Re: Re: food patent

Subject: Re: Re: Re: food patent

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: : : i,m planing on canning my food ,i will be using ingredients that is not available in the united states or any part of the world , the method was invented by the family over 100y ago. : : Is what's special the secret ingredient or how it's used? (Since it's not from the U.S. or elsewhere in the world, I'm guessing that the ingredient is not from outer space). : : If the secret ingredient were used in a recipe in public 100 years ago, then you're out of luck. But if the way you made the food has been a family secret, you may be able to patent it. : : But again (see my response below), food patents are hard to get because there's so much that's been tried in the past. Good luck! : Dear Mr. Ericson, : You have missed the boat. Public use in the US could be a bar. Patenting a trade secret gives it away. : I had a client that abandoned an allowed patent when it realized that secret use of the machine could last longer than the patent. : 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 : ELAINE's Workshop (sm) : E arly L egal A dvice I s N ot E xpensive

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