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US Plant Patent PP19820

Dancing Dolls

Salvia plant named ‘Dancing Dolls’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends August 6, 2027.

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 PP19820, the photograph of Dancing Dolls printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP19820, 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
PP19820
Filed
August 6, 2007
Granted
March 10, 2009
Expires
August 6, 2027
Assignee
CP DELAWARE INC
Inventor
WORLEY PATRICK J

Abstract

A new and distinct Salvia hybrida plant is provided that is the product of a controlled breeding program. Over an extended period of time attractive large bi-colored blossoms are formed that are rose and cream in coloration. The plant is vigorous and quick growing, and asexually reproduces well through the use of cuttings. The growth habit is compact and somewhat upright. Good disease resistance has been observed during observations to date. The plant is well suited for providing attractive ornamentation.

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

1. A new and distinct Salvia plant characterized by the following combination of characteristics: (a) displays a vigorous quickly growing, compact, and somewhat upright growth habit, (b) displays over an extended period of time attractive large bi-colored blossoms that are rose and cream in coloration, (c) displays good disease resistance, and, (d) is well suited for providing attractive ornamentation; substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP19820 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.