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US Plant Patent PP15093

EVIrida

Clematis plant named ‘EVIrida’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired January 14, 2022. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on May 22, 2021. This patent earned 237 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP15093, the photograph of EVIrida printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP15093, 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
PP15093
Filed
May 22, 2001
Granted
August 24, 2004
Expires
January 14, 2022
Inventor
EVISON RAYMOND J; OLESEN MOGENS

Abstract

A new evergreen Clematis cultivar which has long continuous flowering season over which it produces attractive white flowers with a hint of green and a green center. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.

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

We claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of Clematis plant, substantially as herein illustrated and described, as a distinct and novel Clematis variety due to its abundant white flowers, excellent flower longevity, long recurrent flowering period from early summer through autumn, and compact growth making it suitable for nursery production in containers.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP15093 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.