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Vannacci’s ‘Futuro Nazionale’ Faces Ownership Fight as Two Lega MPs Defect

Heirs of a 2011 trademark registration now claim the name, leaving its legal status unresolved.

Overview

  • Marina Caprioni, widow of registrant Riccardo Mercante, says her family will not cede the Futuro Nazionale mark to Roberto Vannacci.
  • Vannacci says he will keep using the name and logo until an authority forbids it, while his allies contend the symbol is duly registered.
  • Media checks suggest the 2011 filing was not renewed in 2020 and could be free under trademark rules, and the association Nazione Futura has challenged the logo for similarity.
  • Lega deputies Edoardo Ziello and Rossano Sasso left for the Mixed Group and declared their alignment with Vannacci, citing a break over military aid to Ukraine.
  • The project lacks the 20 deputies needed to form a parliamentary group and early polls range from 1.6% to 4.2%, as center‑right figures send cautious signals about cooperation.