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The Ministry of Justice states that “no potential delay is attributable to the Portuguese State”. At issue is the annual report monitoring the implementation of European Court of Human Rights decisions.
In 2025, the ECHR ordered the Portuguese state to pay compensation exceeding 209,000 euros.
The European Court of Justice ruled this Wednesday in favour of the Spanish company Loewe, rejecting the appeal from the Portuguese firm Debonair Trading Internacional, based in the Madeira Free Trade Zone. The case concerns the registration of the Aoura brand for perfumes, which was deemed too similar to Aura Loewe. The dispute dates back to March 2021, when the Portuguese company...
The court considered that the brands present sufficient similarities, especially from a phonetic point of view.
The court ruled that the brands present sufficient similarities, not only from a phonetic point of view but also conceptually.
None of the judicial decisions that José Sócrates believes violate the European Convention on Human Rights have become final. This could lead the European Court of Human Rights to summarily dismiss the complaint.
The resolution was narrowly approved.
Probably, after the Court of Appeal's decision, a complaint will be filed with the European Court of Human Rights: either by the leader of Chega or by Roma associations. Opinion by Francisco Teixeira da Mota
