US Plant Patent PP26439

Sunmariapri

Verbena plant named ‘Sunmariapri’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 1, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 15, 2033. This patent earned 228 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP26439
Filed: November 15, 2013
Granted: March 1, 2016
Expires: July 1, 2034
Assignee: SUNTORY FLOWERS LTD, MISATO TOMOYA
Inventor: MISATO TOMOYA

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Verbena plant named ‘Sunmariapri’, characterized by its compact, semi-upright, mounding to cascading plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; early and freely flowering habit; long flowering period; apricot pink-colored flowers that gradually fade to a lighter pink color; and good garden performance.

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 Verbena plant named ‘Sunmariapri’ as illustrated and described.

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