Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 24.10.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 392/41 |

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Action brought on 5 August 2016 — Gifi Diffusion v EUIPO — Crocs (Footwear)

(Case T-424/16)

(2016/C 392/54)

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:

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| — | annul the contested decision; |

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| — | invalidate the Community design No 000733282-0001; |

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| — | order EUIPO to pay the costs of the Applicant. |

Pleas in law

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| — | Infringement of Article 6 of Regulation No 6/2002; |

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| — | Infringement of Articles 62 and 63 of Regulation No 6/2002. |

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