US Plant Patent PP23250

Black Sprite

Centaurea plant named ‘Black Sprite’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 22, 2031.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 21, 2031. This patent earned 31 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP23250
Filed: June 21, 2011
Granted: December 11, 2012
Expires: July 22, 2031
Assignee: HORNIG ELLEN
Inventor: HORNIG ELLEN

Abstract

A new cultivar of Centaurea named ‘Black Sprite’ characterized by its short, compact plant habit and its inflorescences that are dark purple-black in color with outer florets petals that are long, narrow, and spidery.

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 Centaurea plant named ‘Black Sprite’ as herein illustrated and described.

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