US Plant Patent PP17775

NAKPEN004

Pentas plant named ‘NAKPEN004’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired January 23, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

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The record

Patent number: PP17775
Filed: January 23, 2006
Granted: May 29, 2007
Expires: January 23, 2026
Assignee: SAKATA SEED CORP
Inventor: SHIOTSUKI SHOUJI

Abstract

A new Pentas plant particularly distinguished by light pink flowers, a large flower cluster size, upright form, and a compact and branching growth habit is disclosed.

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 Pentas plant as shown and described herein.

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