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Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 2 March 2017 —  
Panrico v EUIPO

(Case C‑655/15 P) (
[1](#t-ECR_62015CJ0655_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(Appeal — European Union trade mark — Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Article 52 — Article 8(1)(b) and Article 8(5) — Figurative mark containing the word elements ‘krispy kreme doughnuts’ — National and international word and figurative marks containing the elements ‘donut’, ‘donuts’ and ‘doughnuts’ — Application for a declaration of invalidity — Dismissal)

| 1. | Appeal—Grounds—Plea submitted for the first time in the context of the appeal—Inadmissibility  (Art. 256(1), second para., TFEU; Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 58, first para.)  (see paras 46) |

| 2. | Appeal—Grounds—Incorrect assessment of the facts and evidence—Inadmissibility—Review by the Court of the assessment of the facts and evidence—Possible only where the clear sense of the evidence has been distorted  (Art. 256(1) TFEU; Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 58, first para.)  (see paras 67, 68, 86) |

| 3. | Appeal—Grounds—Inadequate or contradictory grounds—Scope of the obligation to state reasons  (Statute of the Court of Justice, Arts 36 and 53, first para.)  (see paras 72) |

Operative part

| 1. | The appeal is dismissed; |

| 2. | Panrico SA is ordered to pay the costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62015CJ0655_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 118, 4.4.2016](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2016:118:TOC).

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