For example, McDonald's registered a large number of trademarks for its services and products, such as McDonald's as its service trademark, and registered trademarks for various products separately, such as Big Mac.
When he obtained the exclusive right to use these trademarks, other companies could not use the same brand and logo. But others can still make products, such as hamburgers, and everyone can make them.
In terms of patents, McDonald's also applied for a large number of patents, such as baking components, patent number 038465.438+0; Automatic grill, patent number 03808737.5; The device and method for baking food on the grill, the patent number is 200680043544. X, etc You may know that he has applied for a patent for this device and cooking method. However, ordinary food cannot be patented because it is not novel.
For newly invented food, you can apply for a patent, for example, the patent number is 95 1973 15.0, and the name is "food". The content of this invention is that a new food contains dairy products with fat content of at least 3%, preferably at least 5% and gelatin content of at least 0.65438+/-0%.
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