ORDER OF THE GENERAL COURT (Sixth Chamber)
12 October 2020 (*)
(Rules on languages)
In Case T‑535/19,
H.R. Participations SA,
established in Luxembourg (Luxembourg), represented by P. Wilhelm and J. Rossi, lawyers,
applicant,
v
European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO),
represented by J.F. Crespo Carrillo and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents,
defendant,
the other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court, being
Hottinger Investment Management Ltd,
established in London (United Kingdom), represented by W. Sander, Solicitor, and M. Beebe, Barrister,
ACTION brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 3 Mai 2019 (Case R 2078/2018-2), relating to cancellation proceedings between Hottinger Investment Management Ltd and H.R. Participations SA,
THE GENERAL COURT (Sixth Chamber),
composed of A. Marcoulli, President, J. Schwarcz and R. Norkus (Rapporteur), Judges,
Registrar: E. Coulon,
makes the following
Order
1        By application lodged at the Registry of the General Court on 30 July 2019, the applicant, H.R. Participations SA, brought the present action.
2        The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) lodged its response on 17 December 2019.
3        The intervener, Hottinger Investment Management Ltd, lodged its response on 5 December 2019.
4        By letter lodged at the Registry of the General Court on 8 January 2020, the applicant requested that a hearing be held.
5        By letter lodged at the Registry of the General Court on 30 September 2020, the applicant requested, on the basis of Article 45(1)(c) of the Rules of Procedure of the General Court, to be permitted to use French during the oral part of the procedure and not English, which is the language of the case.
6        The EUIPO and the intervener were invited to submit their observations on that request for derogation from the language rules.
7        On 5 October 2020, EUIPO indicated that it had no objections to the applicant’s request.
8        On 6 October 2020, the intervener indicated, in substance, that it objected to the applicant’s request and that it was not in its intention to attend the hearing.
9        In accordance with Article 45(1)(c) of the Rules of Procedure, at the request of one of the parties, and after the other parties have been heard, the use of another of the languages mentioned in Article 44 of the Rules of Procedure, including French, for all or part of the proceedings may be authorised.
10      In the present case, the Court finds that no evidence has been adduced to show that the derogation from the language rules requested by the applicant might delay the procedure or prejudice the procedural rights of the other parties to the proceedings (see, to that effect, order of 17 November 1995, Salt Union v Commission, T‑330/94, EU:T:1995:194, paragraph 27).
11      Accordingly, the applicant’s request to use French during the oral part of the procedure must be granted.
On those grounds,
THE GENERAL COURT (Sixth Chamber)
hereby orders:
1.      H.R. Participation SA is authorised to use French during the oral part of the procedure.
2.      The costs are reserved.
Luxembourg, 12 October 2020.
Registrar
President
E. Coulon
A. Marcoulli
*      Language of the case: English.