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US Plant Patent PP24016

Lilac Chip

Buddleja plant named ‘Lilac Chip’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 31, 2031.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 7, 2031. This patent earned 54 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP24016, the photograph of Lilac Chip printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP24016, 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
PP24016
Filed
November 7, 2011
Granted
November 5, 2013
Expires
December 31, 2031
Assignee
UNIV NORTH CAROLINA STATE, SNELLING LAYNE K, WERNER DENNIS J
Inventor
WERNER DENNIS J; SNELLING LAYNE K

Abstract

Buddleja ‘Lilac Chip’ is a new and distinct variety of butterfly bush. ‘Lilac Chip’ is distinguished from other related known cultivars based on the unique combination of traits including at least one of very dwarf growth, spreading habit, purple pink flowers, male sterility, and very low female fertility.

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

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of butterfly bush plant ( Buddleja ) substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by at least one of its dwarf growth, dense and spreading growth habit, white flower color, male sterility and very low female fertility.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP24016 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.