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US Plant Patent PP19627

American Beauty

Clematis plant named ‘American Beauty’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends June 16, 2027.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 15, 2027. This patent earned 121 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP19627, the photograph of American Beauty printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP19627, 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
PP19627
Filed
February 15, 2007
Granted
January 20, 2009
Expires
June 16, 2027
Inventor
VANLAEKEN JAMES P

Abstract

A new variety of clematis plant named ‘American Beauty’. The variety is characterized by it's unique color combination of red, white and blue.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of clematis plant named ‘American Beauty’ as shown and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP19627 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.