Skip to content
The Patent Garden

US Plant Patent PP21689

SOPHIE

Geranium plant named ‘SOPHIE’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 14, 2029.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP21689, the photograph of SOPHIE printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP21689, 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
PP21689
Filed
November 14, 2009
Granted
February 1, 2011
Expires
November 14, 2029
Assignee
FUTURE PLANTS LICENTIE BV
Inventor
LOWE CARL MARIUS

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Geranium plant named ‘Sophie’, characterized by its upright and outwardly spreading plant habit; strong growth habit; freely basal branching habit; freely flowering habit; light purple-colored flowers; and good garden performance.

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

1. A new and distinct Geranium plant named ‘Sophie’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP21689 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.