JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

of 1 March 2005

in Case T-169/03 Sergio Rossi SpA v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - National and international word marks MISS ROSSI - Application for a Community word mark SISSI ROSSI - Similarity of the goods - Similarity of the marks - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

(2005/C 106/53)

Language of the case: Italian

In Case T-169/03: Sergio Rossi SpA, established in San Mauro Pascoli, Forlì-Cesena (Italy), represented by A. Ruo, lawyer, against Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (Agents: P. Bullock and O. Montalto), the other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal, intervening before the Court, being Sissi Rossi Srl, established in Castenaso di Villanova, Bologna (Italy), represented by S. Verea, M. Bosshard and K. Muraro, lawyers — action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 28 February 2003 (Case R 569/2002-1) relating to the opposition proceedings between Calzaturificio Rossi SpA and Sissi Rossi Srl, — the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber), composed of J. Pirrung, President, A.W.H. Meij and S. Papasavvas, Judges; D. Christensen, Administrator, for the Registrar, gave a judgment on 1 March 2005, in which it:

(1)  OJ C 171 of 19.7.2003.