Comments on: India: Colgate patented traditional remedy, opponents claim

By: Dirk D

Dirk D — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 12:55:50 +0000

Christ — food recipes are theoretically patentable, but such patents are hard to get because of substantial prior art. A recipe for tooth paste is patentable assuming it meets the other requirements of patentability.

By: David Schwartz

David Schwartz — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:01:47 +0000

If there’s no unexpected synergy, it’s not clear what was patented. If there is an unexpected synergy, then that the individual ingredients have been used for many years don’t change the fact that Colgate may have discovered the synergy. A patent doesn’t stop anyone from continuing to do what they’ve always been doing.

By: Christ on a Cracker

Christ on a Cracker — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 23:42:00 +0000

This sounds more like a “recipe”, which, as I understand, is not patentable.