US Plant Patent PP20628

BRIGHT EYES

Dianthus plant named ‘BRIGHT EYES’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends August 18, 2028.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

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The record

Patent number: PP20628
Filed: August 18, 2008
Granted: January 5, 2010
Expires: August 18, 2028
Assignee: WHETMAN JOHN
Inventor: WHETMAN JOHN

Abstract

A new cultivar of Dianthus plant named ‘BRIGHT EYES’ that is characterized by compact habit, grey-green foliage, and double flowers that are predominantly white in color with deep plum-red centers. In combination these traits set ‘BRIGHT EYES’ apart from all other existing varieties of Dianthus 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 Dianthus plant named ‘BRIGHT EYES’ as described and illustrated herein.

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