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US Plant Patent PP16972

Novem

Sedum plant named ‘Novem’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 31, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

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 PP16972, the photograph of Novem printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16972, 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
PP16972
Filed
May 31, 2005
Granted
August 8, 2006
Expires
May 31, 2025
Assignee
FUTURE PLANTS LICENTIE BV
Inventor
OUDSHOORN HUBERTUS GERARDUS

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Sedum plant named ‘Novem’, characterized by its upright plant habit; freely basal branching growth habit; and purple-colored flowers.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Sedum plant named ‘Novem’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP16972 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.