Where two businesses had honestly concurrently used the same trade name, that prevented one business obtaining an injunction against the other.
The Companies Act 1985 thus upheld the decision that two companies may use the term “Budweiser” in relation to their beer.
Anheuser-Busch Inc v Budejovicky Budvar Narodni Podnik. CA. The Times 14 March 2000.
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