Congratulations Ethiopia, but instead of waiting millions of dollars to American lawyers in American institutions and courts, bickering with American corporations for nothing more than a "commercial label", while desperately begging for American "famine aid", it would have been great if Ethiopia learns how to feed it's own ever starving people. When did common sense, accountability, responsibility and obligation to serve the people disappeared from Ethiopian vocabulary? Lord have mercy on Ethiopia.

Congratulations Ethiopia, but instead of wasting millions of dollars to American lawyers in American institutions and courts, bickering with American corporations for nothing more than a "commercial label", while desperately begging for American "famine aid", it would have been great if Ethiopia learns how to feed it's own ever starving people. When did common sense, accountability, responsibility and obligation to serve the people disappeared from Ethiopian vocabulary? Lord have mercy on Ethiopia.

May God forgive you Gerriel ijam for your insesnsiblity. I just want to say if you know history every nation had passed through famine or prosperity. Now it is your turn and time to boast there will come a time when some people harvest what they sow. Remember the principle of harvesting what you sow. If you live long you will see that. Depression and II world war were just our yesterday's history. All riches most of the times based on exploitation of African natuaral resources gold and diamonds. (Colonialism and slavery what is to be proud of if some people have a sense of humanity unless they lost it all) We have decided to forgive injustices and the worst treatment we have received from other people) If you are wise you will foresee what is to come. Every religion tells us we live at the end of time and even science indicates that in some way. But some people don't care if they stand on some people's graves and enjoy life. How could you do that? Just think how money poor farmers live in poverty to produce the Sidamo or Harare coffee with backward farming tools and cows. Do you exploit these farmers and their children in order you get profit in millions. Many of these farmers do not have tractors. Farmers are not like rich north American farmers. Anyway try to reflect that way I believe God created with all human symphaty and compassion. There is a big sastfaction to you mind if you are a humantarian. Materliasm only brings a temporary good time but at the end leaves you with emptyness. We know that just look around. Hope and peace and love. Love humanity.

No No, "Lord have mercy on you brother", because you are the one who need help than Ethiopia. I am tired of people who flip and manipulate the coin to give one side of the story, one which is always negative. What about the positive things Ethiopia is doing? You mean they don't count?

So what are you saying brother? Are you saying Ethiopia should sell its soul to survive? Do you know how much it means for Ethiopia to win this legal battle? In the long run Ethiopia is going to get bigger returns, much more than what they paid the American lawyers as you put it. Now you think they don't understand the dynamics of international business or economics for that matter. I am not Ethiopian but as an African, I understand the complexity of trying to balance self-reliance and foreign exploitation (by multi-nationals).

Ethiopia, raise your hand and be counted, you have a right to be proud. Max Gilika Atlanta, USA

No No, "Lord have mercy on you brother", because you are the one who need help than Ethiopia. I am tired of people who flip and manipulate the coin to give one side of the story, one which is always negative. What about the positive things Ethiopia is doing? You mean they don't count?

So what are you saying brother? Are you saying Ethiopia should sell its soul to survive? Do you know how much it means for Ethiopia to win this legal battle? In the long run Ethiopia is going to get bigger returns, much more than what they paid the American lawyers as you put it. Now you think they don't understand the dynamics of international business or economics for that matter. I am not Ethiopian but as an African, I understand the complexity of trying to balance self-reliance and foreign exploitation (by multi-nationals).

Ethiopia, raise your hand and be counted, you have a right to be proud. Max Gilika Atlanta, USA

I am a US coffee nut, I purchase single origin green beans and roast them myself. I have not had Ethiopian Sidamo coffee, but Yergacheffe and Harar are two of my favorite coffees. Both are spectacular, and easily as deserving of trademark protection as Hawaiin Kona or Jamaican Blue Mountain. My hope is that having that trademarked name recognition will help grow the demand for the genuine article and that it opens up markets for Ethiopian growers. Personally, I would rather see Ethiopian growers continue to focus on improving the yields and qualities of their spectacular coffees and sell to companies that showcase the single origin characteristics of their truly great beans, rather than providing raw commodity input for some huge coffee conglomerate that is in the business of selling over-roasted, mass -produced blends.

Ethiopian coffees are among the best in the world, and congratulations are in order for Ethiopian growers winning that distinction of trademark protection. It is truly deserved.