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Crape Myrtle plant named 'Violet Filli' (Myrtle)

Plant Patents Image Database

This database contains color images for US Plant patents, with links to the US Patent and Trademark Office.

This database allows title browsing and filtering plant categories, locations, and years. It allows searching by patent number, title words, inventor names, and US Patent Classification “PLT” codes.

  • This database contains color images for US Plant patents, with links to the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
  • The STEM Library, designated by USPTO as the College Park Patent & Trademark Resource Center (PTRC), hopes to assist other PTRCs in making color Plant Patent images easily available to browse and search.
  • For legal use, these images MUST be ordered from their Certified Copy Center.
  • Search tips:
    • When searching by patent number, enter search as “PP99999.” For example, “PP32577.” Do not include commas.
    • Guide to US Patent Classification “PLT” Codes.

We welcome your feedback, questions and comments at stemlibs@umd.edu.

Aster plant named 'Billowing Violet' (Aster)

Project History and Credits

Learn about the development of this project, starting in 2014.

Plant Patents History
Peppermint Candy rose plant (Rose)

College Park PTRC

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Patents and Trademarks LibGuide
Ornithogalum plant named 'Chesapeake Sunburst' (Ornithogalum)

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