Food Tech & Beverage (F& B) Business in India - Industry Insights & Legal Food & beverage business sector creates intellectual property and it is important to protect the IPR rights in the long run when a company becomes successful.

1. FOOD TECH
F & B
Industry Insights & Legal Strategy

2. FOOD TECH
Products Services
B2B
B2C

3. Example ­ FoodPanda
F O O D
O R D E R I N G
P L A T F O R M
SERVICE - 1

4. Checklist:
F O O D O R D E R I N G
P L A T F O R M
Protect IP (brand name, logo, tagline)
Agreements with Restaurants
Website / Mobile App Terms, Privacy Policy
Payment gateways
Taxation management
Quality / Hygiene Control

5. Patent Example: US 8595050 by GrubHub
F O O D O R D E R I N G
P L A T F O R M
Utility for determining competitive restaurants
A utility for determining the competitors of a subject
restaurant accesses a database that contains
information about other, nearby restaurants. The utility
assigns a competitor score to each restaurant within the
maximum radius based on the distance from the subject
restaurant, as well as the cuisine types, menus, and
order histories of the subject and competitor
restaurants.

6. Patent Example: US 9009067 by GrubHub
F O O D O R D E R I N G
P L A T F O R M
System, method and apparatus for managing made­
to­order food tickets for a restaurant service
A customer service system operated by a restaurant
service provides a restaurant service server. From a
database, the restaurant service server retrieves a ticket
that is generated by a restaurant service server
application. The restaurant service server applies a
diner credit policy to the ticket, and issues a diner credit
for the diner associated with the ticket.

7. Example ­ Gobble
H O M E
C H E F
M A R K E T P L A C E
SERVICE - 2

8. Checklist:
H O M E C H E F
M A R K E T P L A C E
Protect IP (brand name, logo, tagline)
Agreements with Chefs ­ Order Quality,
Delivery and Payment Terms
Website / Mobile App Terms, Privacy Policy
Payment gateways
Intellectual Property Ownership of Recipes,
Website Content

9. Example ­ Yumist
I N T E R N E T
F I R S T
R E S T A U R A N T S
SERVICE - 3

10. Checklist:
I N T E R N E T F I R S T
R E S T A U R A N T S
Protect IP (brand name, logo, tagline)
Kitchen Regulations
Website / Mobile App Terms, Privacy Policy
Payment gateways
Labor Law Compliance
Taxation Compliance and Accounting
Management

11. Example ­ Vivino
C O N T E N T
P L A T F O R M S
PRODUCT - 1
Wines ­ Price comparison,
Ratings & Reviews

12. Checklist:
C O N T E N T
P L A T F O R M S
Protect IP (brand name, logo, tagline)
Website / Mobile App Terms, Privacy Policy
Cyber Law Compliance
Intellectual Property Ownership of Website /
Mobile App Content
Prevention of Infringement of Third Party's
Intellectual Property Rights

13. Example ­ Coravin
I O T -
I N T E R N E T O F
T H I N G S
PRODUCT - 2
Wines ­ Gadget to Serve
and Preserve

14. Checklist:
I O T - I N T E R N E T O F
T H I N G S
Protect Technology ­ Patents
Protect IP (brand name, logo, tagline)
Website / Mobile App Terms, Privacy Policy
Intellectual Property Ownership of Website /
Mobile App Content
Prevention of Infringement of Third Party's
Intellectual Property Rights

15. Patent Example: US 9139411 by Coravin
I O T - I N T E R N E T O F
T H I N G S
Method and apparatus for beverage extraction with a multi­
function valve
Devices and methods for extracting a beverage from a container,
such as a wine bottle. Beverage can be extracted from a
container by inserting a needle through a container closure, such
as a cork, delivering pressurized gas into the container via the
needle, and dispensing beverage from the container via the
needle. A single valve can control flow of gas into the container,
flow of beverage from the container, and stop all flow.

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