24.10.2016   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 392/41


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:

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.