US Plant Patent PP28363

Jefferson Spearmint

Mint plant named ‘Jefferson Spearmint’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends June 21, 2036.

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: PP28363
Filed: June 21, 2016
Granted: September 5, 2017
Expires: June 21, 2036
Assignee: ESSEX LABORATORIES INC
Inventor: ROBERTS DONALD D

Abstract

Mint selection 13-S12-2, denominated ‘Jefferson spearmint ’ is a new Mentha sp. cultivar that produces an essential oil different in composition and has a compact plant type and resistance to mint wilt ( Verticillium dahliae ).

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 spearmint plant, substantially as shown and described, characterized particularly by improving resistance to mint wilt, and producing a unique essential oil.

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