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US Plant Patent PP16003

Solbut

Solidago plant named ‘Solbut’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired September 27, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 9, 2024. This patent earned 18 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP16003, the photograph of Solbut printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16003, 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
PP16003
Filed
September 9, 2004
Granted
September 27, 2005
Expires
September 27, 2024
Assignee
BLOOMS OF BRESSINGHAM PLANT VA
Inventor
BUTCHER JOHN; GOODERHAM PAUL

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Solidago plant named ‘Solbut’, characterized by its compact and upright plant habit; freely basal branching habit; short internodes; dense foliage; dense and bushy appearance; freely flowering habit; daisy-type inflorescences with bright yellow-colored ray florets; and resistance to Powdery Mildew.

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 Solidago plant named ‘Solbut’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP16003 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.