With this aim, companies operating at all stages in the value chain of the meat substitutes industry should focus on identifying improvements in their products and processes and assess their patentability. A patent prior art search is a good start for such an assessment. Further, various factors like the market opportunity, budget, technology relevance, the significance of the improvement and possible alternatives, play a major role in curating inventions that are worthy of patent protection.
Source: Barandbench
