Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2017:490
Date: 2017-07-13
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Seventh Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded

Action brought on 6 April 2016 – Ecolab USA v EUIPO (ECOLAB) (Case T-150/16) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: Ecolab USA, Inc. (Wilmington, Delaware, United States) (represented by: V. Töbelmann and C. Menebröcker, 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 mark ‘ECOLAB’ – Application for registration No 1 180 255 Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 January 2016 in Case R 644/2015-4 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: annul the contested decision; order EUIPO to pay its own costs as well as the costs of the applicant. Pleas in law Infringement of Articles 7(1)(b), (c) and 7(2) of EUTMR; Infringement of the principles of equal treatment and legal certainty; Infringement of Articles 75 first sentence of EUTMR. ____________