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US Plant Patent PP14450

Clackamas

Mint plant named ‘Clackamas’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired July 12, 2022. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

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 PP14450, the photograph of Clackamas printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP14450, 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
PP14450
Filed
July 12, 2002
Granted
January 6, 2004
Expires
July 12, 2022
Inventor
MORRIS MARK

Abstract

A new and distinct peppermint plant ‘Clackamas’ characterized by its resistance to Mint rust ( Puccinia menthe Pers), Mint wilt ( Ferticillium dahliae and Verticillium albo - atrum ), and Spider mites as well as a more upright growth habit and a lighter green color the Black Mitcham peppermint plant.

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

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of Mentha×piperita plant named ‘Clackamas’ substantially as shown and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP14450 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.