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Did Dr. Bach give his essences a brand name?

April 26, 2017bach brand Dr essences

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Did Dr. Bach give his essences a brand name?

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The name “Bach Flower Remedies” is a generic term used by writers and therapists across the world to refer to the particular plant discoveries of Dr. Bach. Dr. Bach himself did not give his work a brand name. However, Bach’s name was trademarked in 1979 by the company, Bach Flower Remedies, Ltd. to designate their particular brand of the flower remedies. (BFR, Ltd., is now owned by Nelson & Co. Limited.) A 2008 decision by the European Trade Marks Registry in the matter of registered trade marks owned by Nelsons (Bach Flower Remedies Ltd) ruled that “Bach” refers to Dr. Bach and “Bach Flower Remedies” refers to the flower remedies which Dr. Bach discovered and not exclusively to the branded products of one manufacturer. Read the legal document here. Legal history of the UK Bach Flower Trademark The appropriation of Dr. Bach’s name as a commercial trademark was successfully challenged in court by Julian Barnard. The judgment was upheld on appeal, and again by the British House of Lords