Starbucks and Ethiopian government officials announced that they had reached an agreement "in principle" to resolve their longstanding dispute over Ethiopia's attempts to trademark and license its regional coffee names. Starbucks initially claimed the trademarking effort was illegal and refused to sign the licensing agreement, but it has been under pressure to change its stance in the face of a public relations campaign questioning its commitment to corporate social responsibility.
May 07, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Starbucks and Ethiopian government officials announced Thursday that they had reached an agreement “in principle” to resolve their longstanding dispute over Ethiopia’s attempts to trademark and license its regional coffee names.
Arnold & Porter partners Robert Winter and Roberta Horton and counsel Anna Manville have been advising the Ethiopian government pro bono on its efforts to protect those coffee names.
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