US Plant Patent PP21146

White Surprise

Caryopteris plant named ‘White Surprise’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 17, 2029.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

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The record

Patent number: PP21146
Filed: April 17, 2009
Granted: July 6, 2010
Expires: April 17, 2029
Assignee: BOS JAN JACOB
Inventor: BOS JAN JACOB

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Caryopteris plant named ‘WHITE SURPRISE’ that is characterized by broad upright habit, large white variegated leaves, and violet-blue flowers. In combination these traits set ‘WHITE SURPRISE’ apart from all other existing varieties of Caryopteris known to the inventor.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Caryopteris plant named ‘WHITE SURPRISE’ as described and illustrated herein.

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