Court of Justice 9 December 2004, C-228/03 (The Gillette Company and Gillette Group Finland Oy v LA-Laboratories Ltd Oy.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General I – Introduction 1. This case concerns a reference for a preliminary ruling by the Suomen Korkein Oikeus (Finnish Supreme Court) on the interpretation of Article 6(1)(c) of the First Council Directive 89/104/EEC of 21 December 1988 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks (hereinafter ‘Directive 89/104’,