Court of Justice 2 July 2002, C-40/01 (Ansul BV v Ajax Brandbeveiliging BV.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General 1. The Hoge Raad der Nederlanden (Supreme Court of the Netherlands) (hereinafter "the Hoge Raad" ) is asking the Court of Justice to interpret the concept of genuine use in Article 12(1) of the First Trade Mark Directive (hereinafter "the Directive" or "the First Directive" ), (2) which governs revocation of this form of industrial