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11.3.2019 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 93/59 |
Judgment of the General Court of 17 January 2019 — Ecolab USA v EUIPO (SOLIDPOWER)
(Case T-40/18) (1)
((EU trade mark - International registration designating the European Union - Word mark SOLIDPOWER - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
(2019/C 93/76)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Ecolab USA, Inc. (Wilmington, Delaware, United States) (represented by: V. Töbelmann, K. Middelhoff, and C. Saatkamp, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: K. Kompari and D. Walicka, acting as Agents)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 9 November 2017 (Case R 1182/2017-5), relating to the international registration designating the European Union in respect of the word mark SOLIDPOWER.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders Ecolab USA, Inc. to pay the costs. |