Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 14 March 2018.#Crocs, Inc. v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#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.#Case T-651/16.

Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 14 March 2018.
Crocs, Inc. v European Union Intellectual Property Office.
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.
Case T-651/16.

Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 14 March 2018.
Crocs, Inc. v European Union Intellectual Property Office.
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.
Case T-651/16.

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2018:137