US Plant Patent PP25229

Lilac Fox

Dahlia plant named ‘Lilac Fox’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 5, 2033.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 15, 2033. This patent earned 21 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP25229
Filed: March 15, 2013
Granted: January 13, 2015
Expires: April 5, 2033
Assignee: VERWER DAHLIAS B V, VERWER AAD W M
Inventor: VERWER AAD W M

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Dahlia plant named ‘Lilac Fox’, characterized by its upright plant habit; vigorous growth habit; high cut flower production; freely flowering habit; spherical decorative-type inflorescence form with red purple-colored ray florets held on strong and straight flower stems; and good keeping quality.

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 Dahlia plant named ‘Lilac Fox’ as illustrated and described.

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