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US Plant Patent PP31981

Dophloxearpica

Phlox plant named ‘Dophloxearpica’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 14, 2038.

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 PP31981, the photograph of Dophloxearpica printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP31981, 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
PP31981
Filed
December 14, 2018
Granted
July 14, 2020
Expires
December 14, 2038
Inventor
VAN SAMBEEK ELLEN

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Phlox plant named ‘Dophloxearpica’, characterized by its upright, outwardly spreading and mounding plant habit; vigorous growth habit; early and freely flowering habit; purple violet-colored flowers with red purple to purple-colored centers; and good garden performance.

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 Phlox plant named ‘Dophloxearpica’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP31981 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.