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US Plant Patent PP16104

Junior Dream

Phlox plant named ‘Junior Dream’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired July 11, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 28, 2024. This patent earned 13 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP16104, the photograph of Junior Dream printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16104, 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
PP16104
Filed
June 28, 2004
Granted
November 8, 2005
Expires
July 11, 2024
Inventor
VESTER MART

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Phlox plant named ‘Junior Dream’, characterized by its upright and compact plant habit; freely basally branching habit and short internodes; dense and bushy growth habit; attractive red purple-colored flowers; freely and continuous flowering habit; resistance to Powdery Mildew; and good garden performance.

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 ‘Junior Dream’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP16104 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.