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I developed a new artifical/natural food flavoring 21 years

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I developed a new artifical/natural food flavoring 21 years ago, it has remained a trade secret all of that time never bought, sold, or made known to the public. And to this day no one has made or developed this flavoring, can I file for a patent on it ?

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Alex Reese : It is uncertain whether this would be patentable subject matter, most likely not. Food products and flavorings ate generally not entitled to patent protection and are kept as trade secrets
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