US Plant Patent PP26587

Grape Taffy

Baptisia plant named ‘Grape Taffy’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 21, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 9, 2034. This patent earned 165 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26587, the photograph of Grape Taffy printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26587, 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: PP26587
Filed: June 9, 2014
Granted: April 5, 2016
Expires: November 21, 2034
Assignee: WALTERS GARDENS INC, HANSEN HANS ANDREW
Inventor: HANSEN HANS ANDREW

Abstract

A new cultivar of interspecific Baptisia , ‘Grape Taffy’, characterized by its deep purple flowers, its compact growth habit, and its hardiness in U.S.D.A. Zones 4 to 8.

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 cultivar of Baptisia plant named ‘Grape Taffy’ as herein illustrated and described.

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