US Plant Patent PP27675
Cleopatra
Phlox plant named ‘Cleopatra’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends August 13, 2035.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on May 12, 2035. This patent earned 93 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP27675
- Filed
- May 12, 2015
- Granted
- February 14, 2017
- Expires
- August 13, 2035
- Assignee
- COMPASS PLANTS B V, GEERLINGS PETER
- Inventor
- GEERLINGS PETER
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Phlox plant named ‘Cleopatra’, characterized by its tall upright plant habit; dark-green colored leaves; freely flowering habit; long flowering period; red purple-colored semi-double flowers; and good cut flower and garden performance.
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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Phlox plant named ‘Cleopatra’ as illustrated and described.
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