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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
Why shouldn't his recipe and cooking instructions be just as protected as IP as a book, or a song? Sure, his recipe has only minor differences from any other bread recipe, but those differences are enough to bring customers to him instead of his competition.
What makes his bread less proprietary than, say, a 12-note ringtone tune?
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I made allowance that it might be protected as intellectual property. By and large though, bread is bread and one of the basic rules for patents (as a bread recipe it would have to be covered under a patent) is that uniqueness must be both innovative and non-trivial. Letting it rise for 30 minutes instead of 25 or other small differences like that cannot be patented.
Bread is not covered under copyright, that is what makes it less proprietary than a 12-note ringtone.
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Bill