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(Case T-893/16)
(2017/C 046/29)
Language in which the application was lodged: English
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: Apple Inc. (Cupertino, California, United States)
Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Applicant
Trade mark at issue: EU word mark ‘MI PAD’ — Application for registration No 12 780 987
Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings
Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 22 September 2016 in Case R 363/2016-1
The applicant claims that the Court should:
—annul the contested decision;
—order EUIPO and the other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO to pay the costs of the proceedings.
—Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009.