Brussels, 17/01/2008 (Agence Europe) - Advocate General Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer Dámaso gave his response on 16 January to questions from the Hoge Raad (Dutch High Court), to which the sports equipment manufacturer Adidas had gone to defend its three stripe trademark, which appears on its whole product range. The Hoge Raad asked if, in this instance, there had to be a “need to leave free”: according to the Advocate General, this principle should only be taken into account if the sign...