Actually, you cannot patent a food “idea”, you can patent a recipe but since the company used his idea not recipe he is out of luck. Besides is the chicken soup made from scratch or from a can? Adding a teaspoon of caffeine powder to a can of Campbells soup is not a recipe.
Actually, you cannot patent a food “idea”, you can patent a recipe but since the company used his idea not recipe he is out of luck. Besides is the chicken soup made from scratch or from a can? Adding a teaspoon of caffeine powder to a can of Campbells soup is not a recipe.