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US Plant Patent PP23611

Sweet Lullaby

Veronica plant named ‘Sweet Lullaby’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 15, 2031.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 8, 2031. This patent earned 160 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP23611, the photograph of Sweet Lullaby printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP23611, 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
PP23611
Filed
July 8, 2011
Granted
May 21, 2013
Expires
December 15, 2031
Inventor
HURD KEVIN A

Abstract

The new and distinct cultivar of ornamental Spiked Speedwell plant Veronica ‘Sweet Lullaby’ with erect compact spikes of numerous light pink flowers above low mats of foliage and suitable as a potted plant, the garden, attracting hummingbirds, 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 plant cultivar of ornamental Spiked Speedwell, Veronica ‘Sweet Lullaby’, as herein described and illustrated, with erect compact spikes of numerous light pink flowers above low mats of foliage and suitable as a potted plant, the garden, attracting hummingbirds, and for cut flower arrangements.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP23611 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.