US Plant Patent PP28555

Balspotack

Ipomoea plant named ‘Balspotack’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 8, 2036.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 19, 2036. 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: PP28555
Filed: February 19, 2016
Granted: October 24, 2017
Expires: May 8, 2036
Assignee: BALL HORTICULTURAL CO
Inventor: WINSLOW BENJAMIN K

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of an ornamental Ipomoea plant named ‘Balspotack’, characterized by dark purple-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, compact, mounded to trailing growth habit, is disclosed.

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What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of an ornamental Ipomoea plant named ‘Balspotack’, substantially as herein illustrated and described.

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