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Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 4 May 2017 —  
Comercializadora Eloro v EUIPO

(Case C‑71/16 P) (
[1](#t-ECR_62016CJ0071_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(Appeal — EU trade mark — Application for registration of a figurative mark including word element ‘ZUMEX’ — Opposition of the proprietor of word mark JUMEX — Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Article 15(1), second subparagraph, (b) and Article 42(2) — Evidence of use — Use in the European Union — Article 76(2) — Additional evidence of use produced out of time before the Board of Appeal — Discretion of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO))

| 1. | Appeal—Grounds—Inadequate statement of reasons—Reliance by the General Court on implied reasoning—Lawfulness—Conditions  (Art. 256(1) TFEU; Statute of the Court of Justice, Arts 36 and 53, first para.)  (see paras 41-43) |

| 2. | Appeal—Grounds—Plea submitted for the first time in the context of the appeal—Inadmissibility—Plea seeking solely to contest the merits of the judgment under appeal—Plea arising from the judgment under appeal itself—Admissibility  (Art. 256(1) TFEU; Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 58)  (see para. 53) |

| 3. | EU trade mark—Appeals procedure—Appeal against a decision of the Opposition Division of EUIPO—Examination by the Board of Appeal—Scope—Facts and evidence not produced in support of the opposition within the period prescribed for that purpose—Account taken—Discretion of the Board of Appeal—No contrary provision  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 76(2); Commission Regulation No 2868/95, Art. 1, Rules 22(2) and 50(1))  (see paras 55-60, 65) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the appeal; |

| 2. | Orders Comercializadora Eloro, SA to pay the costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62016CJ0071_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 191, 30.5.2016](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2016:191:TOC).

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