US Plant Patent PP14480

McKenzie

Mint plant named ‘McKenzie’

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.

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The record

Patent number: PP14480
Filed: July 12, 2002
Granted: January 20, 2004
Expires: July 12, 2022
Assignee: A M TODD COMPANY
Inventor: MORRIS MARK

Abstract

A new and distinct peppermint plant 'McKenzie' characterized by its upright growth habit, vigorous and abundant root growth, resistance to Spider Mites (Tetranychus urticae), Mint rust (Puccinia menthe Pers), Mint wilt (Verticillium dahliae and Verticillium albo-atrum), and a distinct flower spike with mostly pinkish white petals and consistent oil quality throughout its phases of maturity.

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 peppermint plant, substantially as shown and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP14480 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.