"Based on the low standard of proof that applies to the current form of seizure, the Patent and Market Court assesses that the books in question can reasonably be assumed to have been confiscated due to crime," the court wrote in the decision, which was made on Tuesday.

Final trial in September

On the cover of his book, Aron Flam has paraphrased the image "A Swedish tiger", which was used in a classic advertising campaign for the Swedish Information Agency during World War II - and which is protected by copyright. In June, the third edition of 2,282 copies was seized by the police - which was subsequently criticized by both Aron Flam and the publisher who published the book.

In its decision, the Patent and Market Court also refers to the fact that the main hearing in the case of copyright infringement is planned to take place shortly, on 24 September - and that that examination will determine whether the books will continue to be seized.

Reported by the emergency museum

The Emergency Preparedness Museum, which owns the rights to "A Swedish Tiger", had also demanded a so-called temporary ban on fines, which would have meant that Flam would be forbidden to dispose of the work and use its title until further notice. Aron Flam disputed the museum's claim and in Tuesday's decision it was also rejected by the Patent and Market Court.

In Flam's book "This is a Swedish tiger", the classic tiger makes a Hitler greeting and has an armband with a swastika around a leg. The Emergency Management Museum owns the rights to Bertil Almquist's symbol and has notified the comedian.