US Plant Patent PP20523

Sunnichipink

Catharanthus plant named ‘Sunnichipink’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 7, 2028.

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: PP20523
Filed: July 7, 2008
Granted: December 1, 2009
Expires: July 7, 2028
Assignee: SUNTORY FLOWERS LTD
Inventor: TAKAMURA NAOTO; MIYAZAKI KIYOSHI; ISHIHARA TAKURO

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Catharanthus plant named ‘Sunnichipink’, characterized by its trailing plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; freely flowering habit; long flowering period; large light red purple-colored flowers with darker red purple-colored centers; and good garden performance.

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

1. A new and distinct Catharanthus plant named ‘Sunnichipink’ as illustrated and described.

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