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Article

21 Jun 2007

Author:
Dana Ford, Reuters

Starbucks, Ethiopia settle licensing dispute

Starbucks Corp. and the Ethiopian government reached an agreement that settles a dispute over the country's bid to trademark its coffee beans…[Starbucks] 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…[Starbucks stated that] "This is a broad agreement that addresses distribution, marketing and licensing..."