This Handbook provides an overview of federal patent and trademark law. Information discussed includes types of patents and trademarks, duration of registration, requirements for obtaining, a guide to the application process, protecting your patent or trademark, and much more in 18 pages of materials.
Yes, you can patent a food preservation method. A food preservation method is a process for preserving food and patentable as a utility patent.No, it is generally not possible for someone to patent the process of making bread. The main reasons are: 1. A design patent can offer protection for the visual components of a culinary creation. This could include the food item itself or the packaging it comes in. Patent Class 426 allows for the patenting of foods and recipes. The language of this rule covers foods and edible materials. The key to securing a utility patent for food and foodrelated innovations is that your proposed process, method, or recipe must be novel and nonobvious. If the recipe can be found in the prior art identically you cannot obtain a patent.