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US Plant Patent PP16122

Little Joe

Eupatorium plant named ‘Little Joe’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired March 22, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 8, 2023. This patent earned 105 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP16122, the photograph of Little Joe printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16122, reproduced as printed. Photographs in a plant patent are taken by the applicant. Reproduction of the patent document is permitted; the image is shown whole and uncropped for that reason.

The record

Patent number
PP16122
Filed
December 8, 2003
Granted
November 15, 2005
Expires
March 22, 2024
Assignee
CP DELAWARE INC
Inventor
PALMER ANGELA JO

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of Eupatorium dubium plant is provided that was discovered while growing among a population of seedlings in a nursery at Jennersville, Pa. A stiffer more upright and more compact growth habit is displayed. The attractive light lavender inflorescence also is more compact. Superior drought tolerance has been observed. The new variety is particularly well suited for providing attractive ornamentation in smaller landscapes and for growing in areas that experience less rainfall.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

1. A new and distinct Eupatorium dubium plant having the following combination of characteristics: (a) forms a stiffer more upright and compact growth habit, (b) displays an attractive more compact light lavender inflorescence, and (c) displays greater drought tolerance; substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP16122 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.