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US Plant Patent PP16102

Royal Flush

Aconitum plant named ‘Royal Flush’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired October 12, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 20, 2024. This patent earned 22 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP16102, the photograph of Royal Flush printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16102, reproduced as printed. Photographs in a plant patent are taken by the applicant. Reproduction of the patent document is permitted; the image is shown whole and uncropped for that reason.

The record

Patent number
PP16102
Filed
September 20, 2004
Granted
November 8, 2005
Expires
October 12, 2024
Inventor
BROWN BOB

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Aconitum plant named ‘Royal Flush’, characterized by its upright plant habit; dark green-colored foliage; freely flowering habit; and dark blue-colored flowers.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Aconitum plant named ‘Royal Flush’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP16102 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.