US Plant Patent PP24228

Starlight

Gardenia plant named ‘Starlight’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends June 28, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 23, 2032. This patent earned 66 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP24228
Filed: April 23, 2012
Granted: February 11, 2014
Expires: June 28, 2032
Assignee: ROBB JOHN, PARADISE SEED COMPANY PTY LTD
Inventor: ROBB JOHN

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Gardenia plant named ‘Starlight’, characterized by its compact, upright to outwardly spreading and rounded plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; freely branching and flowering plant habit; long leaves; numerous large single white-colored flowers; and good garden performance.

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Gardenia plant named ‘Starlight’ as illustrated and described.

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