Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 29.1.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 32/30 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 5 December 2017 — Xiaomi v EUIPO — Apple (MI PAD)

(Case T-893/16)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2018032EN.01003001-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark MI PAD - Earlier EU word mark IPAD - Relative ground for refusal - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Similarity of the goods and services))

(2018/C 032/41)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Xiaomi, Inc. (Beijing, China) (represented by: T. Raab and C. Tenkhoff, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Ivanauskas, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Apple Inc. (Cupertino, California, United States) (represented by: J. Olsen and P. Andreottola, Solicitors, and by G. Tritton, Barrister)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 22 September 2016 (Case R 363/2016-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Apple and Xiaomi.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Xiaomi, Inc. to pay the costs. |

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