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US Plant Patent PP28631

Suncatfe 185

Catharanthus plant named ‘Suncatfe 185’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 22, 2036.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 11, 2036. This patent earned 11 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP28631, the photograph of Suncatfe 185 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP28631, 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
PP28631
Filed
April 11, 2016
Granted
November 14, 2017
Expires
April 22, 2036
Assignee
SUNTORY FLOWERS LTD, YAMADA MASAHIRO
Inventor
YAMADA MASAHIRO

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Catharanthus plant named ‘Suncatfe 185’, characterized by its compact, upright to outwardly spreading and uniformly mounding plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely basal branching habit; freely flowering habit; long flowering period; relatively small star-shaped pink-colored flowers with a distinct red purple-colored eye zone; 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 Catharanthus plant named ‘Suncatfe 185’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP28631 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.