The Business Law Reports
[2025] Bus LR 1391
Supreme Court
Iconix Luxembourg Holdings SARL v Dream Pairs Europe Inc and another
[2025] UKSC 25
2025 March 17, 18; June 24
Lord Hodge DPSC, Lord Briggs, Lord Hamblen, Lord Stephens, Lady Rose JJSC
Trade mark— Infringement— Use— Claimant registered proprietor of trade marks bringing infringement action on basis of similarity between marks and defendants’ sign likely to cause confusion on part of public— Whether similarity assessment limited to side-by-side comparison— Relevance of post-sale confusion— Whether only giving rise to actionable infringement if jeopardising essential function of mark at subsequent sale— Whether appellate court justified in substituting its own decision on similarity and confusion for trial judge’s decision —
Trade Marks Act 1994 (c 26), s 10(2)(b)