US Plant Patent PP13233

Royal Velvet Distinction

Melittis plant named ‘Royal Velvet Distinction’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired August 28, 2021. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 6, 2021. This patent earned 22 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP13233, the photograph of Royal Velvet Distinction printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP13233, 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: PP13233
Filed: August 6, 2001
Granted: November 12, 2002
Expires: August 28, 2021
Assignee: FUTURE PLANTS V O F
Inventor: DE KONING ELEONORE

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Melittis plant named ‘Royal Velvet Distinction’, characterized by its upright growth habit; relatively compact plant habit; and large purple and white bi-colored flowers.

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 Melittis plant named ‘Royal Velvet Distinction’, as illustrated and described.

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