US Plant Patent PP18403

Sodark

Raphiolepis indica plant named ‘Sodark’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired July 19, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

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The record

Patent number: PP18403
Filed: July 19, 2006
Granted: January 8, 2008
Expires: July 19, 2026
Assignee: PLANT DEV SERVICES INC
Inventor: MEADOWS JR THOMAS DENNIS; BERRY JAMES BRYAN

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of Raphiolepis indica named ‘Sodark’ found as an openly pollinated seedling of Raphiolepis indica ‘Conor’ U.S. Plant Pat. No. 9,398. The new variety is unique with its dense, mounding growth habit, attractive leaf shape, dark foliage color, and abundance of dark pink flowers.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of Raphiolepis plant named ‘Sodark’ as illustrated and described.

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