Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 25.1.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 24/33 |

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Action brought on 21 November 2013 — Ecolab USA/OHMI (GREASECUTTER)

(Case T-610/13)

2014/C 24/62

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Ecolab USA (St. Paul, United States) (represented by: G. Hasselblatt and V. Töbelmann, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

Form of order sought

The appellant requests the Court to decide as follows:

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| — | The decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the Office for the Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 5 September 2013 (Case R 1704/2012-2) is overturned insofar as the EU-designation of International registration no. 1103198 GREASECUTTER is rejected. |

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| — | The defendant shall bear its own costs as well as the costs of the plaintiff. |

Pleas in law and main arguments

Community trade mark concerned: The word mark ‘GREASECUTTER’ for goods in Classes 3 and 5 — International Registration No W 1103198

Decision of the Examiner: Refused protection of the International Registration designating the European Union

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissed the appeal

Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Council Regulation No 207/2009.

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