US Plant Patent PP23180

Purple Haze

Nepeta plant named ‘Purple Haze’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 26, 2031.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 19, 2031. This patent earned 66 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP23180
Filed: January 19, 2011
Granted: November 13, 2012
Expires: March 26, 2031
Assignee: TERRA NOVA NURSERIES INC, KORLIPARA HARINI
Inventor: KORLIPARA HARINI

Abstract

A new and distinct form of Nepeta plant characterized by very long inflorescences with densely packed violet flowers, a decumbent, well branched habit, an extremely long bloom time, clean-looking, grey green, pubescent foliage, and excellent vigor.

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

1. A new and distinct form of Nepeta plant substantially as shown and described.

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