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US Plant Patent PP21226

Sofie

Symphoricarpos plant named ‘Sofie’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 27, 2029.

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 PP21226, the photograph of Sofie printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP21226, 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
PP21226
Filed
February 27, 2009
Granted
August 24, 2010
Expires
February 27, 2029
Inventor
HOEKSTRA-ARISZ CATHARINA MARIE

Abstract

A new and distinct Symphoricarpos hybrid cultivar named ‘SOFIE’ is disclosed, characterized by large berries, long fruiting stems, light green foliage and pink berries tinged with white. The new variety is a Symphoricarpos hybrid, suitable for outdoor landscape and decorative cut fruiting stem use.

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 Symphoricarpos plant named ‘SOFIE’ as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP21226 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.