Iceland Foods Ltd (appellant) v Babek International Ltd (respondent)
Wednesday 15 October 2025
By Appellant’s Notice filed on 11 April 2025 the defendant below, Iceland Foods Limited, appeal the decision of HHJ Hacon, sitting as a Judge of the High Court, judgment being delivered on 11 March 2025.
The appeal relates to HHJ Hacon’s decision in which Babek International Limited (“Babek”) was the successful Claimant, in the Appellant (Defendant below), Iceland Foods Limited’s (“Iceland”), application for summary judgment on its counterclaim for a declaration of invalidity against Babek’s registered trade mark. Iceland alleged that the registration of the Trade Mark was not in conformity with ss.1(1) and 3(1) of the Trade Marks Act 1994 and should be declared invalid pursuant to s.47(1).
HHJ Hacon held in favour of Babek and refused Iceland’s application for summary judgment.
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