Court of Justice 17 January 2002, C-291/00 (LTJ Diffusion SA v Sadas Vertbaudet SA.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General 1. Under Article 5(1)(a) of the Trade Marks Directive (2) the proprietor of a registered trade mark may prevent third parties from using in the course of trade any sign which is identical with the trade mark in relation to goods or services identical with those for which it is registered.