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Can I Protect My Recipe With a Copyright Registration?

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Last Updated: July 19, 2007 11:58 AM

A list of ingredients is not protected under copyright law. However, where a recipe or formula is accompanied by substantial literary expression in the form of an explanation or directions, or when there is a collection of recipes as in a cookbook, there may be a basis for copyright protection.