US Plant Patent PP28422

Sunny Jim

Viola plant named ‘Sunny Jim’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 25, 2036.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 14, 2036. This patent earned 11 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP28422
Filed: January 14, 2016
Granted: September 19, 2017
Expires: January 25, 2036
Assignee: CHAPMAN ROBERT
Inventor: CHAPMAN ROBERT

Abstract

A new cultivar of Viola plant named ‘Sunny Jim’ that is distinguishable by compact basally branching habit, medium to large pure yellow flowers with absence of veining, and flowers which are heavily pleasantly fragrant. ‘Sunny Jim’ 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.

I claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Viola plant named ‘Sunny Jim’ as described and illustrated herein.

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