IKEA Wins Court Battle Against Far-Right Party

A court says a Belgian political group cannot use the IKEA brand for its own anti-immigration ads.

IKEA has won a big legal fight. A top court in the European Union ruled that a far-right political party in Belgium cannot use the IKEA name to promote its ideas. The party, called Vlaams Belang, had been using the name "IKEA" in an ad campaign against immigration. They even used the company’s famous blue and yellow colors. IKEA did not like this one bit. They said the party was using their brand to make people think the company supported their political views, which is not true. IKEA asked the courts to step in and make the party stop. Now, the court has agreed with IKEA. The judges said …