Even though Ethiopia is not a signatory to the major international agreements on Trademarks, any Trademark registered at an international level or in other countries will be accorded the same level of protection with locally registered Trademarks once it is registered in Ethiopia. In other words, even if a trademark is registered in other jurisdictions, in order to be protected in Ethiopia, it has to be registered in Ethiopia again. But once the registration is done, any trademark (whether it is Ethiopian or foreign) will be protected equally without any discrimination. Foreign firms can have access to national trademark protection either directly or through an agent (representative) in Ethiopia.  