US Plant Patent PP16218

Barthirtyone

Phlox plant named ‘Barthirtyone’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired March 11, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 10, 2025. This patent earned 1 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP16218
Filed: March 10, 2005
Granted: January 24, 2006
Expires: March 11, 2025
Assignee: BARTELS BREEDING B V
Inventor: BARTELS GOSEN B H

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Phlox plant named ‘Barthirtyone’, characterized by its upright and compact plan habit; freely branching growth habit; violet-colored flowers; freely flowering habit; and good garden performance.

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 Phlox plant named ‘Barthirtyone’, as illustrated and described.

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