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US Plant Patent PP26497

Blue Note

Salvia plant named ‘Blue Note’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 10, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 30, 2033. This patent earned 161 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26497, the photograph of Blue Note printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26497, 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
PP26497
Filed
September 30, 2013
Granted
March 8, 2016
Expires
March 10, 2034
Inventor
BERNABE CATHERINE

Abstract

A new cultivar of hybrid Salvia , ‘Blue Note’ that is characterized by its compact plant habit, its fragrant deep blue-purple flower on purple tinged flowering stems, and its long flowering period.

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Salvia plant named ‘Blue Note’ as herein illustrated and described.

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