US Plant Patent PP13420

Cotton Candy

Phlox plant named ‘Cotton Candy’

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 PP13420, the photograph of Cotton Candy printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP13420, 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: PP13420
Filed: March 7, 2001
Granted: December 24, 2002
Expires: March 7, 2021
Inventor: CAMMAROTA THOMAS

Abstract

A new cultivar of Phlox plant named ‘Cotton Candy’ that is characterized by prolific blooming, white flowers, a tall and vigorous growth habit, uniformity in containers, and light green leaves. In combination these traits distinguish the new cultivar 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 ‘Cotton Candy’ as described and illustrated.

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