Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2019:158
Date: 2019-03-12
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Fourth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded;Action for annulment - successful

Action brought on 16 November 2016 – Xiaomi v EUIPO – Dudingen Develops (MI) (Case T-799/16) Language in which the application was lodged: English Parties Applicant: Xiaomi, Inc. (Beijing, China) (represented by: T. Raab and C. Tenkhoff, lawyers) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Dudingen Develops, SL (Numancia de la Sagra, Spain) Details of the proceedings before EUIPO Applicant: Applicant Trade mark at issue: figurative mark ‘MI’ – EU trade mark application No 13 498 423 Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 5 September 2016 in Case R 337/2016-4 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: annul the contested decision in part, namely in so far as it held that there was no likelihood of confusion as regards: “Electrical cables; Sheaths for electric cables; Cable covers [conduits]; Electrical power extension cords; Enamelled electric wires; Cable locators; Adapter cables (Electric -); Insulated electrical cables; Resistance wires; Thermocouple wires; Metallic cables [electric]; Cable connectors; Measuring cables; Connection cables; Ducting for electric cables; Cable splices for electric cables; Mounting cords [electrical]; Conduit for electric cables; Cable channels (Electric -); Cable boxes (ElectriC -); Cable junctions for electric cables; Wire connectors [electricity}; Heat resistant electric wires; Connection blocks [electric cable]; Helmets for use in spotts; Tags for identifying electric cables; Connections for electric cables; Markers for electric wire; Mineral insulated electric cables; Male connectors for electrical cables; Flexible sheaths for electric cables; Electricity mains (Materials for -) [wires, cables]; Junction sleeves for electric cables; Junction boxes for electric wires; Joint boxes for housing cable joints; Apparatus, instruments and cables for electricity; Electrical power adaptors; Plug adaptors; Adapter connectors (Electric -); Adapters for connecting telephones to hearing aids; Travel adaptors for electric plugs" in Class 9 and "Rucksacks; small rucksacks; bags for climbers" in Class 18; order EUIPO and the other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO to pay the costs of the proceeding. Plea(s) in law Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009. ____________