19.3.2018
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 104/50
Action brought on 24 January 2018 — Ecolab USA v EUIPO (SOLIDPOWER)
(Case T-40/18)
(2018/C 104/63)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Ecolab USA, Inc. (Wilmington, Delaware, United States) (represented by: V. Töbelmann and K. Middelhoff, 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 word mark ‘SOLIDPOWER’ — Application for registration No 1 310 671
Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 9 November 2017 in Case R 1182/2017-5
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
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annul the contested decision;
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order EUIPO to bear its own costs as well as the costs of the Applicant.
Pleas in law
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Infringement of Articles 7(1)(b), 7(1)(c) and Article 7(2) of Regulation No 2017/1001.
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