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US Plant Patent PP12585

Indian Mint

Satureja plant named ‘Indian Mint’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired January 18, 2021. 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 3 of US plant patent PP12585, the photograph of Indian Mint printed in the patent.
Figure 3 from US Plant Patent PP12585, 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
PP12585
Filed
January 18, 2001
Granted
April 30, 2002
Expires
January 18, 2021
Inventor
DEMEL HELMUT

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Satureja plant named ‘Indian Mint’, characterized by its cascading, trailing and uniform plant habit; freely branching habit, dense and bushy growth habit; and dark green and aromatic leaves.

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Satureja plant named ‘Indian Mint’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12585 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.