US Plant Patent PP25138

Everest Mint

Mint plant ‘Everest Mint’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 25, 2033.

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: PP25138
Filed: March 25, 2013
Granted: December 2, 2014
Expires: March 25, 2033
Assignee: ESSEX LAB INC
Inventor: ROBERTS DONALD D

Abstract

Mint selection 11-A35-3, denominated ‘Everest Mint’, is a new Mentha sp. cultivar that produces an essential oil different in composition, produces a high oil yield, has an upright, bush type plant habit and has resistance to mint rust ( Puccinia menthae ) and mint wilt ( Verticillium dahlia ).

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

I claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of mint plant, substantially as shown and described, characterized particularly by improved vigor and producing a unique essential oil.

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