Goliath & David? We are in the last days of year 2006 and Starbucks is still being asked to sign a voluntary Licensing Agreement acknowledging Ethiopia's ownership of its own coffee names. While I keep an eye on any developments through the end of the year, I hope the following summary of the major events and issues surrounding the dispute between Ethiopia and Starbucks helps you reflect on the past several days. The first section of this summary tracks the chronological order of major events since the dispute erupted and the second section enlists links to and a brief description of articles, issues, and references posted on this blog through the end of 2006. TIMELINE 2004 : Starbucks filed application to register “ Shirkina Sun-Dried Sidamo ” trademark. Ethiopia asked Starbucks to drop its application because the country is preparing to register the names Sidamo and Harar ; Starbucks refused to talk 2005 : NCA filed a letter of protest asking Ethiopia's application t...