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.

RE: The DaVinci Institute - Taste & Smell Patents