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Patent for Vodka Flavor
Posted by Anonymous . updated on 1/9/2010
I have a new flavor vodka infusion. Do I need to patent my idea for a flavor? I have a major vodka company asking me to prepare a request for proposal. Do I need to have a patent in place before I submit my proposal? What is the best way to go about securing my idea?
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Sanaa T...
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Many food products are characterized principally by a sensory property, like taste profile.The first issue will be obviousness of the invention over the prior art. Careful drafting of the patent application and good technical explanation of the invention will help overcome this inevitable rejection by the Patent Office. The second issue is, can a food product’s sensory attribute be adequately described to comply with the statutory requirements for a written description and claiming?
If the food product’s taste profile and how to obtain and test for the taste profile can be adequately described and reliably tested, the statutory requirements for description of the invention can be met. Drafting such a patent application will require care and skill, as will the technical characterization of the sensory attribute and the breadth of the sensory attribute.
Yes, it would be a wise idea to have a patent in place , you can always file for a provisional patent application and then release your product to the companies seeking it with the disclaimer that it has a patent pending application.
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