US Plant Patent PP12718

Colorwheel

Stokesia laevis plant named ‘Colorwheel’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired November 28, 2020. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 13, 2020. This patent earned 15 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP12718, the photograph of Colorwheel printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP12718, 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: PP12718
Filed: November 13, 2000
Granted: June 25, 2002
Expires: November 28, 2020
Inventor: SAUL ROBERT MARK

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of Stokesia plant named ‘Colorwheel’, characterized by its unique display of flower colors, numerous flowers per plant, increased growth rate, and attractive semi-evergreen foliage.

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

I claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of Stokesia plant named ‘Colorwheel’, as described and illustrated.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12718 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.