Surtec International Gmbh v A-Tech Chemicals UK Ltd & others [2013] EWHC 2942 (Ch)
In this application for an interim injunction Chris appeared as sole counsel for the Respondents. The Applicant supplied chemicals under the mark SURTEC to authorised distributors in the UK. The Respondent purchased chemicals from such distributors, re-labelled the containers, and sold them on under the same mark. The case concerned the application of the doctrine of exhaustion of rights under section 12 of the Trade Marks Act 1994.