Budweiser Lost EU Trademark Battle

Written By Tamera H. Bennett

by Tamera H. BennettPosted December 17, 2008

The BBC reports that Anheuser-Busch lost its battle to secure the mark Budweiser in the European Union to encompass all 27 EU member countries.  Anheuser-Busch does have protection in 25 of the individual EU states.

This is a continuation of the battle with Czech brewer Budejovicky Budvar over the names Bud and Budweiser.

See my original post on the topic here and see the article from Law360 where a panel of legal experts are interviewed regarding the ongoing trademark issues.

Thanks to attorney John Berryhill for the heads up on the decision.

Tamera H. Bennett

Tamera H. Bennett is a wife, mom, lawyer, mediator, blogger, podcaster, and legal writer. For two decades she’s helped clients protect what they create by practicing trademark, copyright and entertainment law in Texas and Tennessee.

Tamera has co-hosted more than 85 episodes of the Entertainment Law Update Podcast since 2009. And, she’s been honored to write for BILLBOARD magazine and the TEXAS LAWYER.

In the summer of 2015, Tamera backpacked 100 miles over 10 days with her son's Boy Scout Troop. Tamera walked her first half-marathon in 2012 and walked the Cowtown Half Marathon in February 2016 and February 2017 with a PR each time. You can visit Tamera’s blog at createprotect.com and follow her on Twitter @tamerabennett.

http://www.tbennettlaw.com
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