US Plant Patent PP15505

Sotite

Clethra alnifolia plant named ‘Sotite’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired March 21, 2023. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 24, 2023. This patent earned 25 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP15505, the photograph of Sotite printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP15505, 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: PP15505
Filed: February 24, 2003
Granted: January 25, 2005
Expires: March 21, 2023
Assignee: PLANT DEV SERVICES INC
Inventor: BERRY JAMES BRYAN

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of Clethra alnifolia plant which possesses a low compact growth habit, dark green foliage, and an abundance of fragrant white flowers.

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

1. A new and unique variety of Clethra alnifolia plant named ‘Sotite’ as herein shown and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP15505 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.