Order of the General Court of 5 October 2010 - Strategi Group v OHIM - RBI (STRATEGI)
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community word mark STRATEGI - Earlier national word mark Stratégies - Relative ground for refusal - Proof of use of the earlier trade mark - Article 43(2) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 42(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) and Rule 22 of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Strategi Group Ltd (Manchester, United Kingdom) (represented by: N. Saunders, Barrister)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: D. Botis, Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM intervening before the General Court: Reed Business Information (RBI) (Issy-les-Moulineaux, France) (represented by: A. Messas, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 18 December 2008 (Case R 1581/2007-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Reed Business Information (RBI) and Strategi Group Ltd.
Operative part of the order
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders Strategi Group Ltd to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 113, 16.5.2009.