US Plant Patent PP27649
Zo09045
Clematis plant named ‘Zo09045’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends April 19, 2035.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 23, 2034. This patent earned 117 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP27649
- Filed
- December 23, 2014
- Granted
- February 7, 2017
- Expires
- April 19, 2035
- Assignee
- J VAN ZOEST BEHEER B V, VAN ZOEST JAN
- Inventor
- VAN ZOEST JAN
Abstract
A new cultivar of hybrid Clematis , ‘Zo09045’ that is characterized by its mostly upright facing flowers with upright facing tepals, its abundance of flowers, its purple flowers that retain their color with very little fading, its sterility, and its cold hardiness to at least U.S.D.A. Zone 5.
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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Clematis plant named ‘Zo09045’ as herein illustrated and described.
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