US Plant Patent PP18323

Keipunes

Petunia plant named ‘Keipunes’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 15, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 24, 2026. This patent earned 21 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP18323
Filed: April 24, 2006
Granted: December 18, 2007
Expires: May 15, 2026
Assignee: SUNTORY FLOWERS LTD, KEISEI ROSE NURSERIES INC
Inventor: MIYANO SHINYA; IWAKI KAZUNARI

Abstract

A new petunia plant particularly distinguished by abundant, small, vivid red-purple flowers, abundant branching with a great profusion of blooms, excellent tolerance to rain and a vigorous, decumbent 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 petunia plant as described and shown herein.

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