Wednesday, June 20, 2007

UPDATE 1-Starbucks, Ethiopia settle licensing dispute

(Reuters) - The U.S. coffee chain had been accused by Ethiopia and aid agency Oxfam of attempting to block Ethiopia from obtaining trademarks for its best-known beans -- Sidamo and Harrar.




The agreement allows Starbucks to use and promote the Harrar, Sidamo and Yirgacheffe designations in markets where trademarks exist, as well as where they don't, the statement said.


Read more at Reuters.com Government Filings News

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