Decoupled ingredient brand licensing method
CA 2499774 A1 · Owner: Johnson, Douglas A. · Inventors: Johnson, Douglas A.
Overview
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Method of ingredient brand licensing comprising: a) providing at least one ingredient to one or more resellers wherein the ingredient is used in the manufacture of at least one composite product and wherein the composite product or a functional product comprising or made utilizing the composite product is conveyed to one or more brand users; b) receiving ingredient consideration in exchange for providing the ingredient; c) providing a brand; d) licensing the brand to one or more brand users wherein each brand user is licensed to associate the brand with a functional product wherein the functional product comprises or was made utilizing the composite product; and e) receiving brand …
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Why it's free to use
- Filed April 30, 2003. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended April 30, 2023.
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