On January 5, CosmeticOBS-L'Observatoire des Cosmétiques echoed the decision of the Tribunal de Grande Instance of Paris acting that the word "Argane" was not a cosmetic brand as alleged by Pierre Fabre group, could not not be used exclusively and should remain freely available to all the market actors. It was anticipated that the famous group of dermo-cosmetics, marketing a full range of its brand Galénic under the name "Argane", would not call it quits. It has just appealed.
January 21, 2011
Here is
the
text
of the
statement issued
by
Pierre
Fabre
today to
explain
its
decision
,
following
this
case
(
see
"
Argan and
Argan
…
are
not
cosmetic brands
"
:
"
Pierre
Fabre
Dermo
-
Cosmetics
has
decided
to appeal
after
the
December 17
decision
by
the
Paris Court
about
its
brand
Argan
e,
contrary
to numerous
decisions
of
courts.
F
or over
25
years
having placed importance on
highlight
ing
the properties
of
dermo-
cosmetic
argan oil
,
Pierre
Fabre
Research
was the
first
to
integrate
it
in
cosmetic cares
in 1986
.
By creating
the
Argane with Argan
Oil programme
,
Galénic
Laboratories
had
a
pioneering role
in
the
study
and enhancement of the
fruit of
the
argan tree
,
amongst other things
embodied
by
the filing
of
4
patents
.
Galenic
Laboratories
and, through
them,
Pierre
Fabre
Laboratories
have
always tried
to
implement this
active ingredient
, its
protection and
its
history through
a
sustainable development approach
,
illustrated
by
a number of commitments
including
one to
the Mohammed VI Foundation
for Research
and
Safeguarding
the
argan tree.
"
Stay tuned …
