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Daring Fireball Jan 28

Bruce Springsteen: ‘Streets of Minneapolis’

Bruce Springsteen: I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited...

The Hill Jan 28

Slovakia’s PM rails against Politico report he was ‘shocked’ by Trump’s psychological state

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico fiercely denied a Politico report that said he was “shocked” by President Trump’s state of mind during his visit to...

EUR-Lex CJEU Case Law Jan 28

CELEX:62024TJ0365: Judgment of the General Court (Tenth Chamber) of 28 January 2026.#LU v European Investment Bank.#Civil service – EIB staff – Psychological harassment – Administrative inquiry – Request for assistance – Rejection of the request – Decision to initiate disciplinary proceedings – Action for annulment – Act not open to challenge – Preparatory act – Admissibility – Obligation to state reasons – Error of assessment – Liability.#Case T-365/24.

EUR-Lex CJEU Case Law Jan 28

CELEX:62025TJ0046:           Urteil des Gerichts (Sechste Kammer) vom 28. Januar 2026.#Land Oberösterreich gegen Amt der Europäischen Union für geistiges Eigentum.#Unionsmarke – Verfallsverfahren – Unionswortmarke Genussländer – Ernsthafte Benutzung der Marke – Art. 18 Abs. 1 Buchst. a und Art. 58 Abs. 1 Buchst. a der Verordnung (EU) 2017/1001 – Art der Benutzung der Marke – Form, die in Bestandteilen abweicht, durch die die Unterscheidungskraft nicht beeinflusst wird.#Rechtssache T-46/25.

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EUR-Lex CJEU Case Law Jan 28

CELEX:62025TJ0131: Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 28 January 2026.#ABB Asea Brown Boveri Ltd v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark – Application for the EU word mark EcoGuard – Absolute ground for refusal – Descriptive character – Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001.#Case T-131/25.

EUR-Lex CJEU Case Law Jan 28

CELEX:62025TJ0076:           Arrêt du Tribunal (dixième chambre) du 28 janvier 2026.#HO contre Agence de l’Union européenne pour la coopération des services répressifs.#Fonction publique – Agents temporaires – Contrat à durée déterminée – Décision de non-renouvellement pour une durée indéterminée – Exigence d’impartialité – Erreur manifeste d’appréciation.#Affaire T-76/25.

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EUR-Lex CJEU Case Law Jan 28

CELEX:62025TJ0203: Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 28 January 2026.#Montepelayo, SLU v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU word mark TELOTRÓN – Earlier EU and national marks TRON – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001.#Case T-203/25.

EUR-Lex CJEU Case Law Jan 28

CELEX:62024TJ0388_INF: Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 9 July 2025.#Kinda Makhlouf v Council of the European Union.#Case T-388/24.

EUR-Lex CJEU Case Law Jan 28

CELEX:62024TJ0464_INF: Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 12 November 2025.#V-Label GmbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#Case T-464/24.

EUR-Lex CJEU Case Law Jan 28

CELEX:62024TJ0344_INF: Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 16 July 2025.#Victor Petrov v Council of the European Union.#Case T-344/24.

EUR-Lex CJEU Case Law Jan 28

CELEX:62024TJ0387_INF: Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 9 July 2025.#Sara Makhlouf v Council of the European Union.#Case T-387/24.

EUR-Lex CJEU Case Law Jan 28

CELEX:62024TJ0611_INF: Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 29 October 2025.#Homestar sp. z o.o. v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU figurative mark THERMATEC – Earlier EU figurative mark Termatek – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001.#Case T-611/24.

EUR-Lex CJEU Case Law Jan 28

CELEX:62024TJ0300_INF: Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 10 September 2025.#Geos Atlas ltd. v EUCAP Somalia.#Case T-300/24.

EUR-Lex CJEU Case Law Jan 28

CELEX:62025TO0051_INF: Order of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 4 August 2025.#HM v European Commission.#Case T-51/25.

EUR-Lex CJEU Case Law Jan 28

CELEX:62025CO0146_INF: Order of the Court of 25 June 2025.#Puma SE v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#Appeal – EU trade mark – Determination as to whether appeals should be allowed to proceed – Article 170b of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice – Request failing to demonstrate that an issue is significant with respect to the unity, consistency or development of EU law – Refusal to allow the appeal to proceed.#Case C-146/25 P.

EUR-Lex CJEU Case Law Jan 28

CELEX:62019CO0594_INF: Order of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 8 July 2025.#Land Rheinland-Pfalz v Deutsche Lufthansa AG.#Case C-594/19 P-DEP.

EUR-Lex CJEU Case Law Jan 28

CELEX:62024TO0545_INF:           Ordonnance du Tribunal (première chambre) du 20 novembre 2025.#Implementing Technologies, SL contre Office de l’Union européenne pour la propriété intellectuelle.#Marque de l’Union européenne – Procédure de déchéance – Marque de l’Union européenne figurative OSSA – Recours incident – Absence d’intérêt à agir – Irrecevabilité.#Affaire T-545/24.

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EUR-Lex CJEU Case Law Jan 28

CELEX:62024TO0679_INF: Order of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 19 August 2025.#Manuela Menacho v European Commission.#Case T-679/24.

EUR-Lex CJEU Case Law Jan 28

CELEX:62025CO0597: Order of the Court of 19 January 2026.#Kurt Hesse v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#Appeal – EU trade mark – Determination as to whether appeals should be allowed to proceed – Article 170b of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice – Request failing to demonstrate that an issue is significant with respect to the unity, consistency or development of EU law – Refusal to allow the appeal to proceed.#Case C-597/25 P.

EUR-Lex CJEU Case Law Jan 28

CELEX:62025CO0598: Order of the Court of 19 January 2026.#Kurt Hesse v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#Appeal – EU trade mark – Determination as to whether appeals should be allowed to proceed – Article 170b of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice – Request failing to demonstrate that an issue is significant with respect to the unity, consistency or development of EU law – Refusal to allow the appeal to proceed.#Case C-598/25 P.

EUR-Lex CJEU Case Law Jan 28

CELEX:62024TJ0386_INF: Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 9 July 2025.#Ghada Mhana v Council of the European Union.#Case T-386/24.

EUR-Lex CJEU Case Law Jan 28

CELEX:62024TJ0108_INF: Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 23 July 2025.#Rafal Stanecki v European Commission.#Case T-108/24.

EUR-Lex CJEU Case Law Jan 28

CELEX:62019CO0453_INF: Order of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 8 July 2025.#Land Rheinland-Pfalz v Deutsche Lufthansa AG.#Case C-453/19 P-DEP.

EUR-Lex CJEU Case Law Jan 28

CELEX:62025CO0044_INF: Order of the Court of 1 October 2025.#Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#Appeal – EU trade mark – Determination as to whether appeals should be allowed to proceed – Article 170b of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice – Request failing to demonstrate that an issue is significant with respect to the unity, consistency or development of EU law – Refusal to allow the appeal to proceed.#Case C-44/25 P.