US Plant Patent PP20999

Stardust

Dianthus plant named ‘Stardust’

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: PP20999
Filed: August 18, 2008
Granted: May 18, 2010
Expires: August 18, 2028
Assignee: WHETMAN JOHN
Inventor: WHETMAN JOHN

Abstract

A new cultivar of Dianthus plant named ‘STARDUST’ that is characterized by compact habit, grey-green foliage, and double flowers that are pale coral in color. In combination these traits set ‘STARDUST’ 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 ‘STARDUST’ as described and illustrated herein.

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