The United States Patent and Trademark Office grants different types of patents: utility, design and plant. Plant patents specifically cover certain types of asexually reproduced plants ...

But you may not be aware that many plants are actually patented, meaning it’s not legal to reproduce them—even for your own ...

Design patents may be granted to anyone who invents a new, original, and ornamental design for an article of manufacture; and Plant patents may be granted to anyone who invents or discovers and ...

today's plant genetic engineers look to utility patents to obtain relatively broad patent claims covering fundamental plant discoveries and modifications. With this shift in available patent ...