Obtaining intellectual property rights on a creation or invention in the food and agricultural industry can be a daunting task, but Oklahoma State University’s Robert M. Kerr Food & Agricultural Products Center can be a valuable resource.
FAPC has worked on several projects and with multiple food companies, providing research and assistance for protecting intellectual property rights, which can be trademarks, copyrights, patents and such, said Roy Escoubas, FAPC director.