US Plant Patent PP15815

Black Scallop

Ajuga plant named ‘Black Scallop’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 4, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 4, 2024. This patent earned 61 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP15815
Filed: March 4, 2004
Granted: June 28, 2005
Expires: May 4, 2024
Inventor: TRISTRAM MICHAEL

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Ajuga named ‘Black Scallop’ that is characterized by dense compact habit, large round dark maroon-purple leaves and fragrant dark violet flowers. In combination these traits set ‘Black Scallop’ apart from all other existing varieties of Ajuga known to the inventor.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of Ajuga plant named ‘Black Scallop’ as illustrated and described herein.

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