Inter IKEA Systems BV v Algemeen Vlaams Belang VZW and Others (C-298/23)

Judgment of 8 Sept 2026

law://eu/cjeu/2023/c-298-23/para_65@2026-11-13

65It follows that the protection of rights which the proprietor of a trade mark derives from that regulation or that directive is not unconditional, since in order to maintain the balance between those interests that protection is limited, in particular, to those cases in which that proprietor shows himself to be sufficiently vigilant by opposing the use, by other operators, of signs likely to infringe his or her mark (judgment of 6 February 2014, Leidseplein Beheer and de Vries, C‑65/12, EU:C:2014:49, paragraph 42).

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Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Grand Chamber
Case: C-298/23 · ECLI:EU:C:2026:721
Decided: 8 Sept 2026
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Nederlandstalige ondernemingsrechtbank Brussel (Brussels Business Court (Dutch-speaking), Belgium)
Applicant: Inter IKEA Systems BV
Defendants: Algemeen Vlaams Belang VZW; S and 4 more
T; U; V; Vrijheidsfonds VZW
Rapporteur: O. Spineanu-Matei
Advocate General: M. Szpunar
Bench: 15 judges
K. Lenaerts, T. von Danwitz, F. Biltgen, K. Jürimäe, L. Arastey Sahún, I. Ziemele, J. Passer, O. Spineanu-Matei, S. Rodin, D. Gratsias, M. Gavalec, Z. Csehi, B. Smulders, N. Fenger, R. Frendo
Language: Dutch
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62023CJ0298

Topics

Approximation of laws Charter of Fundamental Rights Fundamental rights Trade marks

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Cites 1: Leidseplein Beheer BV and Hendrikus de Vries v Red Bull GmbH and Red Bull Nederland BV (C-65/12)