Sally Has Come Up with a Unique Recipe for Cookies

question 27

Multiple Choice

Sally has come up with a unique recipe for cookies and is selling them through exclusive outlets all across Atlanta.As the sales skyrocket,her friends tell her to patent the recipe.However,she is so protective of her recipe that she does not even want to reveal her secret ingredients to a government agency.Is there anything she can do to keep the recipe legally protected?

• A) No, she cannot protect her recipe unless she is willing to get her recipe patented.
• B) Yes, her recipe can be considered a trade secret and she can legally prevent others from benefiting from her recipe without her permission.
• C) Yes, she can declare her recipe to be a trade secret and register it with the U.S. Trade Secret Agency.
• D) No, the recipe is not a tangible product and therefore cannot be protected.

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Definitions:

Enzymes

Substances of biological origin that greatly enhance the speed of most chemical interactions happening in cellular environments.

Enzymatically Catalyzed

A process facilitated by enzymes to speed up chemical reactions in biological systems.

Inversely Proportional

A relationship between two variables where as one variable increases, the other decreases at a consistent rate, and vice versa.

Enzyme Concentration

The amount of enzyme present in a solution, which affects the rate of enzyme-catalyzed reactions.