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regarding coca-cola

I don't think you can patent things like recipes, can you?

You just have to keep it secret ......

It's also more than the recipe. Even if you had it infront of you, would you know how to actually make Coca-Cola?
 
Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
It's a trade secret but not patented:

http://www.expertlaw.com/library/pubarticles/Intellectual_Property/trade_secrets.html
One of 8 billion links pulled from doing a simple Google search 😛
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Ahhh.. Interesting. So, you could patent a recipe, but when you do so.. it also becomes public domain.. so in some cases, it's better to just try and keep it a secret than patent it and guarentee exclusive use of it for only a number of years.. the decision being at the discretion of the trade secret holder.
 
Harley-Davidson tried to patent the sound of a 45 degree v-twin. I can't remember if it was granted or not.

EDIT: Sorry - that was a trademark, and they withdrew their app after six years of trying.
 
Originally posted by: GigaCluster
Only two people know the Coca-Cola formula, so it CANNOT be patented. All patents are exposed for the public to see.
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so if somehow these 2 people die, then coca cola will no longer exist?

:evil:

<--- pepsi fan
 
Originally posted by: GigaCluster
Only two people know the Coca-Cola formula
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Wrong.

From New Scientist:
"The formula is public knowledge, because it has been published in For God, Country and Coca-Cola: The unauthorised history of the world's most popular soft drink by Mark Pendergrast, Phoenix, 1994, London, ISBN 1 85799 180 X (page 422)."
 
Originally posted by: Eli
Originally posted by: hjo3
A huge number of sites say Coca-Cola was patented. Maybe the laws changed.

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;oe=UTF-8&amp;q=coca%2Dcola+patented
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Hmmm...

It probably was patented, hence the "old" recipe that you can find on the net. I bet they didn't patent the new recipe...
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Patents used to expire 17 years after they were issued. 1893 + 17 = 1910 when it expired. The old formula, ala Coke I, and not that failed twice Coke II bullsh!t was never patented.
 
Originally posted by: sward666
Harley-Davidson tried to patent the sound of a 45 degree v-twin. I can't remember if it was granted or not.

EDIT: Sorry - that was a trademark, and they withdrew their app after six years of trying.
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This says got a copyright on the sound.
 
Originally posted by: hjo3
Originally posted by: GigaCluster
Only two people know the Coca-Cola formula
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Wrong.

From New Scientist:
"The formula is public knowledge, because it has been published in For God, Country and Coca-Cola: The unauthorised history of the world's most popular soft drink by Mark Pendergrast, Phoenix, 1994, London, ISBN 1 85799 180 X (page 422)."
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The formula has "supposedly" been published by many people. Coca-Cola will NEVER acknowledge if someone actually did get the formula right, so it's impossible to know if the formula is indeed public knowledge:

http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/formula.asp
 
Originally posted by: Bootprint
Originally posted by: sward666
Harley-Davidson tried to patent the sound of a 45 degree v-twin. I can't remember if it was granted or not.

EDIT: Sorry - that was a trademark, and they withdrew their app after six years of trying.
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This says got a copyright on the sound.
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Harley aficionados, and of course the company itself, see it differently. To them the Harley sound, said to resemble "potato-potato-potato," is as distinctive as the Energizer bunny. (Judge for yourself with the sound clips at newsport.sfsu.edu/archive/f96/s ounds/pending.html). When Japanese motorcycle makers began horning in on the Milwaukee company's hog market with their own heavy-duty bikes in the 1980s, Harley felt they were trying to duplicate the rumble of the V-Twin engine, which buyers supposedly seek out. Maybe, though if you ask me they mostly want something loud enough to scare the crap out of guys in Honda Civics. The Japanese put it more diplomatically when fighting Harley's trademark request, arguing that all big motorcycles sound pretty much the same. After six years of legal proceedings and no resolution in sight, Harley caved, claiming it had won in the court of public opinion, etc. Just as well. Can you imagine the trademark infringement suits?

Harley lawyer: "Your honor, our competitor's ripoff of our product purposely goes potato-potato-potato."

Rice-burner lawyer: "Nonsense, it goes poTAHto-poTAHto-poTAHto. Motion to call the whole thing off."
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LOL! 😀
 
Originally posted by: Bootprint
Originally posted by: sward666
Harley-Davidson tried to patent the sound of a 45 degree v-twin. I can't remember if it was granted or not.

EDIT: Sorry - that was a trademark, and they withdrew their app after six years of trying.
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This says got a copyright on the sound.
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I was pretty sure they did too...
 
Originally posted by: Bootprint
Originally posted by: sward666
Harley-Davidson tried to patent the sound of a 45 degree v-twin. I can't remember if it was granted or not.

EDIT: Sorry - that was a trademark, and they withdrew their app after six years of trying.
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This says got a copyright on the sound.
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Errr - actually, it says it was a trademark, and that they caved after six years.
The Japanese put it more diplomatically when fighting Harley's trademark request, arguing that all big motorcycles sound pretty much the same. After six years of legal proceedings and no resolution in sight, Harley caved, claiming it had won in the court of public opinion, etc.
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I don't think it was really the Japanese maufacturers they were going after anyway. Lots of Harley clone builders were popping up around that time, and they were able to build bikes that were pretty much Harleys in all but name, and compete with Harley on price. There was definitely some concern in Milwaukee.

But back to the original topic...
 
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