With the judgment of 22 April 2026 (caseT-228/25), the General Court of the European Union confirmed the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 5 February 2025, and, therefore, the invalidity of design no. 000257001-0001 registered by Crocs.

In line with established case law, the Court recognised the armchair’s artistic value, thereby granting it protection under Article 2, No. 10 of the Italian Copyright Law (ICL). It also deemed the use of copies of the armchair in certain RAI television programmes to be unlawful.

The Court of Brescia found that the EU and international design lines for "Purestrength," "Selection," and "Selection Pro" gym machines had been infringed

In Judgment No. 24006/2023, the Court of Cassation dismissed the appeal of Swift Company S.r.l. against Rolex S.A. and Rolex Italia S.p.A., which had accused it of producing and marketing bracelets purportedly inspired by Rolex watch bezels and bearing the MGT sign, allegedly confusable with Rolex's GMT Master trademark.