US Plant Patent PP28673

Klondike

Mint plant named ‘Klondike’

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.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP28673, the photograph of Klondike printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP28673, 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: PP28673
Filed: June 21, 2016
Granted: November 21, 2017
Expires: June 21, 2036
Assignee: ESSEX LABORATORIES INC
Inventor: ROBERTS DONALD D

Abstract

Mint selection 13-A36-13, denominated ‘Klondike’ peppermint is a new Mentha sp. cultivar that produces a unique essential oil, improved yield of essential oil, and increased resistance to mint rust and wilt.

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

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