Trade Marks - Iconix's Appeal
Jane Lambert Court of Appeal (Lady Justice King and Lords Justices Arnold and Birss) Iconix Luxembourg Holdings SARL v Dream Pairs Europe Inc and another [2024] EWCA Civ 29 (26 Jan 2024) In Trade Marks - Iconix Luxembourg Holdings SARL v Dream Pairs Europe I discussed Mr Justice Miles's judgment in Iconix Luxembourg Holdings SARL v Dream Pairs Europe Inc and another [2023] EWHC 706 (Ch) (28 March 2023) in this publication on 31 March 2023. In that action, Iconix Luxembourg Holdings SARL ("Iconix") sued Drean Pairs Europe Inc. and Top Glory Trading Group Inc. ("Dream Pairs") for trade mark infringement under s.10 (2) (b) and (3) of the Trade Marks Act 1994. Mr Justice Miles dismissed the claim for the reasons I set out in my case note. The Appeal Iconix appealed on the ground that the judge had failed correctly to assess the likelihood of post-sale confusion and on related grounds concerning his assessment of the similarity between Iconix's r...