Order of the Court (Chamber determining whether appeals may proceed) of 3 September 2020 – Gamma-A v EUIPO

(Case C‑200/20 P)

(Appeal – Community design – Determination as to whether appeals should be allowed to proceed – Article 170b of the Rules of Procedure of the Court – 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 – Significant issue 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. 9)

2.      Appeal – Scheme for prior determination as to whether appeals should be allowed to proceed – Request that the 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 10-12)

3.      Appeal – Scheme for prior determination as to whether appeals should be allowed to proceed – Significant issue with respect to the unity, consistency or development of EU law – Issue not examined by the Court – Request that the appeal be allowed to proceed failing to demonstrate the significance of the issue – Not allowed to proceed

(Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 58a; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Arts170a and 170b)

(see para. 15)

4.      Appeal – Scheme for prior determination as to whether appeals should be allowed to proceed – Significant issue with respect to the unity, consistency or development of EU law – Request that the appeal be allowed to proceed failing to demonstrate the significance of the issue – 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 para. 17)

5.      Appeal – Scheme for prior determination as to whether appeals should be allowed to proceed – Significant issue with respect to the unity, consistency or development of EU law – No review by the Court of the assessment of the facts and evidence

(Art. 256(1) TFEU; Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 58, first para., and 58a; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 170b)

(see para. 19)

Operative part

1. The appeal is not allowed to proceed.

2. Gamma-A SIA shall bear its own costs.