US Plant Patent PP15503

Miss Anne

Verbena plant named ‘Miss Anne’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired March 21, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 19, 2024. This patent earned 31 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP15503
Filed: February 19, 2004
Granted: January 25, 2005
Expires: March 21, 2024
Inventor: WILSON ELIZABETH ANN

Abstract

A new variety of perennial Verbena canadensis named ‘Miss Anne’ characterized by vigorous spreading habit, dark green foliage, and large pure-white flowers. In combination these traits set ‘Miss Anne’ apart from all other existing varieties of Verbena known to the inventor.

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 Verbena plant named ‘Miss Anne’ as described and illustrated herein.

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