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US Plant Patent PP22158

Southern Border

Cuphea plant named ‘Southern Border’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 4, 2030.

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 PP22158, the photograph of Southern Border printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP22158, 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
PP22158
Filed
May 4, 2010
Granted
September 20, 2011
Expires
May 4, 2030
Inventor
MEMBREY STEPHEN; JACKSON BRYAN

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Cuphea plant named ‘Southern Border’, characterized by its compact and mounding growth habit; freely branching habit; freely flowering habit; relatively large purple-colored flowers; and good garden performance.

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

1. A new and distinct Cuphea plant named ‘Southern Border’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP22158 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.