US Plant Patent PP24339

Hilmetal

Carnation plant named ‘Hilmetal’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends August 17, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on May 17, 2032. This patent earned 92 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP24339
Filed: May 17, 2012
Granted: March 25, 2014
Expires: August 17, 2032
Assignee: SAPIA FLAVIO, Hybrida
Inventor: SAPIA FLAVIO

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Carnation plant named ‘Hilmetal’, characterized by its upright, somewhat outwardly spreading and uniformly mounded plant habit; freely branching habit; freely flowering habit; large greyed purple-colored semi-double flowers with light pink-colored margins that are positioned above and beyond the foliar plane on strong peduncles; and good 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 Carnation plant named ‘Hilmetal’ as illustrated and described.

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