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Posted by M. Arthur Auslander on May 18, 2003 at 20:59:01:

In Reply to: Re: Re: Recipe posted by Lucrezia on May 18, 2003 at 04:52:50:

: If you sell a product based on a recipe that is created from a recipe that is part of a collection covered under copyright are you required to pay a royalty to the holder of the copyright?

: : : Can a recipe for a product being sold to the public be copywritten. and if so, how do you do it?

: : COPYRIGHTS: RECIPES AND FORMULAS

: : 1) Copyright is a form of protection provided to authors of "original works of authorship", including literary, artistic, dramatic, musical, graphic artsand other creations.

: : Copyright protects the author's original creative expression as contained in the work but DOES NOT usually extend to any idea, procedure, process, method, system, discovery, name, title or slogan.

: : Therefore, while COPYRIGHT PROTECTION may be available for the unique expressive aspects of your recipe: (e.g., "a pinch of sugar, a dash of salt, smoke a cigar and drink and a malt" ) it may not be sufficient to protect the actual recipe or formula: (e.g., 1/2 tsp: sugar, 1/4 tsp: salt).

: : Even simple recipes (like a Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich) can be protected (to some limited extent) both as independent and creative expression (e.g., "lightly toast each side of your favorite whole grain base before gingerly spreading a thin layer of fresh preserves")
: : AND as a compilation of recipes which appear in a serial publication or cookbook. Together, the choice of selecting certain recipes and organizing them in some special fashion, can also be protected under copyright.

: : While you cannot generally reproduce the work of others, IT IS NOT COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT TO "REVERSE-ENGINEER" a recipe or to describe the recipe or process IN YOUR OWN WORDS.

: : You should give a footnote credit to your source where appropriate and you should never quote extensively from, design a derivative work around or utilize any substantial portion of someone else's work without license.

: : For more information about copyrights and copyright protection, visit our site: COPYRIGHTS: RECIPES AND FORMULAS

: : 1) Copyright is a form of protection provided to authors of "original works of authorship", including literary, artistic, dramatic, musical, graphic artsand other creations.

: : Copyright protects the author's original creative expression as contained in the work but DOES NOT usually extend to any idea, procedure, process, method, system, discovery, name, title or slogan.

: : Therefore, while COPYRIGHT PROTECTION may be available for the unique expressive aspects of your recipe: (e.g., "a pinch of sugar, a dash of salt, smoke a cigar and drink and a malt" ) it may not be sufficient to protect the actual recipe or formula: (e.g., 1/2 tsp: sugar, 1/4 tsp: salt).

: : Even simple recipes (like a Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich) can be protected (to some limited extent) both as independent and creative expression (e.g., "lightly toast each side of your favorite whole grain base before gingerly spreading a thin layer of fresh preserves")
: : AND as a compilation of recipes which appear in a serial publication or cookbook. Together, the choice of selecting certain recipes and organizing them in some special fashion, can also be protected under copyright.

: : While you cannot generally reproduce the work of others, IT IS NOT COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT TO "REVERSE-ENGINEER" a recipe or to describe the recipe or process IN YOUR OWN WORDS.

: : You should give a footnote credit to your source where appropriate and you should never quote extensively from, design a derivative work around or utilize any substantial portion of someone else's work without license.

: : For more information about copyrights and copyright protection, visit our site: www.copyrightpros.com

Dear Lucrezia,
Copyright infringement requires the copying of the literary expression. A patent covers the product itself.
Thus the sale of a product that is made from a copyrighted recipe is not covered by the copyright law. Copying the recipe as it is published and republlishing it could be a copyright infringement. Expressing the recipe in your own words, without copying the recipe should not be a problem.
If you have a good market for the product a trademark may be important to protect what you are selling. You can pick what you like if it does not conflict with any other trademark for the same kind of goods.

M. Arthur Auslander
Auslander & Thomas-Intellectual Property Law Since 1909
505 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018
212-594-6900, fax 212-244-0028, aus@auslander.com
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