US Plant Patent PP16334

Balserwhit

Osteospermum plant named ‘Balserwhit’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired April 27, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 20, 2024. This patent earned 128 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP16334
Filed: December 20, 2004
Granted: March 14, 2006
Expires: April 27, 2025
Assignee: BALL HORTICULTURAL CO
Inventor: TREES SCOTT C

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Osteospermum plant named ‘Balserwhit’ characterized by its single inflorescence form with white-colored ray florets and blue-colored disc florets, freely branching character, medium green-colored foliage, and compact and upright growth habit.

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 Osteospermum plant named ‘Balserwhit’, substantially as herein shown and described.

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