Quite the weird verdict. In the EU and its individual member states titles like this are also protected, but typically those protections are limited to explici

Quite the weird verdict. In the EU and its individual member states titles like this are also protected, but typically those protections are limited to explicit cases where it’s used in conjunction with a name. E.g. “ir. John Smith” or “Anne Smith Eur. Ing.” Using it a random descriptor like in this case is generally fine, with perhaps the exception of specific professions such as doctor (in the medical sense) and lawyer when it’s used to imply you’re allowed to provide medical care and legal aid respectively.