Judgment of the General Court of 15 July 2011 - Ergo Versicherungsgruppe v OHIM - Société de développement et de recherche industrielle (ERGO)
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark ERGO - Earlier Community word mark URGO - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Ergo Versicherungsgruppe AG (Düsseldorf, Germany) (represented by: V. von Bomhard, A.W. Renck, T. Dolde and J. Pause, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (represented by: B. Schmidt, Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Société de développement et de recherche industrielle (Chenôve, France) (represented by: K. Dröge, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 20 March 2009 (Case R 515/2008-4) relating to opposition proceedings between Société de développement et de recherche industrielle and Ergo Versicherungsgruppe AG.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Versicherungsgruppe AG to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 180, 1.8.2009.