US Plant Patent PP27016

Blue Star

Gentiana plant named ‘Blue Star’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends September 25, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 21, 2034. This patent earned 188 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP27016
Filed: March 21, 2014
Granted: August 2, 2016
Expires: September 25, 2034
Assignee: DOFFERHOFF HANS, KWEKERIJ DE BOEZEM B V
Inventor: DOFFERHOFF HANS

Abstract

A new cultivar of Gentiana makinoi plant named ‘Blue Star’ that is characterized by its upright and globular plant habit, its violet-blue flowers, its free flowering plant habit, and its long bloom period lasting for 8 to 12 weeks from mid-July to mid-September in The Netherlands.

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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Gentiana plant named ‘Blue Star’ as herein illustrated and described.

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