By Wondwossen Mezlekia The Ethiopian American January 6, 2008 (Published on February 9, 2008) The trademark dispute between Ethiopia and Starbucks is deemed “resolved” to the satisfaction of both Starbucks’ executives and the Ethiopian Government. In November, 2006, Oxfam, the international development and relief agency, launched the unprecedented global campaign in support of Ethiopia’s coffee trademark initiative against Starbucks, the specialty coffee giant. “For every cup of Ethiopian coffee Starbucks sells, Ethiopian farmers earn 3¢. Tell Starbucks: Honor your commitments to coffee farmers.” goes the campaign’s leading caption. In June, 2007 the parties announced that they have signed a confidential agreement and, in November, 2007, they “turned the page of the misunderstandings, for a new beginning,” as put by Starbucks’ Chairman Howard Schultz after his meeting with Prime Minister Meles Zenawi in Addis Ababa. However, some questions still remain unanswered to the satisfaction...