US Plant Patent PP16600

Lemon Leigh

Lavandula plant named ‘Lemon Leigh’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired July 2, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 22, 2025. This patent earned 102 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP16600
Filed: March 22, 2005
Granted: May 30, 2006
Expires: July 2, 2025
Assignee: HALL ELSIE
Inventor: HALL ELSIE

Abstract

A new cultivar of Lavandula plant named ‘Lemon Leigh’ that is characterized by large yellow green flowers, strong lemon scented leaves and light green foliage.

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 Lavandula plant named ‘Lemon Leigh’ as described and illustrated.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP16600 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.