date:Jan 17, 2013
Budvar said the UK Supreme Court rejected AB InBev's motion to file an extraordinary appeal against a July appeal court ruling, which had earlier dismissed the multinational company's request to invalidate Budvar's Budweiser trademark.
The ruling, which allows both companies to use the famous trademark in Britain, is an important win for Budvar in its third largest export market.
It also highlights the risk of allowing the co-existence of the brands in other markets.
The Czech brewer, which s