US Plant Patent PP13434

Bubble Gum

Phlox plant named ‘Bubble Gum’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired March 7, 2021. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP13434, the photograph of Bubble Gum printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP13434, 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: PP13434
Filed: March 7, 2001
Granted: December 31, 2002
Expires: March 7, 2021
Inventor: CAMMAROTA THOMAS

Abstract

A new cultivar of Phlox plant named ‘Bubble Gum’ that is characterized by vigorous growth, prolific blooming, tall, erect and uniform habit and bright pink flowers, with dark markings at the center of each flower. In combination with these characteristics, the new cultivar is larger and not as rangy as other pink varieties, setting it apart from all other existing varieties of Phlox.

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

I claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Phlox subulata plant named ‘Bubble Gum’ as described and illustrated.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP13434 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.