Healing Herbs Ltd

Healing Herbs Ltd

Healing Herbs produces Bach flower remedies, is based in Walterstone, Herefordshire, United Kingdom and is owned and run by author and Bach Flower Remedy expert Julian Barnard. [http://www.flowersociety.org/julianbarnardsoc.htm - Profile of Julian Barnard ]

History

* Julian Barnard wrote his first book on Bach Flower Remedies: 'A Guide to the Bach Flower Remedies' in 1978, published by C.W.Daniel and subsequently translated into 9 languages.
* Healing Herbs Limited was founded by Julian and Martine Barnard in 1988 from a Herefordshire farm house. [http://www.healingherbs.co.uk/aboutus.asp - About Healing Herbs ]
* The Barnard's first major book on Bach Flower Essences, 'Healing Herbs of Edward Bach' was published in 1988 by Bach Educational Programme.
* In 2003, 'Bach Flower Remedies Form & Function' by Julian Barnard was published by Lindisfarne Books. [http://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&id=JB-kh1hfVXAC&dq=healing+herbs+bach&printsec=frontcover&source=web&ots=UZrZ0eyPIK&sig=TT_3k9np7tO5RnvL0jAcM8UWgjw&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=2&ct=result - Form and Function Extract by Google Books]

Legal History

The case Healing Herbs Ltd vs Bach Flower Remedies Ltd over the illegitimacy of the trademark Bach has become a landmark case for descriptive and generic words not being allowed as trademarks. [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=vyol4bH5RJIC&pg=PA141&lpg=PA141&dq=healing+herbs+bach+trademark&source=web&ots=9bku4yvkq0&sig=nWOy4bkphXlBE4H3_fFKhDdEXIY&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=5&ct=result - Cavendish Publishing Staff, Student Law Review Yearbook: 2000 p141] [http://webdb4.patent.gov.uk/tm/t-decisionmaking/t-challenge/t-challenge-decision-results/o29504.pdf - RECKITT BENCKISER HEALTHCARE (UK) LIMITED TO REGISTER A TRADE MARK IN CLASS 5 citing Healing Herbs vs Bach Flower Remedies Ltd case p5]
* Healing Herbs challenged Nelsons regarding their Bach trade marks. In 1998 The UK High Court invalidated 'BACH' and 'BACH FLOWER REMEDIES'. [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=4yyNCkV6MvAC&pg=RA4-PA522&lpg=RA4-PA522&dq=healing+herbs+bach+trademark&source=web&ots=3AGRDYAhTN&sig=vgAXrT5Bh6CC6rCZzM-vn_H1CZo&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=4&ct=result - Colston and Middleton, Modern Intellectual Property Law p522 and p536 ] [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ZIGaRRA9pVAC&pg=PR14&lpg=PR14&dq=healing+herbs+bach+trademark&source=web&ots=R3crhnc_la&sig=ybFkXrhQRsB3bcDZLYeM2QvNyu4&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result#PPA28,M1 - Michaels and Norris, A Practical Guide to Trade Mark Law - p28 ]

* The Court of Appeal and the House of Lords upheld the same decision in 2000. [http://www.ipit-update.com/tm08.htm - John Lamber's Case Note regarding Appeal and Decision at first instance ]
* Dutch (Benelux) courts found all 'Bach' marks to be invalid in 2004. [http://www.edwardbach.org/research/legal.asp - Summary and details of Legal Judgements ]
* In 2008 the European Trade Mark Registry (OHIM) found the same word marks invalid, having already dismissed the application for the 'Bach' signature mark. [http://www.edwardbach.org/research/docs/legal/sept08_full.pdf - OHIM decision cancelling trademarks ]

Products

Healing Herbs makes original stock concentrate Bach Flower Remedies with a dilution of 1:400 mother tincture to full strength organic brandy exactly as originally directed by Dr Bach. Healing Herb's Five Flower Remedy and Five Flower Cream are also made according to Bach's combination. New products Rest Remedy and Exam Remedy are available as sprays and non-alcoholic granules.

References

External links

* [http://www.healingherbs.co.uk Healing Herbs]
* [http://www.healingherbs.co.uk/worldwide.asp Healing Herbs' Worldwide distributors]
* [http://www.edwardbach.org Bach Flower Research Program]


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