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Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 13 December 2016 — Guiral Broto v EUIPO — Gastro & Soul (CAFE DEL SOL)

(Case T‑549/15)

(EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark CAFE DEL SOL — Earlier national figurative mark Café del Sol — Failure to submit evidence in the language of the opposition proceedings — Articles 75 and 76 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Rules 19 and 20 of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 — Rights of the defence)

| 1. | 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—Account taken—Discretion of the Board of Appeal  (Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Art. 41; Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 63(1), 64(1), and 76; Commission Regulation No 2868/95, Art. 1, Rules 20(1), and 50(1), third subpara.)  (see paras 21-24, 35-38) |

| 2. | EU trade mark—Procedural provisions—Examination of the facts of the Office’s own motion—Opposition proceedings—Examination restricted to the submissions of the parties—Examination of a legal question of the Office’s own motion—Condition  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 76(1))  (see para. 25) |

| 3. | EU trade mark—Procedural provisions—Decisions of the Office—Observance of the rights of the defence—Scope of the principle  (Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Art. 41(2)(a); Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 75, second sentence; Commission Regulation No 2868/95, Art. 1, Rules 19 and 20(1))  (see paras 30-32, 42, 43, 45) |

| 4. | EU trade mark—Appeals procedure—Action before the EU judicature—Power of the General Court to alter the contested decision—Limits  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 65(3))  (see para. 47) |

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 16 July 2015 (Case R 1888/2014-5), relating to opposition proceedings between Mr Guiral Broto and Gastro & Soul.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Annuls the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 16 July 2015 (Case R 1888/2014-5), relating to opposition proceedings between Mr Ramón Guiral Broto and Gastro & Soul GmbH; |

| 2. | Dismisses the action as to the remainder; |

| 3. | Orders EUIPO and Mr Guiral Broto each to bear their own costs. |

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