Order of the Court (Chamber determining whether appeals may proceed) of 13 February 2020 — Conféderation nationale du Crédit Mutuel v Credit Mutuel Arkéa

(Case C‑867/19 P)

(Appeal — EU trade mark — Determination as to whether appeals should be allowed to proceed — Article 170 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. 170)

(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, Art. 170a and 170)

(see paras 11-13)

3.      Appeal — Preliminary admission scheme — Issue that is significant with respect to the unity, consistency or development of EU law —  Question not having been subject to examination by the Court — 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 170)

(see paras 14, 15)

4.      Appeal — Preliminary admission scheme — Issue that is significant with respect to the unity, consistency or development of EU law — Contrary to the Court’s case-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 170)

(see paras 16-19)

Operative part

1. The appeal is not allowed to proceed.

2. Confédération nationale du Crédit Mutuel shall bear its own costs.