Re: Zippy's Chili: Has it Always Bean This Way?
Googling "patent food recipes" gives some results, e.g.:
Originally posted by scrivener
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In the United States, food recipes fall under Patent Class 426: Food or Edible Material, and the finished product must be intended for consumption by humans or animals. Recipe patents are given on the basis of the recipe being novel, non-obvious and useful. Traditionally food related patents are given to food manufacturers to protect their "secret formula."
http://www.wikihow.com/Patent-a-Recipe
http://www.wikihow.com/Patent-a-Recipe
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