Law governing the institutions
Energy labelling of vacuum cleaners: the Court of Justice definitively dismisses the action for compensation brought by Dyson

United Parcel Service v Commission
Law governing the institutions
Termination of the UPS-TNT merger agreement: the irregularity committed by the Commission is not the determining cause of UPS’ alleged loss of profit and therefore cannot justify a compensation payment

Commission v Denmark
Transport
Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations: the Court of Justice dismisses the Commission’s action against Denmark concerning the maximum parking time on motorway lay-bys

G. K. and Others
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
European Public Prosecutor's Office: the Court clarifies the exercise of judicial review of cross-border investigation measures by national courts

GN
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
European arrest warrant: the surrender of a requested person cannot be refused on the sole ground that she is the mother of young children

Krajowa Rada Sądownictwa
Law governing the institutions
Polish judicial system: an adjudicating panel of the Extraordinary Review and Public Affairs Chamber of the Supreme Court does not constitute an independent and impartial tribunal previously established by law