translate English to French: According to Sadas, reproduction of one of the elements of a compound trade mark or the addition of elements to those which make up a trade mark fall outside the scope of Article 5(1)(a) of the directive since the latter covers only the use of an identical sign without any modification.
Selon elle, la reproduction de lun des éléments dune marque complexe ou ladjonction déléments à ceux qui composent une marque ne relèvent pas du champ dapplication de larticle 5, paragraphe 1, sous a), de la directive, celui-ci visant seulement lusage dun signe identique, sans modification.