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Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 12 October 2017 — Moravia Consulting v EUIPO — Citizen Systems Europe (SDC‑888TII RU)

(Case T‑317/16)

(EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark SDC‑888TII RU — Earlier non-registered national word mark SDC‑888TII RU — Relative ground for refusal — Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Evidence establishing the content of national law — Rule 19(2)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 (now Article 7(2)(d) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1430) — Production of evidence for the first time before the Board of Appeal — Discretion of the Board of Appeal — Article 76(2) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 95(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

| 1. | Judicial proceedings—Application initiating proceedings—Formal requirements—Brief summary of the pleas in law on which the application is based—Inadmissibility  (Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 76(d))  (see paras 29, 30) |

| 2. | EU trade mark—Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark—Relative grounds for refusal—Opposition by the proprietor of an unregistered trade mark or other sign used in the course of trade—Conditions—Interpretation in the light of EU law—Assessment by reference to the criteria determined by the national law governing the sign relied on  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(4) and 76(1))  (see paras 38-40) |

| 3. | EU trade mark—Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark—Relative grounds for refusal—Opposition by the proprietor of an unregistered trade mark or other sign used in the course of trade—Sign giving its holder the right to prohibit the use of a more recent trade mark—Burden of proof  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(4))  (see para. 41) |

| 4. | EU trade mark—Appeals procedure—Appeal against a decision of the Opposition Division of EUIPO—Examination by the Board of Appeal—Scope—Facts and evidence not produced in support of the opposition within the period prescribed for that purpose—Evidence establishing the content of national law—Account taken—Discretion of the Board of Appeal  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts. 8(4) and 76(2); Commission Regulation No 2868/95, Art. 1, Rules 19(2)(d) and, 50(1) third para.)  (see paras 42, 49, 51-55, 60, 61) |

| 5. | Judicial proceedings—Production of evidence—Time-limit—Evidence lodged out of time—Conditions  (Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 8591) and (3))  (see para 63) |

| 6. | Court of Justice—Judgments—Interpretation of the rules of law—Application to legal relationships arising and established before delivery of the decision  (see para 64) |

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 1 April 2016 (Case R 1566/2015-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Moravia Consulting and Citizen Systems Europe.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Moravia Consulting spol. s r. o. to pay the costs. |

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