US Plant Patent PP14388

Sopink

Raphiolepis indica plant named ‘Sopink’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired February 24, 2023. 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.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP14388, the photograph of Sopink printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP14388, 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: PP14388
Filed: February 24, 2003
Granted: December 16, 2003
Expires: February 24, 2023
Assignee: PLANT DEV SERVICES INC
Inventor: BERRY JAMES BRYAN

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of Raphiolepis indica found as an openly pollinated seedling of Raphiolepis indica 'Snow White'. The new variety is unique with its dense, mounding growth habit, moderate to fast growth rate, and attractive single to semi-double pink flowers.

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

I claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of Raphiolepis plant named ‘Sopink’ as described and illustrated.

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