Legal victory in UK for Flynn Pharma

7 April 2017

On April 6, 2017, the British Court of Appeal upheld Flynn Pharma’s right to stop the parallel importation into the UK of Pfizer’s (NYSE: PFE) Epanutin (phenytoin sodium) anti-epileptic drug for resale as Phenytoin Sodium Flynn.

The Court said that no one other than Flynn had the right to use the name Phenytoin Sodium Flynn and confirmed Flynn's right to enforce its trade marks to prevent the misuse of the Flynn name.

The Defendants DRUGSRUS Limited and Tenolol Limited are now the subject of an injunction which prevents them using the name Flynn and have been ordered to pay Flynn's legal fees.

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