Order of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 12 July 2016

Data

Court: Court of Justice

Case date: 12 juli 2016

Verdict

Order of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 12 July 2016 —

Vichy Catalán v EUIPO

(Case C‑399/15 P)^(*)

"Appeal - European Union trade mark - Period within which an action must be brought - Unforeseeable circumstances - Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court - Manifest inadmissibility"

Judicial proceedingsTime limit for instituting proceedingsClaim barred by lapse of timeUnforeseeable circumstances or force majeureDefinitionLimits (Art. 263 TFEU; Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 45, second para.) (see paras 23, 24)

Operative part

The appeal is dismissed.

Vichy Catalán SA shall pay the costs.

Hijos de Rivera SA shall bear its own costs.