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Article: Czech brewer Budejovicky Budvar loses rights to bud name in Hungary.
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- December 10, 2002
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Budapest, Hungary -- - Trademark office throws out Czech brewer's appellation of origin claims
Budapest, Hungary -- Anheuser-Busch, brewer of the best-selling beer in the world, successfully cancelled Czech brewer Budejovicky Budvar's "Bud," "Budweiser Bier-Budvar" and "Budweiser Budvar" appellation of origin registrations in Hungary.
In cancelling the appellation of origin for "Bud" the Hungarian Patent and Trademark Office concluded that the term "Bud" was not geographical and was in no way a reference to the city where Budejovicky Budvar is located, Ceske Budejovice. This decision reverses an earlier decision in favour of Budejovicky Budvar and ...