EU Court Rules in Favor of Ikea Against Belgian Far-Right Party
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berlingske.dkIt was not okay when the Belgian party Vlaams Belang used Ikea's name and trademark in a political campaign.
On Tuesday, the European justice system imposed a setback on the Belgian party Vlaams Belang (Flemish far right), in its dispute with the global furniture giant Ikea, who had accused him of using his brand to promote an anti-immigration plan. ...
The Belgian party Vlaams Belang used the abbreviation Ikea for a program against immigrants. Ikea sued before the ECJ.
The radical right-wing party Vlaams Bessange used Ikea as an abbreviation for its immigration-critical program "Immigratie Kan Echt Anders" (immigration actually goes differently). The European Court of Justice now judges in the sense of the Swedish furniture company, which had taken legal action against it.
In the lawsuit filed by IKEA against Vlaams Belang, the European Court of Justice has paved the way for a conviction of the party. Everything revolves around a 2022 campaign, dubbed the "IKEA plan" by Vlaams Belang. "But that can cause significant damage to the reputation of the brand," the Court ruled.
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