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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.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP19882, the photograph of SMEV1 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP19882, 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
PP19882
Filed
February 11, 2008
Granted
March 31, 2009
Expires
February 11, 2028
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.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP19882 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.