Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 7.11.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 410/23 |

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Action brought on 14 September 2016 — Crocs v EUIPO — Gifi Diffusion (Footwear)

(Case T-651/16)

(2016/C 410/33)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Crocs, Inc. (Niwot, Colorado, United States) (represented by: J. Guise, D. Knight, L. Cassidy, H. Seymour, Solicitors, M. Berger, N. Hadjadj Cazier, H. Haouideg, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Gifi Diffusion (Villeneuve-sur-Lot, France)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Proprietor of the design at issue: Applicant

Design at issue: Community design ‘Footwear’ — Community design No 257 001-0001

Contested decision: Decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 06/06/2016 in Case R 853/2014-3

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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| — | annul the contested decision and find that the website disclosures did not constitute a prior disclosure within the meaning of Article 7; upheld the contested registered Community design and dismiss the application for a declaration of invalidity; |

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| — | make an award of costs in its favour. |

Pleas in law

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| — | Infringement of Article 63(1) of Regulation No 6/2002; |

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| — | Infringement of Article 7 of Regulation No 6/2002. |

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