Action brought on 3 June 2009 - ERGO Versicherungsgruppe v OHIM - Société de Développement et de Recherche Industrielle (ERGO)
(Case T-220/09)
Language in which the application was lodged: German
Parties
Applicant: ERGO Versicherungsgruppe (Düsseldorf, Germany) (represented by: V. von Bomhard, A Renck, T. Dolde and J. Pause, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Société de Développement et de Recherche Industrielle SAS (Chenôve, France)
Form of order sought
Annul the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 20 March 2009 in Case No R 515/2008-4;
order the defendant to pay the costs.
Pleas in law and main arguments
Applicant for a Community trade mark: the applicant
Community trade mark concerned: the word mark 'ERGO' for goods and services in Classes 3 and 5 (registration application No 3 292 638)
Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: Société de Développement et de Recherche Industrielle SAS
Mark or sign cited in opposition: the word mark 'URGO' for goods in Classes 3 and 5 (Community trade mark No 989 863)
Decision of the Opposition Division: opposition upheld in part
Decision of the Board of Appeal: Appeal dismissed
Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) 207/2009
1) on the grounds that there was no likelihood of confusion between the two opposing marks.
____________1 - Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark (OJ 2009 L 78, p. 1)