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US Plant Patent PP15927

Junior Surprise

Phlox plant named ‘Junior Surprise’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired August 7, 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 40 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP15927, the photograph of Junior Surprise printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP15927, 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
PP15927
Filed
June 28, 2004
Granted
August 23, 2005
Expires
August 7, 2024
Assignee
GREEN WORKS INTERNAT
Inventor
VESTER MART

Abstract

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

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP15927 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.