Friday, April 27, 2012 1:11:28 PM
No patent, even if there was a patent it would have expired over 100 years ago.
But wonder of wonders, Coca Cola has kept the formula a trade secret all these years.
Many catalyst formula/formulations are kept as trade secrets.
Many formulas/formulations are patented, mostly by universities which hope to sell them in to the open market.
The ones kept as trade secrets are developed by the end users for internal use, very much like JBI has done.
Here is a law firm citing the Coca Cola choice of a trade secret.
http://www.standleyllp.com/services/trade-secrets/choosing-protection/
Trade secrets do have legal standing as shown by the settlement linked below.
http://www.evergreenoil.com/docs/04232011081443.pdf?PHPSESSID=df261292108db80110dcd71d972a47c4
The future's so bright I have to wear shades.
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