On 26 March the Milan Court of Appeal published the decision n. 1543/18 in the Kiko-Wycon case.
The Milan Court of Appeal confirmed the 2015 verdict of the First Instance Court, ruling that a combination of features that integrate furniture design (so-called concept) which characterise the Kiko stores, created by architects Iosa Ghini Associati s.r.l. upon commission by Kiko, has original and creative character in that it is a work of architecture and therefore eligible for copyright protection according to art. 2.5 of the Copyright Law.
The Court of Appeal also upheld the prior sentence by the Milan Tribunal confirming Wycon’s parasitic behaviour in slavishly imitating both the commercial and promotional activity of Kiko, e.g. the dress code of the sales assistants (black T-Shirt and belt brush holder), the shape and names of the products, polybags and product holders, the website format, the same graphic layout and colours used for each commercial promotion.