Ethiopia Wins U.S. Trademark Rights for Coffee Brand Reuters March 5, 2008 ADDIS ABABA, (Reuters) - Ethiopia has won trademark rights for its specialty Sidamo coffee in the United States, the country's intellectual property office said on Wednesday. Africa's largest coffee producer had a protracted tussle with Starbucks Corp (SBUX.O: Quote , Profile , Research ) last year over the use of the name in the United States. "Ethiopia was forced to wait for years to secure the certificate...but now the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has confirmed that Ethiopia is the sole owner of the Sidamo coffee trademark," the Ethiopian Intellectual Property Office (EIPO) said in a statement. Ethiopia has already secured trademark rights for Yirgacheffee coffee in the United States. Starbucks and Addis Ababa agreed to end their dispute in November 2007. Ethiopia has filed an application for trademark rights for its Harar coffee, the statement said. It said Ethiopia had signed agreement...