US Plant Patent PP23502
SAKOST8181
Osteospermum plant named ‘SAKOST8181’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends July 22, 2031.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 30, 2031. This patent earned 114 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP23502
- Filed
- March 30, 2011
- Granted
- March 26, 2013
- Expires
- July 22, 2031
- Assignee
- SAKATA SEED CORP, KRISTENSEN NIELS G
- Inventor
- KRISTENSEN NIELS G
Abstract
A new Osteospermum plant named ‘SAKOST8181’ particularly distinguished by having medium sized, dark purple flowers and a semi-erect plant habit, is disclosed.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
I claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of Osteospermum plant named ‘SAKOST8181’ as shown and described herein.
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