US Plant Patent PP26255

Blind Lion

Phlox plant named ‘Blind Lion’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 3, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 17, 2034. This patent earned 108 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP26255
Filed: March 17, 2014
Granted: December 22, 2015
Expires: July 3, 2034
Assignee: VAN LEEUWEN JAN
Inventor: VAN LEEUWEN JAN

Abstract

A new cultivar of Phlox , ‘Blind Lion’ that is characterized by its compact, upright plant habit and its flowers that remain in the bud stage and are dark purple in color and surrounded by dark purple bracts.

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 cultivar of Phlox plant named ‘Blind Lion’ as herein illustrated and described.

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