US Plant Patent PP20296

Ballurpico

Geranium plant named ‘Ballurpico’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 25, 2028.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 15, 2028. This patent earned 10 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP20296
Filed: July 15, 2008
Granted: September 15, 2009
Expires: July 25, 2028
Assignee: BALL HORTICULTURAL CO
Inventor: HURKMAN MARGARET M; TREES SCOTT C

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Geranium plant named ‘Ballurpico’, characterized by its semi-double type, rose-pink margined, white-colored flowers, medium green-colored foliage with faint zonation, and vigorous, upright 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 ‘Ballurpico’, substantially as herein shown and described.

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