US Plant Patent PP20331

Blushing Shortwood

Phlox plant named ‘Blushing Shortwood’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 17, 2028.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 31, 2027. This patent earned 48 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP20331
Filed: December 31, 2007
Granted: September 22, 2009
Expires: February 17, 2028
Assignee: ADAM JR SINCLAIR A
Inventor: ADAM JR SINCLAIR A

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Phlox plant named ‘Blushing Shortwood’, characterized by its upright plant habit; freely flowering habit; and white and pale purple bi-colored flowers.

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

1. A new and distinct Phlox plant named ‘Blushing Shortwood’ as illustrated and described.

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