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Order of the Court (Chamber determining whether appeals may proceed) of 28 May 2020 – Billa v EUIPO

(Case C‑61/20 P)

(Appeal – EU trade mark – Whether appeals may be allowed to proceed – Article 170b of the Rules of Procedure of the Court – Request failing to demonstrate a significant issue with respect to the unity, consistency or development of EU law – Appeal not allowed to proceed)

| 1. | Appeal – Preliminary admission scheme – Issue that is significant with respect to the unity, consistency or development of EU law – Burden of proof  (Statue of the Court of Justice, Art. 58a; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 170b)  (see para. 11) |

| 2. | Appeal – Preliminary admission scheme – Request for an appeal to be allowed to proceed – Formal requirements – Scope  (Statue of the Court of Justice, Art. 58a; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Arts 170a and 170b)  (see paras 12-14) |

| 3. | Appeal – Preliminary admission scheme – Issue that is significant with respect to the unity, consistency or development of EU law – Request for the appeal to be allowed to proceed not demonstrating that the issue is significant – Refusal to allow the appeal to proceed  (Statue of the Court of Justice, Art. 58a; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Arts 170a and 170b)  (see para. 16) |

| 4. | Appeal – Preliminary admission scheme – Issue that is significant with respect to the unity, consistency or development of EU law – Review by the Court of the assessment of the facts and evidence – Not included  (Art. 256(1) TFEU; Statue of the Court of Justice, Arts 58, first para., and 58a; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 170b)  (see para. 19) |

| 5. | EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Assessment of the registrability of a sign – EU rules only taken into account – Decisions of national authorities not binding EU bodies  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001)  (see para. 20) |

Operative part

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

| 2. | Billa AG shall bear its own costs. |

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