US Plant Patent PP24428

Halo Violet

Viola plant named ‘Halo Violet’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 15, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 20, 2032. This patent earned 87 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP24428
Filed: August 20, 2012
Granted: May 6, 2014
Expires: November 15, 2032
Assignee: BALL HORTICULTURAL CO, THORUP TROY
Inventor: THORUP TROY

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Viola plant named ‘Halo Violet’, characterized by its dark violet and white-colored flowers having a central yellow splotch, medium green-colored foliage, and moderate to vigorous, mounded-spreading growth habit, is disclosed.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Viola plant named ‘Halo Violet’, substantially as herein shown and described.

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