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US Plant Patent PP23851

Zobadol

Clematis plant named ‘Zobadol’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 20, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 10, 2032. This patent earned 70 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP23851, the photograph of Zobadol printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP23851, 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
PP23851
Filed
February 10, 2012
Granted
August 27, 2013
Expires
April 20, 2032
Inventor
VAN ZOEST JAN

Abstract

A new cultivar of hybrid Clematis , ‘Zobadol’, characterized by its upright flowers that are pale violet in color, its blooming ability in spring and even more abundantly in summer, its flowers that retain their color with very little fading, its near sterility, and its cold hardiness to at least U.S.D.A. Zone 6.

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 ‘Zobadol’ as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP23851 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.