US Plant Patent PP28700

Pendleton

Peppermint plant named ‘Pendleton’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 18, 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: PP28700
Filed: May 18, 2016
Granted: November 28, 2017
Expires: May 18, 2036
Assignee: ESSEX LABORATORIES INC
Inventor: ROBERTS DONALD D

Abstract

Mint selection 13-39-9, denominated ‘Pendleton’ peppermint is a new Mentha piperita cultivar that produces an essential oil different in composition and has a compact plant type and resistance to mint rust ( Puccinia menthae ) and 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 peppermint plant, substantially as shown and described, characterized particularly by improving resistance to mint rust and mint wilt, and producing a unique essential oil.

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