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US Plant Patent PP23853

Hocus Pocus

Veronica plant named ‘Hocus Pocus’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 26, 2031.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 8, 2031. This patent earned 141 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP23853, the photograph of Hocus Pocus printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP23853, 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
PP23853
Filed
July 8, 2011
Granted
August 27, 2013
Expires
November 26, 2031
Assignee
WALTERS GARDENS INC, HURD KEVIN A
Inventor
HURD KEVIN A

Abstract

The new and distinct cultivar of ornamental Spiked Speedwell Veronica spicata ‘Hocus Pocus’ with compact habit with stiff upright to slightly-curved branched spikes producing vivid violet-purple flowers over a long period and suitable as a potted plant, for the garden, and for cut flower arrangements.

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 ‘Hocus Pocus’, as herein described and illustrated, with compact habit with stiff upright to slightly-curved branched spikes producing vivid violet-purple flowers over a long period and suitable as a potted plant, for the garden, and for cut flower arrangements.

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