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US Plant Patent PP23969

Sunsurf Kuritora

Petunia plant named ‘Sunsurf Kuritora’

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.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP23969, the photograph of Sunsurf Kuritora printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP23969, 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
PP23969
Filed
December 20, 2011
Granted
October 8, 2013
Expires
March 15, 2032
Inventor
KANAYA TAKESHI; ISOBE YASUKO

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Petunia plant named ‘Sunsurf Kuritora’, characterized by its compact and mounding plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; early and freely flowering habit; long flowering period; medium-sized pale yellow-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 Kuritora’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP23969 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.