US Plant Patent PP17498

Verocla

Hypericum plant named ‘Verocla’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired July 26, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 8, 2025. This patent earned 18 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP17498
Filed: July 8, 2005
Granted: March 13, 2007
Expires: July 26, 2025
Assignee: HANDELSKWEKERIJ B V
Inventor: VERHEIJEN EDWIN MARTIJN

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Hypericum plant named ‘Verocla’, characterized by its upright plant habit; durable dark green-colored leaves; bright light green-colored fruits; and good postproduction longevity.

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 Hypericum plant named ‘Verocla’, as illustrated and described.

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