62021TO0497_INF
Order of the President of the General Court of 20 October 2021 –Girardi v EUIPO
(Case T‑497/21 R)
(Interim relief – EU trade mark – Professional representation – Application for suspension of operation of a measure – No urgency)
1.
Interim relief – Suspension of operation of a measure – Interim measures – Conditions for granting – Prima facie case – Urgency – Serious and irreparable harm – Cumulative nature – Balancing of all the interests involved – Order of examination and method of verification – Discretion of the court hearing the application for interim relief
(Arts 256(1), 278 and 279 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 156(4))
(see paras 13-16)
2.
Interim relief – Suspension of operation of a measure – Interim measures – Conditions for granting – Urgency – Serious and irreparable harm – Burden of proof – Financial loss – Obligation to provide concrete and precise indications, supported by detailed documentary evidence
(Arts 256(1), 278 and 279 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 156(4))
(see paras 19, 25-27)
3.
Interim relief – Suspension of operation of a measure – Interim measures – Conditions for granting – Urgency – Serious and irreparable harm – Burden of proof – Purely hypothetical damage based on the occurrence of future and uncertain events – Insufficient to demonstrate urgency
(Arts 278 and 279 TFEU)
(see para. 29)
Re:
Application under Articles 278 and 279 TFEU seeking suspension of operation, first, of the decision of EUIPO of 14 June 2021 concerning the applicant’s capacity to act as a representative before EUIPO and, secondly, of the part of EUIPO’s Guidelines for examination of European Union trade marks relating to professional representation by Spanish lawyers (Part A, Section 5, Annex 1).
Operative part
1.
The application for interim measures is dismissed.
2.
The costs are reserved.