US Plant Patent PP18198

Lobantis

Lobelia plant named ‘Lobantis’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 21, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 15, 2023. This patent earned 1,222 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP18198
Filed: January 15, 2003
Granted: November 13, 2007
Expires: May 21, 2026
Assignee: SYNGENTA SEEDS BV
Inventor: OUD JOHANNES SIMON NICOLAAS

Abstract

A new Lobelia plant particularly distinguished by its semi-upright mounded plant habit, large flower size and pink flower color.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of Lobelia plant, substantially as illustrated and described herein.

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