US Plant Patent PP17114

Butly Laver

Impatiens plant named ‘Butly Laver’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired September 1, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 23, 2025. This patent earned 9 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP17114, the photograph of Butly Laver printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP17114, 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: PP17114
Filed: August 23, 2005
Granted: September 26, 2006
Expires: September 1, 2025
Assignee: GOLDSMITH SEEDS INC
Inventor: JONKERS JOHANNA B

Abstract

An Impatiens cultivar particularly distinguished by lavender flowers, large leaves, and a trailing habit is disclosed.

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 as shown and described herein.

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