Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2012:5
Date: 2012-01-12
Language of the case: German
Court formation: Eighth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Germany

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.