US Plant Patent PP19882
SMEV1
Viola plant named ‘SMEV1’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends February 11, 2028.
No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

The record
- Patent number
- PP19882
- Filed
- February 11, 2008
- Granted
- March 31, 2009
- Expires
- February 11, 2028
- Assignee
- EGGLETON STEVEN
- Inventor
- EGGLETON STEVEN
Abstract
A new cultivar of Viola named ‘SMEV1’ that is distinguishable by compact habit, green glossy foliage, and large fragrant, blue and cream-white flowers. In combination these traits set ‘SMEV1’ apart from all other existing varieties of Viola known to the inventor.
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 ‘SMEV1’ as described and illustrated herein.
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