Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2019:18
Date: 2019-01-17
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Sixth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded

Action brought on 24 January 2018 – Ecolab USA v EUIPO (SOLIDPOWER) (Case T-40/18) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: Ecolab USA, Inc. (Wilmington, Delaware, United States) (represented by: V. Töbelmann and K. Middelhoff, lawyers) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Details of the proceedings before EUIPO Trade mark at issue: International registration designating the European Union in respect of the word mark ‘SOLIDPOWER’ – Application for registration No 1 310 671 Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 9 November 2017 in Case R 1182/2017-5 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: annul the contested decision; order EUIPO to bear its own costs as well as the costs of the Applicant. Pleas in law Infringement of Articles 7(1)(b), 7(1)(c) and Article 7(2) of Regulation No 2017/1001. ____________