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Order of the Court (Chamber determining whether appeals may proceed) of 4 June 2020 – Société des produits Nestlé v Amigüitos pets & life and EUIPO

(Case C‑97/20 P)

(Appeal – EU trade mark – Determination as to whether appeals should be allowed to proceed – Article 170b of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice – Request failing to demonstrate that an issue is significant with respect to the unity, consistency or development of EU law – Refusal to allow the appeal to proceed)

| 1. | Appeal – Scheme for prior determination as to whether appeals should be allowed to proceed – Significant issue with respect to the unity, consistency or development of Union law – Burden of proof  (Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 58a; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 170b)  (see para. 13) |

| 2. | Appeal – Scheme for prior determination as to whether appeals should be allowed to proceed – Request that an appeal be allowed to proceed – Formal requirements – Scope  (Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 58a; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 170a and 170b)  (see paras 14-16) |

| 3. | Appeal – Scheme for prior determination as to whether appeals should be allowed to proceed – Significant issue with respect to the unity, consistency or development of Union law – Request that an appeal be allowed to proceed failing to show the significance of the issue – Appeal not allowed to proceed  (Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 58a; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 170a and 170b)  (see paras 17-19, 21, 23-25) |

| 4. | Appeal – Scheme for prior determination as to whether appeals should be allowed to proceed – Significant issue with respect to the unity, consistency or development of Union law – Incompatibility with the Court’s case-law – Request that an appeal be allowed to proceed failing to show the significance of the issue – Appeal not allowed to proceed  (Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 58a; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 170a(1) and 170b)  (see para. 20) |

| 5. | Appeal – Scheme for prior determination as to whether appeals should be allowed to proceed – Significant issue with respect to the unity, consistency or development of Union law – Review by the Court of the assessment of the facts and evidence – Precluded  (Art. 256(1) TFEU; Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 58, first para. and 58a; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 170a(1) and 170b)  (see para. 22) |

Operative part

| 1. | The appeal is not allowed to proceed. |

| 2. | Société des produits Nestlé SA shall bear its own costs. |

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