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Budweiser trademark dispute
The Budweiser trademark dispute is an ongoing series of legal disputes between two beer companies who claim trademark and geographic origin rights to the name "Budweiser". The dispute has been ongoing since 1907, and has involved more than 100 court cases around the world.
Beer brewing in the city of České Budějovice (German: Böhmisch Budweis), which was then in the Kingdom of Bohemia and is now in the Czech Republic, dates back to the 13th century,[1] when the city was granted brewing rights during the reign of Ottokar II of Bohemia. During the time when both Czech and German were official languages in the kingdom, two breweries were founded in the city. Both breweries made beer which they called "Budweiser", similar to how brewers in the city of Pilsen made a beer generically called Pilsner.[2] In 1876, the American brewer Anheuser-Busch began making a beer which they also called "Budweiser", motivated in part by a desire to "brew a beer similar in quality, color, flavor and taste to the beer then made at Budweis", according to Adolphus Busch.[3]
Two breweries currently claim rights to the word "Budweiser":
- Anheuser-Busch InBev has marketed "Budweiser" in the United States and Canada since 1876, and won a series of trademark confrontations to consolidate control of the Budweiser mark in the United States in the 1890s.[4] As of 2014, AB InBev had 150,000 employees globally and sold 400M hectoliters of beer annually.[3]
- Budweiser Budvar Brewery (Czech: Budějovický Budvar, národní podnik) is a state-owned brewery founded in 1895 by Czech-speaking citizens of Budweis. As of 2014, it employed 600 people and sold 1.4M hectoliters of beer annually.[3]
In addition, Budweiser Bier Bürgerbräu (Czech: Budějovický měšťanský pivovar) was founded in 1795 by German-speaking citizens of Budweis, and began exporting beer under the "Budweiser Bier" name to the United States in 1875. The company was expropriated by the state in 1945, and abandoned use of the Budweiser name at that time.[5] However, after the fall of communism in Czechoslovakia, the government restored the company's rights in Czechoslovakia.[5] The parent company of Budweiser Bier Bürgerbräu, Samson, was acquired by AB InBev in 2014, in part to help support AB InBev's claim to the Budweiser mark.[6]
Legal theories[edit]
Anheuser-Busch cites prior registration of the trademark in the United States, and more recently its ownership of Budweiser Bier Bürgerbräu, when making a claim to the mark. Anheuser-Busch has also pointed to advertising campaigns where those predated any formal registration by either party, such as an extensive campaign in the 1930s in Italy that predated Budvar's 1940 registrations.[7] The Budweis-based companies have argued in turn that Budweiser is generic, or is a protected geographical indication that refers to beer made specifically in the city of Budweis. Where possible, Budvar's claims are supported by proof of prior use (as in Germany).[8]
Contracts between Anheuser-Busch and the two Czech breweries in 1911 and 1939 have also factored into some of the cases. These contracts allegedly gave Anheuser the right to use Budweiser as a "trade name or trade mark" while giving the European companies the right to use Budweiser "as descriptive of geographical origin".[7]
In the European Union, the cases have led to several court rulings about the nature and scope of protected geographical indications (also known as "appellations of origin"). In Italy, courts found that an appellation could be valid even if the place to which the case referred no longer exists (in this case, the city of Budweis, now Budějovice), which gave Budvar's brand protection in Italy.[9] In a case originating in Austria, the European Court of Justice ruled that simple indications (in this case "Bud") could not be prohibited if a more specific appellation was protected, therefore allowing AB-Inbev to sell "Bud" in Austria, but not "Budweiser".[10]
History of the dispute[edit]
In 1907, American and Bohemian brewers made an agreement that Anheuser-Busch could market its beer as Budweiser only in North America, while the Bohemian brewers had the rights to the European markets.[11] Since then, litigation has been extensive: according to the Budvar website, as of 2012 there were "about 40 trademark dispute cases pending in different jurisdictions and some 70 procedural issues up for consideration around the world".[12]
As of January 2013, Budvar claimed to have won 89 of 124 cases against AB InBev, with an additional eight ending in a draw or settlement.[13]
Some recent cases include:
- EU: In 2009, the European Court of First Instance ruled that AB InBev can not register the Budweiser mark as an EU-wide Community Trade Mark, because of Budvar's earlier use of the mark in Germany and Austria.[14] The ruling was upheld on appeal.[15][16] After the ruling, AB InBev kept the Bud or Budweiser name in 23 of 27 European countries.[citation needed]
- Germany: In Germany, Budvar has exclusive control over the Budweiser brand name since May 2009.[8]
- UK: In the U.K., courts have ruled that neither company has exclusive rights to the name Budweiser.[17][18]
- Italy: In 2013, Budvar won a case against AB InBev in Italy, requiring AB InBev to rebrand their Budweiser as Bud in Italy.[19]
Alternate brands[edit]
Where AB InBev has lost cases, it markets its product as "Bud" (as in Italy)[19] or as "Anheuser-Busch B" (in Germany).[20] in 2013, AB InBev was granted an EU-wide Community Trade Mark for the use of "Bud", after winning a related court case against Budvar.[21]
Where Budvar does not have rights, such as the United States, Canada, and Brazil, it uses the brand name Czechvar.[22] In 2007, AB InBev signed a deal with Budvar to sell Budvar Budweiser under the name Czechvar in the United States.[23] The partnership was terminated in January 2012,[24] and in July of that year, United States Beverage began responsibility for the sales and marketing of Czechvar in the United States.[25]
See also[edit]
- Havana Club: trademark controversy between American and state-owned distilleries over a rum brand
- ^ Harper, Timothy; Oliver, Garrett (1997). The Good Beer Book, p.68. New York: Berkley. ISBN 0-425-15614-1.
- ^ "Patent Dispute Could Put Czech Brewer in A-B InBev's M&A Crosshairs". WSJ Blogs - Deal Journal. 2008-07-16. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
- ^ a b c Cunningham, Benjamin (2014-01-27). "Where a Budweiser Isn't Allowed to Be a Budweiser". Time. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
- ^ Ogle, Maureen (2007-10-08). Ambitious Brew: The Story of American Beer. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 109. ISBN 0547536917.
- ^ a b "Centuries-old 'Budweiser Bier' heading for St Louis to take on American giant". Radio Prague. 2005-08-22. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
- ^ Rousek, Leos. "InBev Buys Brewery Where Budweiser Name Began". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
- ^ a b Heath, Christopher; Sanders, Anselm Kamperman (2011-01-01). "Chapter 10: The Budweiser Cases: A Brewing Conflict". Landmark Intellectual Property Cases and Their Legacy: IEEM International Intellectual Property Conferences. Kluwer Law International. ISBN 9789041133434.
- ^ a b Aaron O. Patrick (26 March 2009). "Czech Brewer Wins Suit Over Budweiser Naming Rights". Wall Street Journal.
- ^ Lazzarino, Paolo (2013-09-30). "Italian Supreme Court: is Budweiser an appellation of origin?". Lexology. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
- ^ Hauer, Schoenherr-Christian. "The Austrian "Budweiser" dispute: protecting appellations of origin under Regulation (EC) 510/2006". Lexology. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
- ^ Duprey, Rich (2014-07-03). "Anheuser-Busch InBev Stakes Claim to Budweiser Name". The Motley Fool. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
- ^ "The Trademark". Budweiser Budvar. Archived from the original on 2013-02-18.
- ^ "Lordi potvrdili práva Budvaru v Británii. Americký rival s požadavky neuspěl". Hospodářské noviny (in Czech). 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
- ^ "JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE (First Chamber) 25 March 2009". InfoCuria – Case-law of the Court of Justice. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
In the present case, the Board of Appeal found that the evidence which Budvar produced was clearly sufficient to prove genuine use of the earlier international word mark BUDWEISER (R 238 203). The Board of Appeal referred, in particular, to advertisements showing images of Budvar beer bearing the mark BUDWEISER, to invoices sent to customers in Germany and Austria and to the fact that those advertisements and invoices related to the relevant period.
- ^ Carey, Susan; Kiviniemi, Peppi (29 July 2010). "EU Rejects Appeal for Bud Trademark". Wall Street Journal.
- ^ "Případ uzavřen: Značka Budweiser v EU patří do Českých Budějovic, rozhodl soud". Hospodářské noviny (in Czech). 2010-07-29. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
- ^ Media, Newton (2013-01-16). "UK Supreme Court ends Budweiser trademark row". World IP Review. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
- ^ Trade Mark decision O/504/01 Intellectual Property Office
- ^ a b Janicek, Karl (2013-10-08). "Budweiser Banned in Italy; Czech Budvar Wins Court Battle vs. AB InBev". DailyFinance. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
- ^ "Brew-ha-ha". The Economist. 1997-09-25. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
- ^ "OHIM approves AB InBev Bud trademark". World IP Review. 2013-06-26. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
- ^ "Contact us". Czechvar. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
- ^ Story of Czechvar Beer at czechvar.com. Note that the web page avoids the words Budvar or Budweis etc. using the abbreviation B.B.N.P. (Budějovický Budvar, národní podnik) as the name of the brewery and České Budějovice as the exclusive name of the city.
- ^ "Talks collapse in fight over Budweiser name". USA Today. 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
- ^ United States Beverage Named New U.S. Importer for Czechvar Beer


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I started thinking of MMA first. Then after that, I thought, "Wow, there are some real badasses in the NHL." That got me thinking about the NBA, and from then on the NFL.
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Yes, you can do entrelac! It's the best-kept secret in knitting. Learn this technique and three included patterns with the irrepressible Gwen Bortner.
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Well here we are on another thrilling New Comic Wednesday for yet another edition of This Week In Geek! It's days like today that make me glad to be a nerd and not a professional baseball player. Did you see Clemens on CNN this morning? The guy looked like he was going to cry. What have I learned from the MLB steroid scandal?
The Nerdy Speculator: Iron Man #1
Welcome to the Nerdy Speculator where I'll be taking a look at some older comics that are or will soon be hot items on the comic book back issue market. For news on newer books that are soon to be collector's items be sure to check out my other blog, This Week in Geek, every Wednesday.
This Week In Geek 02/06
Welcome back to another edition of This Week In Geek. It's the day after Super-Fat-Tuesday, the Superbowl Champion Giants have returned home, Barrack and Hillary are both trying to figure out who won yesterday and women of questionable character everywhere are desperately searching the internet for their own topless Margi Gras photos before their bosses and boyfriends find them.
Magna Carta For Sale
Recently, a historical document made big news when it surpassed all estimates at auction. Sotheby's conducted the sale of the sole, privately owned copy of […]
Political Cartoons of Clifford Berryman
Sometimes you're remembered for only one thing even though you've done so much more. We know Clifford Berryman as having created a bear named for President Theodore Roosevelt. Yep, the teddy bear.
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Welcome back to blog formerly known as "Geek Speak". As it would turn out, I recently discovered there is a comic themed podcast that already had claim to the name "Geek Speak". So rather than attack the nice guys at Geek Speak radio with the full force of the pit bulls that represent Worthpoint's legal team I have to decided to be the bigger man and concede the title of Geek Speak.
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Welcome to a blog I'm calling the Nerdy Speculator (TNS). TNS will be a semi-weekly blog that examines the comic book back issue marketplace. I'll be talking about trends in the back issue market; what's hot in both new and old comics, what's going to be hot, what's selling and what's not.
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Campaign Biographies
The campaign biography has been with us in some form or fashion since the beginning of American politics.
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Magazines can be one of those collections that just happened – you weren't planning on collecting but you just couldn't get rid of those great issues. There were articles you still planned to read or great writing you might need to reference in the future – recipes, an editorial, beautiful pictures. Next thing you know, you've become a collector!


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I was recently asked to outline my thoughts on how the Queensland urban landscape might look 40 to 50 years from now. Go on, you can laugh. I did too. It's hard enough to forecast the next 12 months, let alone two generations away, but I've given it a go, of sorts, so here it is: read more »
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The Evolving Urban Form: Los Angeles
Los Angeles has grown more than any major metropolitan region in the high income world except for Tokyo since the beginning of the twentieth century, and also since 1950. In 1900, the city (municipality, see Note) of Los Angeles had little over 100,000 people and ranked 36th in population in the nation behind Allegheny, Pennsylvania (which has since merged with Pittsburgh) and St. Joseph Missouri (which has since lost more than one quarter of its population). read more »
The price of bananas is again making headlines as it pushes up inflation and threatens rising interest rates. But what's the price of the humble 'nana got to do with property markets? Plenty.
Banana prices have risen almost 500% since Cyclone Yasi wiped out much of north Queensland's banana crop earlier this year. The immutable laws of supply and demand dictate that when supply falls relative to demand, prices will rise. read more »
Sustaining the Suburbs
The proposition is simple, if not overwhelming. If we want sustainable cities – however you define "sustainable" – we had better put some effort into the quality of suburban life. We need to get over denigrating suburbs and sprawl. That simply ducks the issue of where and how most people spend most of their time. We need to moderate a preoccupation with promoting CBD and big centre lifestyles. Those are places that people want visit, but not necessarily where they want to live. read more »
How Los Angeles Lost Its Mojo
Los Angeles today is a city in secular decline. Its current political leadership seems determined to turn the sprawling capitalist dynamo into a faux New York. But they are more likely to leave behind a dense, government-dominated, bankrupt, dysfunctional, Athens by the Pacific.
The greatness of Los Angeles stemmed from its willingness to be different. Unlike Chicago or Denver or New York, the Los Angeles metro area was designed not around a central core but on a series of centers, connected first by railcars and later by the freeways. The result was a dispersed metropolis where most people occupied single-family houses in middle-class neighborhoods. read more »
Permeable Pavement: Looking Below The Surface
How can we prevent situations where environmental 'solutions' end up in failure? The tale of problems encountered with the misuse of pervious pavers (also known as porous or permeable pavers), used as an eco- friendly option, provides some answers. read more »
Why America's Young And Restless Will Abandon Cities For Suburbs
For well over a decade urban boosters have heralded the shift among young Americans from suburban living and toward dense cities. As one Wall Street Journal report suggests, young people will abandon their parents' McMansions for urban settings, bringing about the high-density city revival so fervently prayed for by urban developers, architects and planners. read more »
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Looks can be deceiving. No downtown area in the western world outside Manhattan is more visually impressive than Chicago. Both the historic Loop and the newer development north of the Chicago River, especially along North Michigan Avenue have some of the most iconic structures outside of emerging Asia. Yet these vertical monuments mask a less celebrated reality: that of dispersing, low density urban area. read more »
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During his Twitter-fed Town Hall, President Obama admitted that the housing market has proven one of the "most stubborn" pieces of the economic recovery puzzle to try and fix. The President --- as well the Congress and the building industry --- should consider a new path to a solution for housing by tapping the potential of the very generation whose votes brought Barack Obama into the White House in the first place. read more »
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* Schroders urges AstraZeneca to restart talks with Pfizer
* Many investors frustrated at breakdown of takeover talks
* But Fidelity says Pfizer was not "a suitable partner"
By Chris Vellacott
LONDON, May 20 Schroders, AstraZeneca's 12th-biggest shareholder, urged the drugmaker to restart takeover talks with Pfizer as rival Fidelity Worldwide Investment, ranking 18th, backed the British company's stance.
The division highlighted a split among investors following the collapse of a potential $118 billion transaction, leaving many shareholders frustrated at missing out on a big windfall.
Schroders said on Tuesday it was disappointed with "the quick rejection by the AstraZeneca board" of an improved 55 pounds-a-share offer and the decision by Pfizer to "draw a premature end to these negotiations by calling their latest proposal final".
"Given the increase in the offer we would encourage the AstraZeneca management to recommence their engagement with Pfizer, and subsequently their shareholders," the fund manager, which owns 2 percent of AstraZeneca, said.
Schroders' comments echoed those of other shareholders, including Jupiter, who were dismayed at AstraZeneca's rejection of Pfizer's offer on Monday.
The deal would have created the world's biggest drugs group. Instead, AstraZeneca's rejection triggered the biggest intra-day slump in its shares since the creation of the company through a merger of British and Swedish businesses in 1999.
The anger, however, was not universal.
"I think Astra did the right thing. I don't think that Pfizer was a suitable partner," said Fidelity's Global Chief Investment Officer for Equities, Dominic Rossi, arguing the deal was motivated by Pfizer's desire to cut taxes.
"The Astra board has taken a very difficult decision. They understood in rejecting the offer they would be criticised by some shareholders. We will now have to wait two to three years to see whether they were right. With a little luck they could well be." Fidelity owns 1.2 percent of AstraZeneca, according to Thomson Reuters data.
Anne Richards, chief investment officer at Aberdeen Asset Management which holds 2.4 percent of the British drugmaker, also said Pfizer's offer "certainly wasn't a knock-out".
Veteran fund manager Neil Woodford, who controls AstraZeneca shares in funds he runs for wealth manager St James's Place , said he was "relieved that AstraZeneca appears to have retained its independence".
Strict British takeover rules mean the angry stalemate between AstraZeneca and Pfizer is almost certain to end with no deal, since the only way forward would be for AstraZeneca's board to do a U-turn and recommend Pfizer's final offer. (Additional reporting by Ben Hirschler; Editing by Erica Billingham)
* Goldman sachs bdc, inc. Prices $100 million offering of unsecured convertible notes
* Hopes dim for latest talks to reach oil production compromise
LIMA, Sept 27 Three companies have sued Peru at the World Bank's arbitration board for alleged breach of contract after the previous government did not make land available in a timely way, the transport minister said on Tuesday.


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BOSTON -- The Garden ice has turned to puddles -- or are those tears. The Celtics have bid adieu to Doc. The Patriots are holding their breath on No. 81.
And the Red Sox officially opened their bid to reclaim summer with an 11-4 romp over the Colorado Rockies, who were making their first appearance here since 2007, when Dustin Pedroia roughly welcomed them to town by hitting Jeff Francis's second pitch for a leadoff home run in the World Series.
Pedroia was no less rude as a guest the last time the Sox visited the Rockies on their home turf, hitting three home runs off three different pitchers, plus a double, during a 5-for-5 night that comprised the greatest hitting exhibition of his career.
That was on June 24, 2010. Almost three years to the day later, Pedroia reintroduced himself to the Rockies with three hits -- all of which came in the first three innings -- four RBIS, a stolen base, a leaping catch and a sacrifice fly before an overheated crowd of 36,286 in the Fens.
The Sox, beginning a 10-game homestand that includes bookend series against NL West teams (the Rockies and Padres) sandwiched around a four-game set against the Toronto Blue Jays, scored seven runs on a dozen hits in the first three innings, and finished with a season-high 20 hits.
Pedroia was one of four Sox players with three hits. Jacoby Ellsbury had three hits and a walk and scored three times, Daniel Nava broke a 4-for-30 slide with three singles, while Jose Iglesias, who officially became Boston's everyday third baseman when Will Middlebrooks was optioned to Pawtucket, raised his average to .438 with two singles and a double. Iglesias has reached base in all 27 games in which he has had a plate appearance since being called up May 24.
Every player in the Sox lineup had at least one hit.
All of that offense came as a welcome change for Ryan Dempster, who lost his last two starts when the Sox scored a total of two runs behind him. Dempster pitched out of a first-inning jam, gave up a long home run to Wilin Rosario in the second, then coasted through six innings with a big lead to post his fifth win against eight losses.


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Khan: I'll Be Stronger, My Chin More Durable at 147
by David P. Greisman
Amir Khan says his planned move to the welterweight division will not only make him stronger offensively, but will shore up one of the defensive weaknesses that others have been able to exploit — a shaky chin.
Khan, who was in Atlantic City on May 17 to watch his younger brother Haroon fight, spoke very briefly with David P. Greisman of BoxingScene.com and Tim Starks of Queensberry-Rules.com.
"I kill myself making 140," Khan said. "What happens is I can't put the weight back on that quickly after I do. I only put six, seven pounds on. 147 will be the natural weight for me. I walk around naturally at 155. I knock my sparring partners down. I knock people out at that weight, but normally when I hit 140, my punching power goes. Maybe it's because I'm killing myself making that weight."
And he believes his punch resistance will be better when he doesn't need to drop as many pounds.
"When you drain, it's like fasting and then going into the fight," Khan said. "In sparring, I've never been put down. I've sparred the likes of [Alfredo] Angulo and Manny Pacquiao. I've never been put down in sparring. It's only in the fight. The reason is because I'm killing myself making weight. This will help big time."
Khan's last bout was an April fight with Julio Diaz. Khan came in at 142 pounds, got knocked down by Diaz in the fourth round and survived to win a close unanimous decision.
He is expected to return on Dec. 7. The former 140-pound titleholder is 28-3 with 19 knockouts.
David P. Greisman is a member of the Boxing Writers Association of America. Follow David on Twitter @fightingwords2 or send questions/comments via email at [email protected]
yes khan... and so as all dudes in welterweight... you will get sparked in any weight...Comment by fight_professor on 05-18-2013
If Khan is definitely going to go to 147, he should sign to fight Lee Purdy immediately. :lol1: Seriously though, Khan v Devon will be a good fight.Comment by Marvellous1 on 05-18-2013
[QUOTE=ADP02;13386956]Bud .... you may have missed my other post but what I did was C/P a post that I previously made on what I thought Khan was thinking when it was in the news that Khan wants to move up…Comment by fight_professor on 05-18-2013
The physics of Khan's point are sound: More weight, more ballast - more mass to absorb shots. You have to respect Khan's heart and self belief. Even if his chin means he cant cash all the comments he makes.Comment by thack on 05-18-2013
Just heard Khan say that if he gets Mayweather in the uk it will be the biggest fight ever!!!!!! He's funny because he really believes this.... what a wally! and so disrespectful from a glass jawed career loser. It would…Post a Comment - View More User Comments (95)