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Too much love to own: EU Court blocks 'I love' trademark request

A trademark request for “I ♥” logo for clothing has been rejected by the EU top court for lacking the necessary distinctiveness.

09/07/2025

Europe News

Rubik’s cube design can’t be trademarked, says EU court

The decision of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) marks the latest development in a long-running legal puzzle over the intellectual property status of the Rubik’s Cube.

09/07/2025

Europe News

Ferrari wins EU court battle to retain iconic Testarossa trademark

The EU General Court has upheld Ferrari’s rights to the Testarossa trademark, ruling that its use on second-hand cars, parts, and licensed scale models constituted genuine use.

02/07/2025

Europe News

Hungary's LGBTQ+ law breaches EU regulation, top court advocate says

The legal case, labelled as one of the most significant human rights cases in the history of the EU, saw the European Parliament and 16 member states join it, demanding that Hungary annul the law.

05/06/2025

Europe News

Top EU court rules migrants with minors not aiding illegal immigration

The court acquitted a woman of Congolese origin who entered Italian territory accompanied by two minors using false passports.

03/06/2025

Tech News

EU Commission sues five countries for not applying platform rules

Czechia, Cyprus, Poland, Portugal and Spain did not give their national watchdogs enough powers to enforce the Digital Services Act.

07/05/2025

Europe News

EU Council mulling EU court decision on sanctioning of Pumpyanskiy

Alexander Pumpyanskiy is a son of Russian businessman Dmitry Pumpyanskiy, who until 2022 was the head of Russia's largest pipe manufacturer TMK. He was present at Vladimir Putin's first meeting with businessmen after the start of the full-scale invasion.

15/04/2025

Europe News

Who should pay for urban wastewater treatment?

The pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries have gone to the EU's court to challenge a directive that requires them to finance at least 80% of urban wastewater treatment.

27/03/2025

Europeans' Stories

Child protection or censorship? The legal battle between the Court of Justice of the EU and Hungary

Necessary for some, discriminatory for others, Hungary's so-called “child protection law” has been the subject of a hearing at the Court of Justice of the European Union. Whatever its nature, the ruling could further determine the already tense relationship between Hungary and its EU partners.

26/02/2025

Europe News

European judges rap Google over access denied to auto app

European court finds Google's lack of interoperability with another company’s app an abuse of dominance even if it did not actually stymie competition on the third-party’s app market.

25/02/2025

Europe News

EU court upholds €320 million fine against Poland over judicial reform

Poland will not be reimbursed the €320 million in EU funds that it lost during its protracted dispute with Brussels over judicial independence.

05/02/2025

Business

HSBC €31,7 million trader 'chat room' cartel fine upheld by EU court

The European judges dismissed HSBC’s procedural challenge against the cartel fine imposed by the European Commission in 2021.

27/11/2024

Europe News

Hungary seeks to settle Erasmus row as ECJ fines soar to €360 million

Hungary has offered to settle its Erasmus dispute with Brussels, which has left 21 Hungarian universities without access to the popular programme.

20/11/2024

Health news

Pfizergate Commission transparency battle kicks off in European Court

The case opposing the New York Times and the EU Commission over its failure to disclose text messages between president Ursula von der Leyen and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla about COVID-19 vaccine contracts has entered the hearing phase.

15/11/2024

Italy

Judges block Albania model again and order return of migrants to Italy

Italian judges overturned detention orders for seven migrants sent to Albania, blocking Italy's outsourcing plan for the second time. The ruling sparks further tensions between the judiciary and government.

11/11/2024

Europe News

EU court dismisses banks' appeal in cartel case

The European judges dismissed appeals lodged by Credit Agricole and Credit Suisse against a 2021 Commission decision that exchange of sensitive information between traders was an anticompetitive cartel in the secondary trading market.

07/11/2024

Italy

Italy's 'Libra' vessel to arrive in Albania with eight migrants

The ship, expected to arrive at the port of Shengjin on Thursday morning, left Lampedusa with only eight asylum seekers after judges in Catania and Rome rejected the Meloni government's decree on 'safe countries' last Monday.

06/11/2024

Europe News

EU judges confirm annulment of tech giant €1.06 billion fine

After almost 20 years of legal battle, the European judges have ruled in favour of US tech giant Intel annulling a €1.06 billion fine imposed by EU antitrust enforcer.

24/10/2024

Europe News

Sony loses EU court battle over PlayStation game add-ons

Software sold by UK company Datel that allowed infinite boosts on a racing game doesn’t infringe EU copyright law, judges in Luxembourg said, in a ruling that some say could prove crucial to the gaming sector.

17/10/2024

Europe News

Some of FIFA's transfer rules clash with EU law, top court says

The Luxembourg-based European Court of Justice (ECJ) handed down its judgement of a long-running legal dispute involving a former high-profile footballer.

04/10/2024