US Plant Patent PP27266
Zenith
Phlox plant named ‘Zenith’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends March 1, 2035.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 9, 2034. This patent earned 82 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP27266
- Filed
- December 9, 2014
- Granted
- October 11, 2016
- Expires
- March 1, 2035
- Assignee
- OLIVER CHARLES G
- Inventor
- OLIVER CHARLES G
Abstract
A new and distinct Phlox plant named ‘Zenith’, characterized by its upright and mounding plant form; vigorous growth habit; freely basal branching habit; early and freely flowering habit; large rounded inflorescences with large pink-colored flowers; and resistance to Powdery Mildew.
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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Phlox plant named ‘Zenith’ as illustrated and described.
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