US Plant Patent PP16605

Junior Fountain

Phlox plant named ‘Junior Fountain’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired September 6, 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 70 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP16605
Filed: June 28, 2004
Granted: June 6, 2006
Expires: September 6, 2024
Assignee: GREEN WORKS INTERNAT
Inventor: VESTER MART

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Phlox plant named ‘Junior Fountain’, characterized by its upright and compact plant habit; freely basally branching habit and short internodes; dense and bushy growth habit; attractive white-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 Fountain’, as illustrated and described.

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