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Ikea can block political party from using its trademark, EU legal opinion says

By Douglas Clarke-Williams ( November 13, 2025, 12:34 GMT | Insight) -- Ikea should not be forced to allow a political party to use its trademark in a campaign, a member of the EU’s highest court recommended on Thursday. If followed in the final judgment, the ruling would restrict the scope of the ‘due cause’ exemption in EU trademark law.The use of Ikea's trademark by Belgian political party Vlaams Belang wasn't justified by the "due cause" exemption, said a legal opinion by Maciej Szpunar, an advocate general at the EU's highest court, published Thursday....

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