there are some patent violations

1. GROUP NO-07
EXPORT AGRICULTURE DEGREE
PROGRAMME

2. What is a Patent?
A patent is ,
• A right granted to the owner of an invention
• that prevents others from making, using,
importing or selling the invention without his
permission
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3. Benefits of a patent
• Motivates new inventions
• Protects new inventions
• Protects creator’s economic right
• Protects the uniqueness of the products
• Keeps commercially valuable inventions as
secrets
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4. What can be patented?
• An invention is patentable if it is;
new ( not known in existing knowledge)
industrially applicable
involves an innovative step
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5. New invention- Ring-pull cans
• Inventor has licensed the system to Coca-Cola
company at 1/10 of penny per can
• So during the validity of the patent, inventor
obtained 148, 00 UK pounds on a day
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6. Industrially applicable
Ethoid Compounds for use as Food
Additives
• Ethoid compounds are useful as food
ingredients, such as sweeteners, flavor
enhancers and taste-modifying agents
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7. Innovative step
Novel oxygen sensors for packaging of
products storing under oxygen-free
conditions
• The sensors consist of redox metal-containing
materials that change colour in response to
changing oxygen or oxidative environment
• These materials may be used as a film, powder,
in suspension or dispersed in a hydrated
oxygen permeable matrix
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8. Examples
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9. Types of patents
1) Utility patents
• Granted to anyone who invents or
discovers any new and useful
process, machine, article of
manufacture, or composition of
matter, or any new and useful
improvement
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10. In food industry
• Utility patents For novel and non-
obvious recipe or
cooking techniques
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11. Examples of food patents
• Utility patent
ex-Recipe for instant stuffing mix
Method of making microwavable
sponge cake
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12. 2) Design patents
Granted to anyone who invents a new,
original, and ornamental design for an
article of manufacture
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13. • Design patents For novel,non-obvious
and ornamental food
creation
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14. • Design patent
ex-Cold stone creamery’s signature
strawberry passion ice cream cake
Breyer’s viennetta ice cream cake
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15. 3) Plant patents
Granted to anyone who invents or discovers
and asexually reproduces any distinct and
new variety of plant
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16. • Plant patents
Strawberry plants produced
by inoculating Isolates of
Methylobacterium RAB-1
used to,
improve flavor of
strawberry
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17. • Overcoming the novel or non-obvious hurdle
under patent law is difficult in food industry
WHY?
Due to custom of borrowing from others
this is called ‘prior art’ in the patent world
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18. Examples for patent infringement
• Smucker’s utility patent was invalid for its,
crimped and crustless peanut butter and
jelly sandwiches
WHY?
Due to its obviousness
Uncrustables’ crimped edges look just
like ravioli
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19. Freeman’s mondrian cake
• The cake design appears to be an original
artistic expression ,as it is inspired by
mondrian’s painting
• This can also be patented as it is uniquely
styled food
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20. References
• https://patentlyo.com
• https://www.ipos.gov.sg
• https://www.ideaconnection.com

21. Group Members
• P.S.A.Rupasinghe UWU/EAG/13/0030
• P.I.Sasanka UWU/EAG/13/0032
• K.M.D.N.Rodrigo UWU/EAG/13/0029
• M.M.B.S.Silva UWU/EAG/13/0035
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