US Plant Patent PP20259

Sunviopapu

Viola plant named ‘Sunviopapu’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 25, 2028.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 21, 2027. This patent earned 126 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP20259
Filed: September 21, 2007
Granted: September 1, 2009
Expires: January 25, 2028
Assignee: SUNTORY FLOWERS LTD
Inventor: TAKAMURA NAOTO

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Viola plant named ‘Sunviopapu’, characterized by its compact and mounding plant habit; freely branching habit; freely flowering habit; and dark violet-colored flowers.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

1. A new and distinct Viola plant named ‘Sunviopapu’ as illustrated and described.

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