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US Plant Patent PP20268

Pendrop

Nemesia plant named ‘Pendrop’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 19, 2028.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 26, 2027. This patent earned 24 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP20268, the photograph of Pendrop printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP20268, 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
PP20268
Filed
December 26, 2007
Granted
September 8, 2009
Expires
January 19, 2028
Assignee
JONES SIDNEY
Inventor
JONES SIDNEY

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Nemesia plant named ‘Pendrop’ that is characterized by a compact habit, pale green foliage, short stems, and purple and white flowers with a prominent yellow palate. In combination, these characteristics set ‘Pendrop’ apart from all other existing varieties of Nemesia known to the inventor.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Nemesia plant named ‘Pendrop’ as described and illustrated herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP20268 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.