Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 23.11.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 389/37 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 30 September 2015 — Ecolab USA v OHIM (GREASECUTTER)

(Case T-610/13)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2015389EN.01003701-E0001)

((Community trade mark - International registration designating the European Community - Word mark GREASECUTTER - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

(2015/C 389/38)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Ecolab USA, Inc. (Wilmington, Delaware, United States) (represented by: G. Hasselblatt and V. Töbelmann, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: L. Rampini, acting as Agent)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 5 September 2013 (Case R 1704/2012-2), concerning the international registration designating the European Community of the word mark GREASECUTTER.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Ecolab USA, Inc. to pay the costs. |

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