Court of Justice 26 May 2005, C-405/03 (Class International BV v Colgate-Palmolive Company and Others.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General 1. In the present reference from the Gerechtshof te ’s-Gravenhage (Regional Court of Appeal, The Hague) the Court is asked essentially for guidance on the meaning of ‘using [a sign] in the course of trade’ in Article 5 of the Trade Marks Directive.