The cold never bothered them anyway – revisiting the ‘ICELAND’ trademark dispute

Iceland the country and Iceland Foods Ltd (the supermarket specializing in frozen foods) have been engaged in a long running and well publicized dispute over their name. A new milestone was reached on 9 September when the Grand Board of the European Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) considered the First Board of Appeal’s (BoA) referral in relation to the appeal lodged by Iceland Foods, after their two trade marks for ICELAND were invalidated.

In an article for The Trademark Lawyer, BDB Pitmans’ commercial contract partner, Dennis Lee and trainee solicitor Tancred Campbell comment on the ongoing trademark dispute between Iceland the country and Iceland Foods Ltd.

To read the article in full, please visit the Trademark Lawyer website.