US Plant Patent PP24591

SMEV4

Viola plant named ‘SMEV4’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 22, 2033.

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

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The record

Patent number: PP24591
Filed: March 22, 2013
Granted: July 1, 2014
Expires: March 22, 2033
Assignee: EGGLETON STEVE
Inventor: EGGLETON STEVE

Abstract

A new cultivar of Viola plant named ‘SMEV4’ that is distinguishable by compact dome-shaped habit, fragrant tri-colored flowers consisting of dark violet upper petals, mid-violet lateral petals and a golden yellow lower petal. The lateral and lower petals exhibit prominent dark violet veins. ‘SMEV4’ is hardy in USDA Zone 5 and blooms from early spring through fall.

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 ‘SMEV4’ as described and illustrated herein.

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