US Plant Patent PP18978

Penpur

Nemesia plant named ‘Penpur’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 21, 2026.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 18, 2026. This patent earned 94 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP18978
Filed: September 18, 2006
Granted: June 24, 2008
Expires: December 21, 2026
Assignee: JONES SIDNEY JAMES
Inventor: JONES SIDNEY JAMES

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Nemesia plant named ‘PENPUR’ that is characterized by a compact habit and dense upright spikes of pure white flowers which do not exhibit a yellow palate on the lower petals. In combination, these characteristics set ‘PENPUR’ 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 of Nemesia plant named ‘PENPUR’ as described and illustrated herein.

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