Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2020-07-27
R1936/2019-3
Contested design: 000733282-0001
Outcome
The Board takes note of the withdrawal of the invalidity application, declares both the invalidity and appeal proceedings closed, and takes note of the parties' agreement on costs (each party bears its own costs).
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1. Takes note of the withdrawal of the application for a declaration of invalidity; 2. Declares the invalidity and appeal proceedings closed; 3. Takes note of the agreement on costs between the parties.
CostsEach party bears its own costs
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
GIFI DIFFUSIONvia PDF extraction
France (FR)
Zone Industrielle de la Barbière, BP 79, 47301 Villeneuve-sur-Lot, France
Represented by
Claire de CHASSEY
Holder · RCD owner
CROCS, INC.via PDF extraction
United States (US)
13601 Via Varra, Broomfield Colorado 80020, United States of America
Represented by
Legal grounds invoked
From EUIPO API metadata.
Argument summary
- ›Invalidity applicant challenged RCD No 733 282-0001 (footwear/Crocs-style shoe) for lack of individual character; proceedings had a long procedural history including a prior Board decision annulled by the General Court and a remittal.
- ›Design holder requested dismissal of the appeal in observations filed January 2020.
- ›On 12 June 2020 the invalidity applicant informed the Registry it wished to withdraw the invalidity application; on 9 July 2020 the holder confirmed an amicable settlement under which each party bears its own costs.
- ›The Board closed both invalidity and appeal proceedings as a consequence of the withdrawal; no substantive merits decision was made.
Deciding panel
- ChairG. Humphreys
- RapporteurH. Salmi
- MemberC. Negro
- Registrarp.o. M. Chaleva
Decision files
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