US Plant Patent PP14488

Sonshine

Lantana plant named ‘Sonshine’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired December 6, 2022. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP14488, the photograph of Sonshine printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP14488, 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: PP14488
Filed: December 6, 2002
Granted: January 27, 2004
Expires: December 6, 2022
Assignee: CLINTON NURSERY INC
Inventor: COVINGTON JAMES S

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Lantana plant named ‘Sonshine’, characterized by its mounded and outwardly spreading plant habit; freely branching growth habit; freely flowering habit; bright yellow-colored flowers; and excellent garden performance.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Lantana plant named ‘Sonshine’, as illustrated and described.

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