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Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 19 April 2018 — EUIPO v Group

(Case C‑478/16 P) (
[1](#t-ECR_62016CJ0478_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(Appeal — EU trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark — Relative grounds for refusal — Opposition by the proprietor of a non-registered trade mark or other sign used in the course of trade — Examination by the Board of Appeal — New or supplementary evidence — Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Article 76(2) — Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 — Third subparagraph of Rule 50(1))

| 1. | EU trade mark—Procedural provisions—Examination of the facts of EUIPO’s own motion—Facts and evidence not submitted in time—Account taken—Power of assessment of EUIPO  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 76(2); Commission Regulation No 2868/95, Art. 1, Rule 50(1), third line)  (see paras 34-37) |

| 2. | EU trade mark—Observations of third parties and opposition—Facts, evidence and observations submitted in support of the opposition—Proof of the acquisition, permanent nature and scope of the protection of an earlier right referred to in Article 8(4) of Regulation No 207/2009—Evidence for establishing the content of the applicable national law—Aim—No need to produce the text of the legislation from an official source  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(4); Commission Regulation No 2868/95, Art. 1er, Rule 19(2)(a), (b) and (d))  (see paras 40, 41, 57, 58) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the appeal; |

| 2. | Orders the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to pay the costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62016CJ0478_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 78, 13.3.2017.](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2017:078:TOC)

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