Order of the Court (Chamber determining whether appeals may proceed) of 6 February 2020 — NHS v EUIPO

(Case C‑858/19 P)

(Appeal — EU trade mark –– Determination as to whether appeals should be allowed to proceed — Article 170b of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — 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. 10)

2.      Appeal — Preliminary admission scheme — Request that an appeal be allowed to proceed — Formal requirements — Scope

(Statue of the Court of Justice, Art. 58a; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, 170a and 170b)

(see paras 11-13)

3.      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. 170)

(see paras 14, 17)

4.      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 — Appeal not allowed to proceed

(Statue of the Court of Justice, Art. 58a; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 170a and 170b)

(see paras 15, 16, 18, 19)

Operative part

1. The appeal is not allowed to proceed.

2. NHS, Inc. shall bear its own costs.