Court of Justice 29 June 2004, C-245/02 (Anheuser-Busch Inc. v Budĕjovický Budvar, národní podnik.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General 1. This case has its origins in the Finnish strand of the lengthy dispute that has arisen, in various countries, between the Czech brewery Budějovický Budvar (2) (hereinafter ‘the Budvar brewery’ or simply ‘Budvar’), with its headquarters in the Bohemian city of Ceské Budějovice, (Czech Budweis) (3) (Czech Republic), and the American