What to do if I have my own mobile bartending service and have a client who wants to buy customized drink recipes that aren’t copyrighted or patented?

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What to do if I have my own mobile bartending service and have a client who wants to buy customized drink recipes that aren’t copyrighted or patented?

Can I sell those recipes? If so, for how much? And if they incorporate my company name with it, how can I capitalize on it?

Asked on March 13, 2014 under Business Law, New Jersey

Answers:

Anne Brady / Law Office of Anne Brady

Answered 10 years ago | Contributor

As you probably know, recipes can not be copyright-protected.  But that doesn't mean a chef can not make money off a cookbook full of recipes he created.  You should have an attorney draw up a contract between you and the client who wants to buy, and apparently publish, your drink recipes.  Make a deal for a percentage of what he makes off the recipes.


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