US Plant Patent PP19701
DEL COM BW
Osteospermum plant named ‘DEL COM BW’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends July 27, 2027.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 30, 2027. This patent earned 27 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP19701
- Filed
- June 30, 2007
- Granted
- February 10, 2009
- Expires
- July 27, 2027
- Assignee
- SCHMULLING MARKUS
- Inventor
- SCHMULLING MARKUS
Abstract
A new and distinct Osteospermum plant cultivar is disclosed, characterized by small spoon daisy type inflorescences, freely flowering, compact growth habit, magenta inflorescences with a dark purple and violet underside and a dark purple center, and a high heat tolerance.
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1. A new and distinct cultivar of Osteospermum plant named ‘DEL COM BW’ as herein illustrated and described.
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