Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Bud VS Budvar, might finally be over.

The Czech government has started the process to sell the last European state owned brewery in the next few years. If rivals Anheiser Bush were to purchase the brewery, it would end a century long dispute over the Budweiser name.

The process will take a few years and other private investment firms have shown interest in the acquisition. Budvar considers itself the maker of the original Budweiser, it exports its lager to the U.S. under the name Czechvar, because Anheiser-Busch has firm control of the U.S. trademark on the name. There are currently 17 lawsuits in various countries between the two firms.

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