US Plant Patent PP32238

Blue Sea

Sweetfern plant named ‘Blue Sea’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 1, 2039.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

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The record

Patent number: PP32238
Filed: July 1, 2019
Granted: September 29, 2020
Expires: July 1, 2039
Assignee: UNIV CONNECTICUT
Inventor: LUBELL-BRAND JESSICA; BRAND MARK HENRY

Abstract

The present invention relates to new and distinct cultivar of the woody-stemmed shrub, Sweetfern, botanically known as Comptonia peregrina and referred to by the name ‘Blue Sea’. ‘Blue Sea’ is a compact, blue-tinted leaf Sweetfern plant that has leaves that are narrower and finer in texture than wild Comptonia peregrina.

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Sweetfern plant named ‘Blue Sea’, substantially as illustrated and described herein.

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