Anheuser-Busch said that the patent office had ruled that “Bud” does not refer to the city where the Czech brewer is located, Ceske Budejovice. AB also said that the Czech brewer cannot claim that its place of origin allows it to use “Budweiser Bier-Budvar” or “Budweiser Budvar” in Hungary.

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