CELEX: 62016TA0150
Language: en
Date: 2017-07-13 00:00:00
Title: Case T-150/16: Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2017 — Ecolab USA v EUIPO (ECOLAB) (EU trade mark — International registration designating the European Union — Word mark ECOLAB — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Equal treatment — Obligation to state reasons — Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009)

28.8.2017   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 283/39
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2017 — Ecolab USA v EUIPO (ECOLAB)
   (Case T-150/16) (1)
   
   ((EU trade mark - International registration designating the European Union - Word mark ECOLAB - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Equal treatment - Obligation to state reasons - Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009))
   (2017/C 283/59)
   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 (represented by: H. O’Neill and K. Doherty, acting as Agents)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 January 2016 (Case R 644/2015-4) relating to the international registration designating the European Union in respect of the word mark ECOLAB.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Ecolab USA, Inc. to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 211, 13.6.2016.