US Plant Patent PP17255

Butly Lilla

Impatiens plants named ‘Butly Lilla’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired November 10, 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 79 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP17255
Filed: August 23, 2005
Granted: December 5, 2006
Expires: November 10, 2025
Assignee: GOLDSMITH SEEDS INC
Inventor: JONKERS JOHANNA B

Abstract

An Impatiens cultivar particularly distinguished by deep-colored lavender flowers, large leaves, good vigor, 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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