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US Plant Patent PP20641

Ballistic

Cuphea plant named ‘Ballistic’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends October 10, 2028.

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 PP20641, the photograph of Ballistic printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP20641, 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
PP20641
Filed
October 10, 2008
Granted
January 12, 2010
Expires
October 10, 2028
Inventor
KEOGH TERENCE

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Cuphea named ‘BALLISTIC’ that is characterized by mounding habit and many large flowers which are colored pink to red, dark purple and white. In combination these characteristics set ‘BALLISTIC’ apart from all other existing varieties of Cuphea known to the inventor.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Cuphea plant named ‘BALLISTIC’ as described and illustrated herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP20641 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.