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Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 5 April 2017 —  
Renfe-Operadora v EUIPO (AVE)

(Case T‑367/15)

(EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU figurative mark AVE — Partial invalidity — Appeal brought before the Board of Appeal in a language other than the language of the proceedings — Inadmissibility of the appeal before the Board of Appeal — Application for restitutio in integrum — Duty of due care)

| 1. | EU trade mark—Procedural provisions—Restitutio in integrum—Conditions—Due care required by the circumstances—Delegation of tasks concerning the renewal of a trade mark  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 81(1))  (see paras 24, 25) |

| 2. | EU trade mark—Procedural provisions—Restitutio in integrum—Conditions—Due care required by the circumstances—Exceptional events, which cannot therefore be predicted—Human error—Not included  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 81(1))  (see paras 26, 68) |

| 3. | EU trade mark—Appeals procedure—Form of appeal and period within which it must be brought—To be brought in writing and within a period of two months—Obligation to produce a translation in the language of the case within a month of lodging the original document—No obligation on the Office to warn of the consequences of non-compliance with the formalities  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 60; Commission Regulation No 2868/95, Art. 1, Rules 48(2), 49(1), and 96(1))  (see para. 61) |

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 24 April 2015 (Case R 712/2014-5), relating to an application for restitutio in integrum.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Renfe-Operadora, Entidad Pública Empresarial, to pay the costs. |

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