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US Plant Patent PP22996

KERVIOCHEEKY

Viola plant named ‘KERVIOCHEEKY’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 14, 2031.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP22996, the photograph of KERVIOCHEEKY printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP22996, 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
PP22996
Filed
March 14, 2011
Granted
August 28, 2012
Expires
March 14, 2031
Inventor
KERLEY DAVID; KERLEY PRISCILLA GRACE; KERLEY TIMOTHY EDWARD

Abstract

A new and distinct Viola×wittrockiana cultivar named ‘KERVIOCHEEKY’ is disclosed, characterized by a unique combination of a large, round “pansy” type flower, found on a trailing plant. Flower color is a bright Yellow with a Brown to Greyed-Purple blotch, flowers have a wavy petal margin. Plants have a compact, trailing plant habit. The new variety is a Viola×wittrockiana , suitable for outdoor landscape and container use.

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 ‘KERVIOCHEEKY’ as herein illustrated and described.

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