MIL-OSI Europe: Answer to a written question – ‘La Famiglia – The Great Mafia War’ – E-000415/2025(ASW)

The question of the Honourable Members does not, by itself, indicate whether there is any issue of EU law applying to prevent the marketing of the products under the name ‘La Famiglia — The Great Mafia War’.

EU trade mark law contains provisions to safeguard against trade marks contrary to public policy or to accepted principles of morality.[1] Each case requires an analysis of how the relevant public perceives the mark.

There are precedents for a similar name. The General Court declared the trade mark La Mafia se sienta a la mesa invalid as being contrary to public policy or to accepted principles of morality[2].

• [1] Article 7(1)(f) of the regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on the European Union trade mark (OJ L 154, 16.6.2017, p. 1).Article 4(1)(f) of the directive (EU) 2015/2436 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2015 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks (OJ L 336, 23.12.2015, p. 1).
• [2] General Court, T-1/17, La Mafia Franchises SL v EUIPO.