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US Plant Patent PP21878

Jade

Phlox plant named ‘Jade’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 25, 2029.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 16, 2029. This patent earned 9 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP21878, the photograph of Jade printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP21878, 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
PP21878
Filed
November 16, 2009
Granted
April 19, 2011
Expires
November 25, 2029
Inventor
VERSCHOOR JAN

Abstract

A new cultivar of Phlox, ‘Jade’, characterized by its large flowers that are pure white in color with green tips at apex of each petal, its healthy foliage with a high degree of mildew resistance, and its compact plant habit with sturdy stems.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Phlox plant named ‘Jade’ as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP21878 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.