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    Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 15 July 2011.
    Ergo Versicherungsgruppe AG v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
    Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark ERGO Group - 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).
    Case T-221/09.

    Thuarascálacha na Cúirte Eorpaí 2011 II-00238*

    ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2011:393





    Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 15 July 2011 – Ergo Versicherungsgruppe v OHIM – Société de développement et de recherche industrielle (ERGO Group)

    (Case T-221/09)

    Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community word mark ERGO Group – 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)

    Community trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark – Relative grounds for refusal – Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paras 19-21, 58-59)

    Re:

    ACTION brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 20 March 2009 (Case R 520/2008-4) relating to opposition proceedings between Société de développement et de recherche industrielle and Ergo Versicherungsgruppe AG.

    Operative part

    The Court:

    1.

    Dismisses the action;

    2.

    Orders Ergo Versicherungsgruppe AG to pay the costs.

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