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Article: It's Bud vs. Budvar in ongoing legal battle.(Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc.)(Budejovicky Budvar)
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- Modern Brewery Age
- Article date:
- January 26, 2004
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AP--It's the battle of the Buds. A nearly century-long trademark dispute is intensifying between Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc., the world's largest brewer, and tiny Czech producer Budejovicky Budvar. With both claiming they produce the only genuine Budweiser beer, they've taken their sudsy squabble to courts in 24 countries around the world.
Budvar won the latest round in South Korea, where a court ruled last month that the company's name and trademark doesn't conflict with Anheuser or infringe on its rights. But elsewhere, the fight continues.
"It's part of our business--a big burden, but we've gotten used to it," said Jiri Bocek, Budvar's general ...