US Plant Patent PP24542
Halo Lilac
Viola plant named ‘Halo Lilac’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends January 18, 2033.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 20, 2032. This patent earned 151 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP24542
- Filed
- August 20, 2012
- Granted
- June 10, 2014
- Expires
- January 18, 2033
- Assignee
- BALL HORTICULTURAL CO, THORUP TROY
- Inventor
- THORUP TROY
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Viola plant named ‘Halo Lilac’, characterized by its white-colored flowers with lilac margins and a yellow eye, medium green-colored foliage, and vigorous, mounded-spreading growth habit, is disclosed.
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What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Viola plant named ‘Halo Lilac’, substantially as herein shown and described.
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