] 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]

The DaVinci Institute - Taste & Smell Patents