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US Plant Patent PP24644

Dark Lady

Variety of basil plant named ‘Dark Lady’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 4, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 7, 2032. This patent earned 119 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP24644, the photograph of Dark Lady printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP24644, 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
PP24644
Filed
March 7, 2012
Granted
July 15, 2014
Expires
July 4, 2032
Inventor
SCHÄFER UDO

Abstract

‘Dark Lady’ is a new variety of basil plant having tolerance to low temperatures, a sweet-spicy taste, and dark violet leaves with prominent veins.

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 basil plant named ‘Dark Lady’ as herein described and illustrated.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP24644 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.