Patented Plants Legal Problems

Reading a short but interesting post recently on patented plants got me thinking. In the post a mild joke made reference to the patent law on plants.

The comment was “Grant of a patent for a plant precludes others from asexually reproducing or selling or using the patented plant…” It seems Wendy decided she didn’t want to buy the plant simply because of any potential legal issues.

I’m sure others must feel the same way. So let’s clear a few things up. If you purchase a patented plant you can “grow it.” You simply cannot propagate the plant and sell it.

Looking for and buying patented, trademarked or selected varieties of plants can help you with your plant care. The question got me thinking so much I wrote an article on Name varieties of plants to help out those in question.

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