Why do my sugar snap peas have a company trademark?

Question

I bought a bad of Costco stir fry veggies and under the ingredients the sugar snap peas have a little TM symbol next to it. Also at the bottom it says the company who trademarked the peas. Does this mean genetic engineering or something? How can a company trademark a peapod that grows from nature?

Answer 1

They dont come from the ground sorted, washed and bagged..it takes a company to do that.

Answer 2

hmmmmmmmmmm.....very interesting....i must give you a star!

Answer 3

Many fruits and vegetables are trademarked. If you develop a new fruit or vegetable through GE or just cross breeding you can trademark and patent it.