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US Plant Patent PP24154

EGGBEN004

Salvia plant named ‘EGGBEN004’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends August 10, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 30, 2032. This patent earned 133 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP24154, the photograph of EGGBEN004 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP24154, 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
PP24154
Filed
March 30, 2012
Granted
January 7, 2014
Expires
August 10, 2032
Inventor
BENTLEY HOWARD

Abstract

A new and distinct Salvia cultivar named ‘EGGBEN004’ is disclosed, characterized by a dense, bushy plant habit, distinctive dark mauve colored flowers, with a white eye, and a rigid, short inflorescence. The new variety is a Salvia , normally produced as an outdoor garden or container plant.

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

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Salvia plant named ‘EGGBEN004’ as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP24154 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.