THINKING OF PROTECTING YOUR RECIPE WITH IP? Lasagna for the win If you are a foodie like me or you just enjoy cooking, you might have rustled up some wonderful things in your kitchen. This might have had you thinking, “Hmm maybe I could protect this recipe or process”. Thankfully, you are not alone and we at The IP Hut are here to share what we know about IP in the kitchen. In an earlier post, we discussed briefly the types of Intellectual Property Rights available and they included copyright (and moral rights), trademarks, patents, trade secret, design rights, geographical indications, traditional knowledge etc. However, since we are discussing recipes, the IP rights that would be relevant to our discussion include Copyright, Trade secret, Patent, and Trademarks. COPYRIGHT A recipe is an idea that can be protected by copyright if it has been expressed i.e. it has been written down or photographed or documented in any form. Copyright cannot protect a mere idea. Thinkin...