Indledningsvis bemærkes, at direktivets artikel 5 fastlægger »de rettigheder, der er knyttet til varemærket«, og at artikel 7 indeholder bestemmelsen om »konsumption af de rettigheder, der er knyttet til varemærket«.
While it is undeniable that the Directive requires Member States to implement provisions on the basis of which the proprietor of a trade mark, when his rights are infringed, must be able to obtain an order restraining third parties from making use of his mark, that requirement is imposed, not by Article 7, but by Article 5 of the Directive.