CELEX: 62016TA0893
Language: en
Date: 2017-12-05 00:00:00
Title: Case T-893/16: Judgment of the General Court of 5 December 2017 — Xiaomi v EUIPO — Apple (MI PAD) (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)

29.1.2018   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 32/30
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 5 December 2017 — Xiaomi v EUIPO — Apple (MI PAD)
   (Case T-893/16) (1)
   
   ((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:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Xiaomi, Inc. to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 46, 13.2.2017.