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US Plant Patent PP18805

Toffee Chip

Ajuga plant named ‘Toffee Chip’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends September 25, 2026.

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

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP18805, the photograph of Toffee Chip printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18805, reproduced as printed. Photographs in a plant patent are taken by the applicant. Reproduction of the patent document is permitted; the image is shown whole and uncropped for that reason.

The record

Patent number
PP18805
Filed
September 25, 2006
Granted
May 13, 2008
Expires
September 25, 2026
Assignee
O'BYRNE MARIETTA
Inventor
O'BYRNE MARIETTA

Abstract

A new and distinct form of Ajuga reptans plant characterized by its unique foliage coloration and markings. Mature leaves are colored gold to cream on the margin with shades of gray green in the center. New leaves show brown and khaki shades. It has a dwarf habit, small, narrow leaves, and blue flowers on ten centimeter spikes.

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

1. A new and distinct form of Ajuga plant substantially as shown and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18805 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.