US Plant Patent PP15914

Amethyst

Veronica plant named ‘Amethyst’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired July 17, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 9, 2024. This patent earned 8 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP15914
Filed: July 9, 2004
Granted: August 9, 2005
Expires: July 17, 2024
Assignee: ESMERALDA BREEDING BV
Inventor: HOOIJMAN ALOYSIUS A J

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Veronica plant named ‘Amethyst’, characterized by its upright and uniform plant habit; vigorous growth habit; strong stems; relatively small leaves; freely flowering habit; and violet-colored flowers.

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 Veronica plant named ‘Amethyst’, as illustrated and described.

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