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US Plant Patent PP26401

Red Swing

Salvia plant named ‘Red Swing’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 7, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 30, 2033. This patent earned 158 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26401, the photograph of Red Swing printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26401, 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
PP26401
Filed
September 30, 2013
Granted
February 2, 2016
Expires
March 7, 2034
Inventor
BERNABE CATHERINE

Abstract

A new cultivar of hybrid Salvia , ‘Red Swing’, that is characterized by its compact, shrubby plant habit, its curly leaves, and its fragrant red flowers with purple-black calyces on dark colored flowering stems.

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 ‘Red Swing’ as herein illustrated and described.

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