US Plant Patent PP21049

Tech Hepdab

Lobelia plant named ‘Tech Hepdab’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 21, 2029.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 22, 2028. This patent earned 91 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP21049
Filed: October 22, 2008
Granted: June 1, 2010
Expires: January 21, 2029
Assignee: GOLDSMITH SEEDS EUROPE BV
Inventor: GIESEN ERIC

Abstract

A new Lobelia plant named ‘Tech Hepdab,’ particularly distinguished by deep blue flowers with distinct white eyes, deep green foliage, initially upright stems, semi-upright, medium vigor, and about medium sized, mounding plant habit with long inflorescences above the foliage, and relatively good heat tolerance.

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 named ‘Tech Hepdab,’ substantially as illustrated and described herein.

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