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US Plant Patent PP20940

Icing Sugar

Salvia plant named ‘Icing Sugar’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 12, 2028.

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 PP20940, the photograph of Icing Sugar printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP20940, 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
PP20940
Filed
November 12, 2008
Granted
April 20, 2010
Expires
November 12, 2028
Inventor
RICHARDS RODNEY WILLIAM

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Salvia plant named ‘Icing Sugar’, characterized by its upright and relatively compact plant habit; strong growth habit; freely flowering habit; red purple and light purple bi-colored flowers; and good garden performance.

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 named ‘Icing Sugar’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP20940 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.