What types of plants are eligible for plant patents?

According to MPEP 1601, plant patents are available for: Asexually reproduced plants Cultivated sports, mutants, hybrids, and newly found seedlings The MPEP states: “The patent law provides for the granting of plant patents to anyone who has invented or discovered and asexually reproduced any distinct and new variety of plant, including cultivated sports, mutants, hybrids,…

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