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US Plant Patent PP25727

Vitiwester

Clematis plant named ‘Vitiwester’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 30, 2033.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 17, 2033. This patent earned 166 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP25727, the photograph of Vitiwester printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP25727, 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
PP25727
Filed
June 17, 2013
Granted
July 21, 2015
Expires
November 30, 2033
Inventor
HANNINK JOHANNES ANTONIUS JOZEF

Abstract

A new cultivar of Clematis named ‘Vitiwester’, that is characterized by its deep red velvety flowers, its floriferous blooming habit, its typical Viticella Group type foliage, its height of 2 to 3 m, and its very good resistance to wilt.

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Clematis plant named ‘Vitiwester’ as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP25727 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.