US Plant Patent PP21438

Starlette

Dianthus plant named ‘Starlette’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 2, 2029.

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: PP21438
Filed: January 2, 2009
Granted: November 2, 2010
Expires: January 2, 2029
Assignee: WHETMAN JOHN
Inventor: WHETMAN JOHN

Abstract

A new cultivar of Dianthus plant named ‘STARLETTE’ that is characterized by compact habit, grey-green foliage, and double flowers that are colored deep raspberry pink with a darker center. In combination these traits set ‘STARLETTE’ 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 ‘STARLETTE’ as described and illustrated herein.

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