US Plant Patent PP20734

Mint Chip

Ajuga plant named ‘Mint Chip’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends October 23, 2028.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

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The record

Patent number: PP20734
Filed: October 23, 2008
Granted: February 9, 2010
Expires: October 23, 2028
Assignee: ITSAUL PLANTS LLC
Inventor: SAUL RICHARD G

Abstract

A new cultivar of Ajuga plant, ‘Mint Chip’, characterized by its foliage that is deep green in color with a glossy surface, its heavy blooming habit of blue flowers present for 4 to 6 weeks in spring that contrast well with the deep green foliage, its very vigorous growth habit, and its tight plant habit that slowly spreads by stolons with suitability as a groundcover.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

1. A new and distinct variety of Ajuga plant named ‘Mint Chip’ as described and illustrated herein.

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