US Plant Patent PP18939

Peppermint Schnapps

Hibiscus plant named ‘Peppermint Schnapps’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 18, 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 PP18939, the photograph of Peppermint Schnapps printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18939, 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: PP18939
Filed: December 18, 2006
Granted: June 17, 2008
Expires: December 18, 2026
Assignee: YODER BROTHERS INC
Inventor: SMITH MARK A

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Hardy Hibiscus plant named ‘Peppermint Schnapps’, characterized by its upright and outwardly spreading plant habit; green-colored leaves that are palmately lobed; early flowering habit; and large single pink-colored flowers with red purple-colored centers and venation.

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

1. A new and distinct Hibiscus plant named ‘Peppermint Schnapps’ as illustrated and described.

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