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Originally Posted by pwalker8
Axel is correct. If someone released the secret formula for Coke, then Coke could sue the person who released it for either contract violation or breaking and entering (the exact legal remedy would depend on who released it, how they got the formula and where it occurred), but there isn't a thing they could do to anyone who used that formula to manufacture Coke.
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Yes, but it could be reverse engineered (and has) and be sold under a different name. 7-UP did it in the early 1980's under then name Like. It didn't sell well enough and was abandoned....