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US Plant Patent PP20041

Firefly

Silene plant named ‘Firefly’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends June 3, 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 PP20041, the photograph of Firefly printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP20041, 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
PP20041
Filed
June 3, 2008
Granted
June 2, 2009
Expires
June 3, 2028
Inventor
BLAKE GWENDYTH

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Silene plant named ‘Firefly’, characterized by its upright to outwardly spreading plant habit; freely branching habit; dark green-colored leaves; freely flowering habit; and fully double red 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 Silene plant named ‘Firefly’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP20041 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.