US Plant Patent PP20610

Sweet Joanne

Penstemon plant named ‘Sweet Joanne’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 3, 2028.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 27, 2027. This patent earned 190 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP20610
Filed: June 27, 2007
Granted: December 22, 2009
Expires: January 3, 2028
Assignee: UNIV NEBRASKA
Inventor: LINDGREN DALE T; TODD KIM A

Abstract

A new and distinct hybrid of Penstemon plant characterized by dark pink flowers with streaks of purple on the lower petals. The plant has a high resistance to insects and is very long lived.

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

1. A new and distinct hybrid of Penstemon plant substantially as described and illustrated herein.

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