Judgment of the General Court of 12 January 2012 - Storck v OHIM - RAI (Ragolizia)
(Case T-462/09)
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark Ragolizia - Earlier Community word mark FAVOLIZIA - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: August Storck KG (Berlin, Germany) (represented by: I. Rohr, P. Goldenbaum and T. Melchert, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: G. Schneider, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Radiotelevisione italiana SpA (RAI) (Rome, Italy)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 8 September 2009 (Case R 1779/2008-4) concerning opposition proceedings between Radiotelevisione italiana SpA (RAI) and August Storck KG.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders August Storck KG to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 11, 16.1.2010.