Royalty tiff brews between Starbucks, farmers
Business Report, South Africa - Mar 15, 2007

Ethiopian coffee farmers and exporters yesterday accused Starbucks of using delaying tactics in the country's attempts to trademark its best beans.

Ethiopia, which prides itself as the birthplace of coffee, was trying to win trademarks for its Sidamo and Harar coffees in the US and said the coffee shop giant was stonewalling its bid ...