US Plant Patent PP25966

Brilliant Blue

Agapanthus plant named ‘Brilliant Blue’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 22, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 7, 2034. This patent earned 43 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP25966
Filed: February 7, 2014
Granted: September 29, 2015
Expires: March 22, 2034
Assignee: HOOPER VANCE JAMES
Inventor: HOOPER VANCE JAMES

Abstract

A new cultivar of Agapanthus plant named ‘Brilliant Blue’ that is characterized by flowers having dark blue petals with a darker blue center stripe, a compact dwarf habit, a long flowering season, short peduncles and short pedicels.

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct variety of Agapanthus plant named ‘Brilliant Blue’ as described and illustrated.

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