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The DaVinci Institute - Taste & Smell Patents by k at 12:22 pm EDT, Oct 7, 2004 |
] Roughly ten years ago I was involved in a conversation ] with some patent attorneys over the question of whether ] someone could patent a smell. The conclusion they reached ] was yes, as long as there was some system in place for ] defining smells. ] ] ] Enter the October 4, 2004 announcement that two Americans ] were awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine for discovering ] how people can recognize and remember an estimated 10,000 ] smells, ranging from smelly garbage to expensive perfume. ] ] ... ] ] Patenting smells in the past was limited to describing ] the chemical composition of the substance. Receptor ] patterning opens the door for a variety of new patenting ] possibilities, as well as a world filled with ] infringement pitfalls. [ Not sure how i feel about this... -k] |
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RE: The DaVinci Institute - Taste & Smell Patents by Vile at 10:04 am EDT, Oct 8, 2004 |
k wrote: ] ] Roughly ten years ago I was involved in a conversation ] ] with some patent attorneys over the question of whether ] ] someone could patent a smell. The conclusion they reached ] ] was yes, as long as there was some system in place for ] ] defining smells. ] ] ] ] ] ] Enter the October 4, 2004 announcement that two Americans ] ] were awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine for discovering ] ] how people can recognize and remember an estimated 10,000 ] ] smells, ranging from smelly garbage to expensive perfume. ] ] ] ] ... ] ] ] ] Patenting smells in the past was limited to describing ] ] the chemical composition of the substance. Receptor ] ] patterning opens the door for a variety of new patenting ] ] possibilities, as well as a world filled with ] ] infringement pitfalls. ] ] [ Not sure how i feel about this... -k] Because you are a moron. |
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