ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. PP37,572, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Clayton Hops Ltd. (Brightwater, New Zealand).
"Hop plant named 'CIP014'" was invented by Ronald Alan Beatson (Motueka, New Zealand).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The new hop plant variety 'CIP014' is provided. The new plant variety was produced by crossing '00.L123-22' (the seed parent; not patented) with '05.L202-371' (the pollen parent; not patented) in the course of a planned breeding program. 'CIP014' is characterised by having cones which are late season maturing, with a medium to high alpha acid content, and a high humulene to caryophyllene ratio."
The patent was filed on Nov. 12, 2025, un...