Zath
Enthusiastic Enthusiast
While checking out photos of Sarrs on FB, I ran across the name 'Cobra Nest'. Looking it up on Google, I discovered that it's been patented by one of the co-creators, James Booman.
Patent US20020104139 - Sarracenia Plant Named 'Cobra Nest' - Google Patents
I'm unsure of how common this is with cultivars, or what it actually means for the growers. The parentage is unknown even to the creators (from seed produced by two unkown hybrids), so it's not something that is likely to be duplicated by trial-and-error.
Does this mean that division and dissemination of the plant by anyone other than the patent-holder is illegal?
If not, then what is the point of patenting it, exactly?
Patent US20020104139 - Sarracenia Plant Named 'Cobra Nest' - Google Patents
I'm unsure of how common this is with cultivars, or what it actually means for the growers. The parentage is unknown even to the creators (from seed produced by two unkown hybrids), so it's not something that is likely to be duplicated by trial-and-error.
Does this mean that division and dissemination of the plant by anyone other than the patent-holder is illegal?
If not, then what is the point of patenting it, exactly?