Corte di giustizia UE n. 207/2020

62020CO0304_INF Order of the [OSCURATO:PERSONA] (Chamber determining whether appeals may proceed) of 29 October 2020 – [OSCURATO:PERSONA] v EUIPO ([OSCURATO:PERSONA]304/20 P) (Appeal – EU trade mark – Determination as to whether appeals should be allowed to proceed – Article 170b of the Rules of Procedure of the [OSCURATO:PERSONA] 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) 1. Appeal – Preliminary admission scheme – Issue that is significant with respect to the unity, consistency or development of EU law – Burden of proof (Statute of the [OSCURATO:PERSONA] of Justice, Art. 58a; Rules of Procedure of the [OSCURATO:PERSONA] of Justice, Art. 170b) (see para. 11) 2. Appeal – Preliminary admission scheme – Request that an appeal be allowed to proceed – Formal requirements (Statute of the [OSCURATO:PERSONA] of Justice, Art. 58a; Rules of Procedure of the [OSCURATO:PERSONA] of Justice, Arts 170a and 170b) (see paras 12-14) 3. Appeal – Preliminary admission scheme – Issue that is significant with respect to the unity, consistency or development of EU law – Request that the appeal be allowed to proceed failing to demonstrate that the issue is significant – Refusal to allow the appeal to proceed (Statute of the [OSCURATO:PERSONA] of Justice, Art. 58a; Rules of Procedure of the [OSCURATO:PERSONA] of Justice, Arts 170a and 170b) (see paras 15, 16, 21) 4. EU trade mark – Procedural provisions – Examination of the facts of the Office’s own motion – Scope – Obligation to prove matters within common knowledge – No such obligation – Dispute before the [OSCURATO:PERSONA] – Submission of documents to demonstrate the accuracy of a well-known fact ([OSCURATO:PERSONA] 207/2009, Art. 76(1)) (see para. 17) 5. Appeal – Preliminary admission scheme – Issue that is significant with respect to the unity, consistency or development of EU law – Review by the [OSCURATO:PERSONA] of the assessment of the facts and evidence – Precluded (Art. 256(1) TFEU; Statute of the [OSCURATO:PERSONA] of Justice, Arts 58, first para., and 58a; Rules of Procedure of the [OSCURATO:PERSONA] of Justice, Art. 170b) (see para. 18) 6. Appeal – Preliminary admission scheme – Issue that is significant with respect to the unity, consistency or development of EU law – Incompatibility with the case-law of the [OSCURATO:PERSONA] – Request that the appeal be allowed to proceed failing to demonstrate that the issue is significant – Refusal to allow the appeal to proceed (Statute of the [OSCURATO:PERSONA] of Justice, Art. 58a; Rules of Procedure of the [OSCURATO:PERSONA] of Justice, Arts 170a(1) and 170b) (see para. 20) Operative part 1. The appeal is not allowed to proceed. 2. [OSCURATO:PERSONA] shall bear its own costs.