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Document 62005TJ0097

    Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber) of 12 July 2006.
    Sergio Rossi SpA v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
    Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark MARCOROSSI - Earlier national and international word marks MISS ROSSI - Earlier Community word mark SERGIO ROSSI - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion.
    Case T-97/05.

    European Court Reports 2006 II-00054*

    ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2006:203





    Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber) of 12 July 2006 – Rossi v OHIM – Marcorossi (MARCOROSSI)

    (Case T-97/05)

    Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community word mark MARCOROSSI – Earlier national and international word marks MISS ROSSI – Earlier Community word mark SERGIO ROSSI – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion

    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 (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paras 46-47, 51)

    Re:

    ACTION brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 17 December 2004 (Case R 226/2003‑2) concerning opposition proceedings between Sergio Rossi SpA and Marcorossi Srl.

    Information relating to the case

    Applicant for the Community trade mark:

    Marcorossi Srl

    Community trade mark sought:

    Word mark MARCOROSSI (Application No 1.405.869 for goods in Classes 18 and 25)

    Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings:

    Sergio Rossi SpA

    Mark or sign cited in opposition:

    MISS ROSSI (Italian and international mark), for goods in Class 25, SERGIO ROSSI (Italian mark), for goods in Class 25, and SERGIO ROSSI (Community trade mark), for goods in Classes 3, 18 and 25

    Decision of the Opposition Division:

    Opposition upheld

    Decision of the Board of Appeal:

    Appeal allowed and opposition rejected


    Operative part

    The Court:

    1.

    Dismisses the action;

    2.

    Orders the applicant to pay the costs incurred by the intervener and to bear its own costs;

    3.

    Orders the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) to bear its own costs.

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