Mohan...talk about initiative.....Tim
Company Tries to Patent Curry
LONDON (Reuters) - A Japanese company has stunned devotees of Indian food by
applying for a patent on curry, according to a British Sunday newspaper.
The House Foods Corporation is trying to take out a patent on the dish cooked every day by
hundreds of millions of people on the Indian subcontinent and which has become a favorite
in restaurants throughout Britain, India's former colonial ruler.
``Not content with taking over world markets for cars and camcorders, entrepreneurs in the
Land of the Rising Sun have developed a taste for tikka masala,' The Independent on Sunday
reported.
In application no 06090838 to the Japanese Patent Office, House Foods lists two Japanese,
Hirayama Makoto and Ohashi Sachiyo, as ``inventors' of curry, and gives a basic recipe for
a curry that would not impress connoisseurs, it said.
The newspaper said that under World Trade Organization rules the men would, if their
application succeeded, be able to claim royalties on all curry and curry products entering
Japan.
The Indian government views the application as ``a matter of concern', the Independent said. |
