Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2018:136
Date: 2018-03-14
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Seventh Chamber
Subject matter: Intellectual, industrial and commercial property;Designs
Procedure: Action for annulment - successful
Origin: France

Action brought on 5 August 2016 – Gifi Diffusion v EUIPO – Crocs (Footwear) (Case T-424/16) Language in which the application was lodged: English Parties Applicant: Gifi Diffusion (Villeneuve-sur-Lot, France) (represented by: C. de Chassey, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Crocs, Inc. (Longmont, Colorado, United States) Details of the proceedings before EUIPO Proprietor of the design at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal Design at issue: Community design “Footwear” – Community design No 733 282-0001 Contested decision: Decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 25 April 2015 in Case R 37/2015-3 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: annul the contested decision; invalidate the Community design No 000733282-0001; order EUIPO to pay the costs of the Applicant. Pleas in law Infringement of Article 6 of Regulation No 6/2002; Infringement of Articles 62 and 63 of Regulation No 6/2002. ____________