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US Plant Patent PP26617

Dolce Vita

Lonicera plant named ‘Dolce Vita’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends August 31, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 26, 2034. This patent earned 5 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26617, the photograph of Dolce Vita printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26617, 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
PP26617
Filed
August 26, 2014
Granted
April 19, 2016
Expires
August 31, 2034
Inventor
KREJCI FRANTISEK

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Lonicera plant named ‘Dolce Vita’, characterized by its upright and outwardly spreading plant habit; vigorous growth habit and rapid growth rate; early and freely fruiting habit; large flavorful dark blue-colored fruits; and good 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 Lonicera plant named ‘Dolce Vita’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP26617 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.