Stephanie: TIL: someone tried to steal the color formula for Oreo’s cream filling “Beyond the color, the cream was protected by a patent for its composition, granted in 1987. Food scientist Sam Porcello invented the cream’s smooth texture with aeration and mixing it to a gravity between .70 and .82.”

TIL: someone tried to steal the color formula for Oreo’s cream filling “Beyond the color, the cream was protected by a patent for its composition, granted in 1987. Food scientist Sam Porcello invented the cream’s smooth texture with aeration and mixing it to a gravity between .70 and .82.”

USPTO on LinkedIn: #nationaloreoday #tradesecret #protectwhatyoulovewww.linkedin.com Ore-oh no you don’t! Stealing a trade secret is a federal crime. The color formula for Oreo’s white cream is protected by trade secret – and so coveted that…

“The color formula for Oreo’s white cream is protected by trade secret – and so coveted that California businessman Walter Liew plotted to steal it. The plan was thwarted when FBI agents raided Liew's home, where they found details of the plot in a safe deposit box.”

Whaaaat? I love this, definitely adding it to my IP survey course as a trade secret/patent example.

Wait, what were we eating before 1987?

Original recipe. lol.

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