US Plant Patent PP18867

Balfiepurp

Impatiens plant named ‘Balfiepurp’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 3, 2027.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 21, 2026. This patent earned 74 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP18867
Filed: November 21, 2006
Granted: June 3, 2008
Expires: February 3, 2027
Assignee: BALL HORTICULTURAL CO
Inventor: UCHNEAT MICHAEL S

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Impatiens plant named ‘Balfiepurp’, characterized by its double type medium purple-colored flowers, medium green-colored foliage, and vigorous, upright-mounded 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 Impatiens plant named ‘Balfiepurp’, substantially as herein shown and described.

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