Iceland appeal tries to pin down role of color in UK trademark law
By Douglas Clarke-Williams ( October 15, 2025, 13:42 GMT | Insight) -- The supermarket chain Iceland argued Wednesday that a UK court was wrong to reject the company's claim that the registered trademark for Babek, a brand of doner kebab meat, was invalid because the trademark failed to specify the color of the logo.Appealing on Wednesday against a previous judgment which upheld the validity of Babek’s trademark, Iceland argued that the UK High Court judge was wrong to decide that identifying the specific hue of Babek's logo was immaterial to the trademark’s validity....
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