Ethiopia has obtained a trademark forSidamo, one of her speciality coffees, despite opposition from Starbucks. Ethiopians claim that coffee drinking started there. True or not, third world countries protecting their IP assetts is to be encouraged.
Ethiopia Receives US Trademark for Sidamo Coffee
March 8, 2008
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International Chamber of Commerce Publishes Roadmap in Arabic
July 18, 2007The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has published an Arabic version of the 2007 roadmap on current and emerging intellectual property (IP) issues Read the rest of this entry »
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India Steamed Up Over US Yoga Patents
June 1, 2007Well it is not just the US Government that protests the poor level of IP protection in other countries. With admirable Chutzpa, the Indian government has decided to lodge a protest against yoga-related patents issued by the US Patents & Trademarks Office.
The Indian Health Ministry is taking up the issue directly with the USPTO and the Indian Commerce Department is writing to the US Trade Read the rest of this entry »
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