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US Plant Patent PP26603

Enchanted Indigo

Veronica plant named ‘Enchanted Indigo’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends September 18, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 6, 2034. This patent earned 104 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26603, the photograph of Enchanted Indigo printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26603, 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
PP26603
Filed
June 6, 2014
Granted
April 12, 2016
Expires
September 18, 2034
Assignee
WALTERS GARDENS INC, HANSEN HANS A
Inventor
HANSEN HANS A

Abstract

The new and distinct cultivar of ornamental Spiked Speedwell plant. Veronica spicata ‘Enchanted Indigo’, as herein described and illustrated, with compact habit with stiff upright to branched spikes producing royal-purple flowers over a long period beginning early summer and continuing to early fall with deadheading.

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 cultivar of ornamental Spiked Speedwell plant, Veronica spicata ‘Enchanted Indigo’, as herein described and illustrated, with compact habit with stiff upright to branched spikes producing royal-purple flowers over a long period and suitable as a potted plant, for the garden, and for cut flower arrangements.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP26603 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.