US Plant Patent PP17982

Divoro

Diascia plant named ‘Divoro’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired April 20, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 14, 2026. This patent earned 37 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP17982
Filed: March 14, 2006
Granted: September 4, 2007
Expires: April 20, 2026
Assignee: SYNGENTA SEEDS BV
Inventor: STEMKENS HENRICUS G W

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Diascia plant named ‘Divoro,’ particularly distinguished by its lilac flowers, very compact plant and upright habit that becomes later trailing.

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 Diascia plant named ‘Divoro,’ as substantially illustrated and described herein.

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