Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. (JD Supra Switzerland)

Although once illegal in the United States, absinthe can now be consumed in your local bars. It was a favorite drink of writers and artists such as Ernest Hemmingway, Vincent van Gogh, Oscar Wilde and Pablo Picasso. Unfortunately, this green anise-flavored spirit did not fare so well in Swiss Court last week. The Swiss court blocked reservation of “absinthe.” It was found to be a generic term