As an initial matter, patent rights are geographically limited, *i.e.*, U.S. patent rights carry no legal authority in foreign countries, only in the U.S. If you want patent protection in Asia, you will need to file patents in the Asian countries you want to sell your product. As for whether you can get a patent for your composition, you should first commission a patentability search to see if your composition/product is novel and nonobvious and therefore possibly patentable. Such patentability opinions are generally less expensive than the cost of filing a utility patent application and being rejected because someone else has already disclosed your invention. If your composition is not patentable, and it has been publicly disclosed for long enough that it is dedicated to the public and there are no other patent rights covering the product, you should be free to make, use and sell your product. Finally, you should seek freedom to operate or "clearance" opinions from patent attorneys in the countries that you intend to sell your product in order to determine whether your product infringes on other's patents. Having a patent for your product does not mean you are not infringing other's patents. You may need to seek a license to sell your product.
Answered on Nov 14th, 2012 at 7:31 AM