Esperanza said:
What...... make cuttings and not pay fees patent fees and make cuttings? 
Honestly I am surprised that has not been the case before now. Pretty much when something is released to the market it is up for grabs or so I have seen, right or not.
Commercially? Any examples?
That really is what the Plant Patent was created for. I have never read of it being applied to an individual.
Esperanza said: I know I will be making a few more cuttings for my property anyway. I am guessing though that the grafting means the chocolate is a weaker slower growing strain. I dunno. It will be a sweet learning curve I hope.
If it is weaker, slower growing it will remain mostly so - grafted or not. The primary reasons for grafting are:
hardier root - e.g. Arnold Promise witch hazel
less affected by the bad guys (fungal mostly) e.g. tomatoes is a great example
FWIW, I have never did a Mimosa from cuttings. I do grow 10 - 30 from seeds every year.
