US Plant Patent PP18594
Sunsurfmicshipho
Petunia plant named ‘Sunsurfmicshipho’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends October 19, 2026.
No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

The record
- Patent number
- PP18594
- Filed
- October 19, 2006
- Granted
- March 11, 2008
- Expires
- October 19, 2026
- Assignee
- SUNTORY FLOWERS LTD
- Inventor
- ISHIHARA TAKURO; ISOBE YASUKO; IWAKI KAZUNARI; KANAYA TAKESHI
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Petunia plant named ‘Sunsurfmicshipho’, characterized by its outwardly spreading to decumbent plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching and flowering plant habit; long flowering period; and medium-sized light pink-colored flowers.
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1. A new and distinct Petunia plant named ‘Sunsurfmicshipho’ as illustrated and described.
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