2007-02-28 06:30:05 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
you can copyright it- but that a whole lotta dough- and there really is no sense in it cause if people use it, it will cost you a whole lotta more dough to enforce.
So what you do is you put "TM" after the name. That means you want to register it as a trademark. The some will think it IS trademarked and will think more of the name others will possibly not even try to take the name thinking it is trademarked. this is legal and it doesnt cost you a thing.
2007-02-28 10:32:38 · answer #1 · answered by Dziner 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it would work, because most likely, whatever ingredients you've mixed together to create your drink, someone else has already done the same thing. For example, if I mixed vodka and orange juice, I could call the drink a Bandsaw...even if I didn't know that somebody had already "invented" that drink, and called it a screwdriver. (think about the "Flaming Moe" drink on The Simpsons)
However, a local bar/club could "invent" a drink (which has likely already been invented somewhere else), and serve or "feature" the drink. So, you might try to set something up with your local barkeep. You won't get rich, but you might gain Local Hero status (and you'll probably get some free drinks).
2007-02-28 14:52:52 · answer #2 · answered by jvsconsulting 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe so, because bars would have to pay "royalties" for Evey drink of that name they served. What you could do is contact a distributor (like if you use Smirnoff to make the drink, call them) and basically propose your idea. the only problem with that is they could potentially just take it from you without giving you any credit. You may want to speak with a product development department at a supplier to learn how they use new ideas and if they provide compensation for them. Don't give out too much info, otherwise they will have your idea and you won't have anything!
2007-02-28 14:39:48 · answer #3 · answered by Living for today and a good wine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No at least I don't think it would be feasible to do so...
But contact the *alcoholic beverage* company and see if you can sell your invention as a promotion tool they could put in a flyer or bill board or something
JUST A THOUGHT
2007-02-28 14:35:49 · answer #4 · answered by H.O.T. Dog 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so.
But you can bottle it and sell it. Or maybe try to sell the recipe to the company for whose, alcohol label you use.
It is really sad and unfair on that.
2007-02-28 14:40:44 · answer #5 · answered by Chris 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only if you bottle it and sell it under that name.
2007-02-28 16:59:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋