Previous attempts to produce “a food product with traditional teff flour … [was found to] often [cause] problems. [2]The Dutch patents are patent numbers NL 1023977 and NL 1023978, while the European patent number is EP 1646287. NL 1023978 focuses on mixes of teff flour and other gluten free flours made from quinoa, corn, etc. [8]Patent Applicants’ response to the Written Opinion issued by the European Patent Office on Nov. 19, 2005 with respect to Patent Application no. [11] The reason for the Dutch patent being an exception is rather technical and not relevant to our discussion here.

Source: Ethiopian News February 07, 2019 11:03 UTC