Re: Can we patent Tradition?
Yep, you can patent just about anything here as well as sue over just about anything here as part of our republic free market system. I think that the system needs to remain loose and open to survive. You'll always have individuals who abuse the system. Is it good to change the system for that reason? (personally I vote no) So people must spend time & money to challenge those they disagree with. If only the less scrupulous folks would stop from the beginning...
no, a tradition should not be patentable on its own. A marketable idea based on that, yes.
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