DNA Brands Inc (DNAX)

[Ed the Trader]

"I hope each drink formula has its 
own patent, It would be nice to 
see concrete evidence of such 
patents DNAX owns"

There are TWO types of intellectual property. There are patents and there are trade secrets.

The thing about seeking patent protection is that you have reveal the facts about the intellectual property. In the case of a recipe, that can make it easy to market something that is not identical or close enough for the patent to protect the original company. However, the copy might still taste and function close enough that the copying company can knock the original company out of the marketplace.

That is why, for instance, the recipe for Coca-Cola is a trade secret, and is not patented.

However, it would really be awesome if you could take a few minutes to do a search on the United States Patent and Trademark Organization (uspto.gov) website, and let us know what you learn. : )