US Plant Patent PP23854
Pink Ice
Iberis plant named ‘Pink Ice’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends April 11, 2032.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 10, 2031. This patent earned 245 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP23854
- Filed
- August 10, 2011
- Granted
- August 27, 2013
- Expires
- April 11, 2032
- Assignee
- RICHARDS RODNEY W
- Inventor
- RICHARDS RODNEY W
Abstract
A new cultivar of Iberis , ‘Pink Ice’, characterized by its densely branched, compact plant habit, its late bloom period, its foliage that is dark green and glossy, its flowers that emerge from dark pink flower buds, open pale pink, and become darker pink as they mature and are consistent in size and color.
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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Iberis plant named ‘Pink Ice’ as herein illustrated and described.
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