US Plant Patent PP26553

Crystal Blue

Lithodora plant named ‘Crystal Blue’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 13, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 8, 2034. This patent earned 128 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP26553
Filed: July 8, 2014
Granted: March 29, 2016
Expires: November 13, 2034
Assignee: TERRA NOVA NURSERIES INC
Inventor: KORLIPARA HARINI; PAVLICH JOHN C

Abstract

A new and distinct form of Lithodora plant characterized by large sky blue flowers, a compact, spreading, low mounding habit, excellent dense branching with flower clusters at the end of every branch, dark green leaves, excellent vigor, and good garden performance.

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

We claim: 1. A new and distinct form of Lithodora plant substantially as shown and described.

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