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Order of the Court (Chamber determining whether appeals may proceed) of 23 November 2021 – Foundation for the Protection of the Traditional Cheese of Cyprus named Halloumi v EUIPO

(Case C‑345/21 P)

(Appeal – EU trade mark – Whether appeals may be allowed to proceed – Article 170b of the Court’s Rules of Procedure – 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 – Scheme for prior determination as to whether appeals should be allowed to proceed – Issue that is significant with respect to the unity, consistency or development of EU law – Burden of proof  (Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 58a; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 170b)  (see para. 12) |

| 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, Arts 170a and 170b)  (see paras 13-15) |

| 3. | Appeal – Scheme for prior determination as to whether appeals should be allowed to proceed – Issue that is significant with respect to the unity, consistency or development of EU law – Incompatibility with the case-law of the Court or of the General Court – Request that the appeal be allowed to proceed failing to demonstrate that the issue is significant – Appeal not allowed to proceed  (Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 58a; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 170b)  (see paras 16-18, 20) |

| 4. | Appeal – Scheme for prior determination as to whether appeals should be allowed to proceed – 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 – Precluded  (Art. 256 (1) TFEU; Statute of the Court of Justice, Arts 58 (1) and 58a; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 170b)  (see para. 19) |

| 5. | Appeal – Scheme for prior determination as to whether appeals should be allowed to proceed – Issue that is significant with respect to the unity, consistency or development of EU law – Request that the appeal be allowed to proceed failing to demonstrate that the issue is significant – Appeal not allowed to proceed  (Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 58a; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Arts 170a and 170b)  (see paras 20-23) |

Operative part

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

| 2. | Foundation for the Protection of the Traditional Cheese of Cyprus named Halloumi shall bear its own costs. |

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