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    Case T-19/07: Judgment of the General Court of 16 December 2010 — Systran and Systran Luxembourg v Commission (Non-contractual liability — Call for tenders to carry out a project relating to the maintenance and linguistic enhancement of the Commission's machine translation system — Source codes for a computer program being marketed — Infringement of copyright — Unauthorised disclosure of know-how — Action for compensation — Non-contractual dispute — Admissibility — Actual and certain damage — Causal link — Flat-rate assessment of the amount of the damage)

    OJ C 38, 5.2.2011, p. 9–9 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    5.2.2011   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    C 38/9


    Judgment of the General Court of 16 December 2010 — Systran and Systran Luxembourg v Commission

    (Case T-19/07) (1)

    (Non-contractual liability - Call for tenders to carry out a project relating to the maintenance and linguistic enhancement of the Commission's machine translation system - Source codes for a computer program being marketed - Infringement of copyright - Unauthorised disclosure of know-how - Action for compensation - Non-contractual dispute - Admissibility - Actual and certain damage - Causal link - Flat-rate assessment of the amount of the damage)

    2011/C 38/12

    Language of the case: French

    Parties

    Applicant: Systran SA (Paris, France); and Systran Luxembourg SA (Luxembourg, Luxembourg) (represented by: J.-P. Spitzer and E. De Boissieu, lawyers)

    Defendant: European Commission (represented: initially by E. Montaguti and M.F. Benyon, and subsequently by E. Traversa and E. Montaguti, Agents, and A. Berenboom and M. Isgour, lawyers)

    Re:

    Action for compensation for the damage allegedly suffered by the applicants as a result of infringements committed following a call for tenders by the Commission relating to the maintenance and linguistic enhancement of its machine translation system.

    Operative part of the judgment

    The Court:

    1.

    Orders the European Commission to pay Systran SA flat-rate compensation of EUR 12 001 000;

    2.

    Dismisses the remainder of the action;

    3.

    Orders the Commission to pay the costs.


    (1)  OJ C 69, 24.3.2007.


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