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US Plant Patent PP15210

Santasol

Sanvitalia plant named ‘Santasol’ (S&G 30038)

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 3, 2023. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 15, 2023. This patent earned 139 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP15210, the photograph of Santasol printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP15210, 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
PP15210
Filed
January 15, 2003
Granted
October 12, 2004
Expires
June 3, 2023
Inventor
HOUBRAKEN ANNA M W P

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Sanvitalia plant named ‘Santasol’ (S&G 30038) which is particularly distinguished by its very dark foliage, compact plant habit, and constant floridity during summer, also under South European conditions.

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 variety of Sanvitalia plant, substantially as illustrated and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP15210 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.