Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 30.4.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 152/30 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 14 March 2018 — Crocs v EUIPO — Gifi Diffusion (Footwear)

(Case T-651/16)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2018152EN.01003001-E0001)

((Community design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered Community design representing footwear - Earlier Community design - Ground for invalidity - Lack of novelty - Disclosure prior to the priority date - Examination of the facts of the Office’s own motion - Additional evidence adduced before the Board of Appeal - Articles 5, 7 and Article 63(2) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002))

(2018/C 152/36)

Language of the case: English

Parties

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

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Ivanauskas, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Gifi Diffusion (Villeneuve-sur-Lot, France) (represented by: C. de Chassey, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 6 June 2016 (Case R 853/2014-3), relating to invalidity proceedings between Gifi Diffusion and Crocs.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Crocs, Inc. to bear its own costs and pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and by Gifi Diffusion in the proceedings before the General Court. |

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