Judgment of the Court of 20 March 2003.

LTJ Diffusion SA v Sadas Vertbaudet SA.

Reference for a preliminary ruling: Tribunal de grande instance de Paris - France.

Trade marks - Approximation of laws - Directive 89/104/EEC - Article 5(1)(a) - Notion of sign which is identical with the trade mark - Use of the distinctive element of the mark to the exclusion of other elements - Use of all the elements making up the trade mark but with the addition of other elements.

Case C-291/00.

Reports of Cases

2003 I-02799