US Plant Patent PP24615

Green Ball

Variety of basil plant named ‘Green Ball’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 10, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 7, 2032. This patent earned 125 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP24615
Filed: March 7, 2012
Granted: July 8, 2014
Expires: July 10, 2032
Assignee: Herbalea GmbH, SCHÄFER UDO
Inventor: SCHÄFER UDO

Abstract

‘Green Ball’ is a new variety of non-flowering basil plant having a compact and rounded growth habit, high leaf production, and tolerance to low temperatures.

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 ‘Green Ball’ as herein described and illustrated.

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