Bargain Busting Ltd v Shenzhen SKE Technology Company Ltd & Ors [2026] EWHC 933 (Ch) (23 April 2026)

Bargain Busting Ltd v Shenzhen SKE Technology Company Ltd & Ors [2026] EWHC 933 (Ch) (23 April 2026)

The contempt proceedings were struck out because the respondents' communications to the UKIPO were consistent with established practice, did not constitute improper conduct or carry a sufficient risk of interference with the administration of justice, and there was no sufficient public interest to justify criminal contempt. Requests to the IPO are not capable of being false or misleading in fact. The joinder of Mr Rebling was unnecessary and undesirable as it added no substantive issue to the proceedings.

Citation
[2026] EWHC 933 (Ch)
Parties
Contempt Applicant: Bargain Busting Limited; Contempt Respondent: Shenzhen SKE Technology Company Limited; Contempt Respondent: Stobbs IP Limited; Contempt Respondent: Wan-Yi Tsai; Contempt Respondent: Jixuan Si
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
23 April 2026
Procedural Posture
Contempt Application (with Strike Out and Joinder Applications) / Judgment on Strike Out and Joinder Applications
Outcome
Contempt proceedings struck out; joinder application dismissed
Legal Topics
Trade Mark Registration, Criminal Contempt, Strike Out Applications, Joinder of Parties
Intellectual Property Civil Procedure Contempt of Court Trade Mark Registration Criminal Contempt Strike Out Applications Joinder of Parties

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Parties

Bargain Busting Limited

Contempt Applicant

Shenzhen SKE Technology Company Limited

Contempt Respondent

Stobbs IP Limited

Contempt Respondent

Wan-Yi Tsai

Contempt Respondent

Jixuan Si

Contempt Respondent

Procedural Posture

Contempt Application (with Strike Out and Joinder Applications) / Judgment on Strike Out and Joinder Applications

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the contempt proceedings should be struck out for lack of public interest and improper conduct
  2. 2 Whether the joinder of Mr Rebling as a respondent is necessary or desirable

Ratio Decidendi

The contempt proceedings were struck out because the respondents' communications to the UKIPO were consistent with established practice, did not constitute improper conduct or carry a sufficient risk of interference with the administration of justice, and there was no sufficient public interest to justify criminal contempt. Requests to the IPO are not capable of being false or misleading in fact. The joinder of Mr Rebling was unnecessary and undesirable as it added no substantive issue to the proceedings.

Court Disposition

Contempt proceedings struck out; joinder application dismissed

Orders

  • Contempt application struck out
  • Application to join Mr Rebling as respondent dismissed