US Plant Patent PP18913

Tie Dye

Clematis plant named ‘Tie Dye’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired July 19, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP18913, the photograph of Tie Dye printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18913, 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: PP18913
Filed: July 19, 2006
Granted: June 10, 2008
Expires: July 19, 2026
Assignee: VANLAEKEN JAMES P
Inventor: VANLAEKEN JAMES P

Abstract

A new variety of Clematis plant named ‘Tie Dye’. The variety is characterized by it's unique color combination, having a violet blue tepal with white marbling throughout.

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 ‘Tie Dye’ as shown and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18913 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.