US Plant Patent PP26662
DS01BS
Althea plant named ‘DS01BS’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends July 15, 2033.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 13, 2033. This patent earned 32 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP26662
- Filed
- June 13, 2013
- Granted
- April 26, 2016
- Expires
- July 15, 2033
- Assignee
- GREENLEAF NURSERY COMPANY, SHADOW DON ODOM
- Inventor
- SHADOW DON ODOM
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Althea plant named ‘DS01BS’, characterized by its upright, somewhat outwardly spreading and uniformly mounded plant habit; freely branching habit, dense and bushy plant form; medium green-colored leaves; early, uniform and freely flowering habit; long flowering period; large double-type ruffled violet blue-colored flowers that are not persistent; and good container and garden performance.
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 Althea plant named ‘DS01BS’ as illustrated and described.
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