Frequently Asked Questions

No, you cannot trademark a recipe. Trademarks are designed to protect brand names, logos, and slogans that identify the source of goods or services. They do not cover the actual content or methods, such as recipes.

However, you can protect a recipe through other means. Copyright law can protect the written description of the recipe, but not the recipe itself, as it is considered a list of ingredients and instructions.

Trade secret protection is another option, where you keep the recipe confidential and take steps to ensure it remains a secret, often used by companies to protect proprietary recipes.

Additionally, patents can protect new and unique food processing methods or compositions, although obtaining a patent for a recipe can be challenging and requires the recipe to meet specific criteria of novelty and non-obviousness.