- What are the acceptable means of asexually reproduction for Plant Patents?
- Root Cuttings
- Grafting and Budding
- Apomictic Seeds
- Bulbs
- Division
- Slips
- Layering
- Rhizomes
- Runners
- Corms
- Tissue Culture
- Nucellar Embryos
- Why must plants reproduce asexually to receive a patent?
- Asexual reproduction is a requirement to be granted a plant patent to ensure uniformity and stability of the plant. This also ensures that all specimens remain identically indistinguishable from the original plant
Source: https://www.uspto.gov/patents/basics/apply/plant-patent 