Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 11.3.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 93/59 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 17 January 2019 — Ecolab USA v EUIPO (SOLIDPOWER)

(Case T-40/18) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2019093EN.01005901-E0001)

((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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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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

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