US Plant Patent PP19157

Purple Passion

Geranium hybrid plant named ‘Purple Passion’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends June 4, 2027.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 9, 2027. This patent earned 115 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP19157
Filed: February 9, 2007
Granted: August 26, 2008
Expires: June 4, 2027
Assignee: DEAN ESME JULIEN, DEAN MARK ALSTON
Inventor: DEAN MARK ALSTON; DEAN ESME JULIEN

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Geranium plant named ‘Purple Passion’, characterized by its purple-colored flowers, purple-colored foliage, and rosette growth habit.

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 Geranium plant named ‘Purple Passion’, substantially as herein shown and described.

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