US Plant Patent PP21084

Balvijac

Viola plant named ‘Balvijac’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 8, 2029.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 14, 2028. This patent earned 86 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP21084
Filed: October 14, 2008
Granted: June 22, 2010
Expires: January 8, 2029
Assignee: BALL HORTICULTURAL CO
Inventor: THORUP TROY

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Viola plant named ‘Balvijac’, characterized by its lavender and yellow with a black blotch-colored flowers, medium green-colored foliage, and vigorous, trailing growth habit.

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 Viola plant named ‘Balvijac’, substantially as herein shown and described.

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