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US Plant Patent PP25748

Novaverpin

Veronica plant named ‘Novaverpin’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 11, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 4, 2033. This patent earned 97 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP25748, the photograph of Novaverpin printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP25748, 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
PP25748
Filed
December 4, 2013
Granted
July 28, 2015
Expires
March 11, 2034
Inventor
DOBRES MICHAEL S

Abstract

The new plant resulted as a mutation of the ‘Tickled Pink’ cultivar (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 16,182) that was induced by exposure to gamma irradiation followed by selection. Attractive light pink blossoms are formed in abundance with a propensity to rebloom following trimming in the absence of a vernalization requirement for flowering. A dense compact mounding growth habit is displayed. The stems that bear flowers are substantially upright. The plant is well suited for providing attractive ornamentation in the landscape.

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 Veronica plant having the following combination of characteristics: (a) exhibits a dense compact mounding growth habit, (b) forms upright stems, (c) is lacking a vernalization requirement for flowering, (d) forms in abundance attractive light pink blossoms with a propensity to well rebloom following trimming, and (e) is well suited for providing attractive ornamentation in the landscape; substantially as illustrated and described.

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