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US Plant Patent PP27526

Rocketman

Perovskia plant named ‘Rocketman’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 29, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on May 15, 2035. This patent earned 75 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP27526, the photograph of Rocketman printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP27526, reproduced as printed. Photographs in a plant patent are taken by the applicant. Reproduction of the patent document is permitted; the image is shown whole and uncropped for that reason.

The record

Patent number
PP27526
Filed
May 15, 2015
Granted
January 3, 2017
Expires
July 29, 2035
Assignee
WALTERS GARDENS INC, HURD KEVIN A
Inventor
HURD KEVIN A

Abstract

The new and distinct cultivar of ornamental, hardy, Russian Sage, Perovskia ‘Rocketman’ with short compact habit of strong erect stems, extended flowering season of large, densely-arranged, lavender-blue flowers and silvery green serrate foliage.

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 cultivar of hardy Russian sage plant, Perovskia ‘Rocketman’, as herein described and illustrated, with short, compact habit of strong erect stems, extended flowering season of large, densely-arranged, lavender-blue flowers and silvery green serrate foliage, suitable as a potted plant, as fresh or dried arrangements, for the garden as an accent or en mass.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP27526 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.