Action brought on 12 April 2024 – Digi International v EUIPO – Teraoka Seiko (DIGI)

(Case T-196/24)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Digi International, Inc. (Hopkins, Minnesota, United States) (represented by: M. Hawkins, T. Dolde and C. Zimmer, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Teraoka Seiko Co. Ltd (Tokyo, Japan)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: International registration designating the European Union in respect of the figurative mark DIGI – International registration designating the European Union No 1 326 111

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 31 January 2024 in Case R 1906/2022-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision to the extent that it found genuine use of the European Union trade mark registration No. 3 481 199 DIGI;

alter the contested decision and reject the opposition No°B 2 887 449 brought against the trade mark at issue in its entirety;

order that the costs of the proceedings be borne by EUIPO and/or the other party (assuming it intervenes in the proceedings).

Pleas in law

Distortion of evidence pursuant to Article 72(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;

Infringement of Article 94(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;

Infringement of Article 47(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

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