US Plant Patent PP23970

Sunsurf Akatora

Petunia plant named ‘Sunsurf Akatora’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 15, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 20, 2031. This patent earned 86 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP23970
Filed: December 20, 2011
Granted: October 8, 2013
Expires: March 15, 2032
Assignee: SUNTORY FLOWERS LTD, ISOBE YASUKO, KANAYA TAKESHI
Inventor: KANAYA TAKESHI; ISOBE YASUKO

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Petunia plant named ‘Sunsurf Akatora’, characterized by its upright to outwardly spreading and trailing plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; early and freely flowering habit; long flowering period; large dark red-colored flowers; and good garden performance.

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Petunia plant named ‘Sunsurf Akatora’ as illustrated and described.

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