On Tuesday 5 December the General Court of the European Union (T-893/16) confirmed the rejection by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of the request made by the Chinese company, Xiaomi (electronics and mobile telephony) to register as an EU trademark, the verbal 'MI PAD' sign. This follows particular opposition of the US electronics and information technology giant, Apple.
Similarly to EUIPO in 2016, the Court now considers that the differences between the 'MI PAD'...