Ethiopia Wins Court Battle in Europe Over Teff Intellectual Property RightEthiopia has won a major intellectual property right case in the Netherlands against a Dutch national who had claimed to own the patents to teff. (Photo: Mail & Guardian Online)Tadias MagazineBy Tadias StaffUpdated: February 6th, 2019New York (TADIAS) — For many Ethiopians the attempt by one Dutch citizen to claim an intellectual property right to Teff flour — the national staple powerhouse grain that is used to make Injera — as the patent holder sounded downright ridiculous. But the case is real and was recently presented to a court in The Hague. “I just learned that The Court of The Hague ruled against the Teff patent holder,” tweeted Fitsum Arega, who is Ethiopia’s incoming Ambassador to the United States and who previously served as Commissioner of the Ethiopian Investment Commission and most recently as PM Abiy Ahmed’s Chief of Staff. The reason for the late announcement is the time for appeal was still running.

Source: Ethiopian News February 06, 2019 23:51 UTC