US Plant Patent PP28153

Suncatha 2335

Catharanthus plant named ‘Suncatha 2335’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 28, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 19, 2034. This patent earned 312 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP28153
Filed: September 19, 2014
Granted: July 4, 2017
Expires: July 28, 2035
Assignee: SUNTORY FLOWERS LTD
Inventor: YAMADA MASAHIRO

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a new and distinct variety of Catharanthus plant having vigorous, upright plant habit, abundant branching, especially basally branching, developed from the base of the plant throughout the growing season and great profusion of double, bright red purple flowers.

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

What is claimed: 1. A new and distinct variety of Catharanthus plant named ‘Suncatha 2335’, substantially as herein illustrated and described.

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