GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS
March 1st, 2002
BY KEITH NUTHALLAMERICAN beer giant Anheuser-Busch has welcomed proposed changes to the European Union's register protecting geographical references attached to traditional EU drinks products, which would allow it to challenge any application for inclusion by its Czech rival Budejovicky Budvar of its Budweiser brand.By joining this official list of so-called 'geographical indications' when its government joins the EU, (maybe by 2004), Budvar would be able to prevent another company manufacturing Budweiser branded beer anywhere in the European Union; the Czechs ...
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