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Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 12 May 2016 —
Ivo-Kermartin v EUIPO — Ergo Versicherungsgruppe (ELGO)

(Case T‑750/14)

‛EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark ELGO — Earlier EU word and figurative marks ERGO — Relative ground for refusal — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Likelihood of confusion — Successive restrictions on the application for registration — Article 43(1) of Regulation No 207/2009 — Second sentence of Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009 — Right to be heard — Rule 69 of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95’

| 1. | EU trade mark — Procedural provisions — Decisions of the Office — Observance of the rights of the defence — Scope of the principle (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 75, second sentence) (see paras 34-36) |

| 2. | EU trade mark — Appeals procedure — Action before the EU judicature — Limitation of the list of products and services after the decision of the Board of Appeal — Consequences (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 43(1)) (see paras 42, 43) |

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 22 August 2014 (Case R 473/2014-4) relating to opposition proceedings between Ergo Versicherungsgruppe AG and Ivo-Kermartin GmbH.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Ivo-Kermartin GmbH to bear its own costs and to pay the costs of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). |

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