tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post9036461462570010416..comments2024-03-29T12:23:31.959+00:00Comments on The IPKat: More on Alcon - pharma TMs and confusionVerónica RodrÃguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-44180111673478852242007-05-02T21:15:00.000+01:002007-05-02T21:15:00.000+01:00Patients can influence the drugs prescribed by the...Patients can influence the drugs prescribed by their doctors even in the UK. There are often different drug regimes for the same problem. Some enlightened doctors explain both and leave the choice to the patient. If the relevant drugs are listed in BNF OK. If not they can still prescribe them but not on NHS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-46924630490939386562007-05-02T19:19:00.000+01:002007-05-02T19:19:00.000+01:00I think this is a case of working backwards to get...I think this is a case of working backwards to get the right result. Ultimately the ECJ had to arrive at a concluson of likelihood of confusion, and in order to do that they had to sidestep the argument that the average consumer was a highly circumspect medical professional. To see this case as opening the door to 'post sale confusion' is I think reading too much. <BR/><BR/>As far as I am aware there's only one person in this country who supports 'post sale confusion', and he's currently recovering from a 5k run in Chicago !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com