US Plant Patent PP24014

Aphrodite

Calycanthus plant named ‘Aphrodite’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 3, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 13, 2031. This patent earned 113 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP24014
Filed: October 13, 2011
Granted: November 5, 2013
Expires: February 3, 2032
Assignee: UNIV NORTH CAROLINA STATE, RANNEY THOMAS G
Inventor: RANNEY THOMAS G

Abstract

Calycanthus ‘Aphrodite’ is a medium-sized, multi-stemmed shrub with glossy foliage. The large, purple-red, magnolia-like flowers have yellow tips on the inner tepals and a light fruity fragrance. The flowers are produced on long pedicles/peduncles at the distal end of the current year's growth for 6-8 weeks in late spring and early summer.

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

I claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of Calycanthus plant as shown and described herein.

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